Getting rid of all SPAM from your Inbox

August 23, 2007

 We are all now getting more and more SPAM (unsolicited bulk e-mails) in our in-boxes. Not only is this annoying, it can waste a considerable amount of time just to delete this junk. Last week we discovered a new service that claims to stop 100 percent of SPAM from reaching your in-box, but will not filter out any valid emails, quite a claim.

A couple of our customers have tried it out and they say that so far it seems to do exactly what it says it will. If you want to get a free no obligation 14 day trial of this service visit  the following web link.

http://www.clearmymail.com/index.aspx?ai=386

Chris Moody
ASL Computer Services

Note: If you use the above link and then subsequently purchase the ClearMyMail service ASL Computer Services will receive a small commission payment from the software developer. The price you pay will not be any different, the developers are just sharing some of their profit with us. We are not recommending this service because we are being paid commission (it’s only pennies per copy) but because it seems to be the best SPAM solution currently available for small businesses and individuals. If another product was better, but didn’t pay commission we would recommend the better product. I just wanted to be totally up front about the fact we may earn a few pounds from recommending this service. If you wish the software developer to keep all the profit and not pay us any commission then use this link instead http://www.clearmymail.com/ .


BBC iPlayer

August 23, 2007

 

The BBC is launching a new easy-to-use service that lets you access television programmes via your PC. Initially, BBC iPlayer is offering “seven-day catch-up television” – meaning that BBC TV programmes can be downloaded for free up to a week after transmission.

The programmes will be free for UK licence fee payers, at high quality and with no advertising. Once you have downloaded a programme to your computer you have 30 days within which to start watching and seven days to finish watching it.

BBC iPlayer plans to incorporate radio and live streaming of TV at a later date as well as looking at offering BBC iPlayer on a range of platforms including cable and mobile.

iPlayer is in it’s final stages of testing prior to general release. If you wish to get your hands on the BBC iPlayer before it’s general release just go to the following website to register http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayerbeta/find_out_more.shtml

Remember it is a Peer to Peer (P2P) application (The BBC do not make that totally clear from their website). So be aware that by running iPlayer some of your Internet bandwidth will be used when others are downloading the TV programs.  If you are on a capped download / upload broadband connection this application may not be right for you.

I would like to say thanks to Tim F for telling me about BBC iPlayer.

Chris Moody
ASL Computer