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Where would they keep the spare key for this one, I wonder?

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One of the reasons I got my newly installed system ready for use in record time was partially due to the speedy installation of Windows 7 and also the fast copy of all my data back to the internal hard drive. But the real time to get a machine back to a usable state is spent installing all those small applications one needs on a day to day basis. Microsoft Office is standard fare, but MSN Messenger, Google Talk, iTunes, IrfanView and many others require a search and download of the latest version and then the installation.

Now, a very convenient solution is at hand: Ninite. Select the products to be installed from the extensive list and download the installer.

Then simply run it and wait for it to complete. Ninite seeks out the very latest versions of the selected applications, downloads and installs them without further ado.

It’s a huge time saver and a great idea. If there are any applications you can’t find in the list, the developers are quite happy to add them. Try Ninite when next you have a number of applications to install: it’ll save you a heap of time.

With three big South African banks already the target of online phishing scams I’ve come across in my spam mail, Standard Bank rounds out the collection of four banks whose customers are requested to log in and update personal details.

Of the four scam sites I’ve seen, the spoof of the ABSA Internet banking site is without doubt the most convincing, with only the URL a giveaway. For the rest, it looks identical and would fool a vast majority of unwary users. The fake Standard Bank runs a close second, though some careless HTML breaks some of the design and damages some of the graphics on the site. For the rest, it looks very convincing.

The ridiculous URL, http://www.tigerbasketball.org/templates/madeyourweb/signonmenu.htm, relates in no way to Standard Bank and may indicate how brazen and confident scammers are becoming – it takes only a few victims to make a phishing attack worthwhile.

If you’re looking to keep the young ones busy this holiday season, you may want to head on over to the Lego site to download some building instructions with a distinct Christmas flavour.

You’ll need to supply your own collection of coloured bricks, then download the individual instructions.This may form the basis for a Lego-themed Christmas…

Then, the building fun can begin.

For those of us in sunny climes the subject matter is applicable, though luckily, a plastic snowman won’t melt