In the spirit of Christmas we at British PC Repairs will be updating this blog with the best laptops and computer deals that are available to UK buyers!

As an extra value added service we offer to set up your new laptop and migrate your photos, music, documents etc. from the old one to the new one for just

£77.99!

The first laptop which we would like to introduce to you is being sold online by Ebuyer (www.ebuyer.com). This laptop is priced at just £349.92inc vat.

Here is the link to the complete specification

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173882

Please note that the above laptop does not have Windows installed. You will have to purchase and install Windows seperately before you can use this laptop. We will be happy to help you do that should you need our services.

Please do not hesitate to write a comment here or call us on 01372 890 123 or on 07545 819 363 should you have more questions. You can also contact us online by visiting http://britishpcrepairs.co.uk/ContactUs.aspx

For people working for Currys, PC World, Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, M & S, Orange UK, Carphone Warehouse, Woolworths, Toys R Us, Game, Gamestation, Comet, Blockbuster, DABS, HMV, Morrissons, Microsoft, Zavvi, Dixons, KCRS and many more.

For a limited time and with limited stock employees of the above companies can do an online training course and complete 8 quizzes (takes roughly an hour) to earn 1800 points to spend at Microsoft Expertzone. With these points you can buy Windows 7 Ultimate + delegates bag for £10 + vat = £11.50!!!

Navigate to http://expertzone.microsoft.com

Just register on Microsoft Expertzone, you'll need your employers details such as retail outlet number to verify you are an employee.

The course is very basic, outlining key features of Windows 7 and methods of selling it. Hurry as this is a limited time offer good only to legal residents of the United Kingdom age 18+, who are employed in a retail sales or support role at any Microsoft Retail Sales Partner authorized to participate in the UK Microsoft ExpertZone program (each, an "RSP").

According to some recent researches done by a developer in Netherlands the popular social networking sites Facebook and MySpace both suffered from an inherent flaw which allowed an attacker to steal their user's private data. While Facebook and MySpace have denied the severity of the error (obviously!) the software world is in agreement that it was a serious weakness in the websites which should have been found and fixed long ago.

Here are some of the common things you can do to ensure your private data stays "private"!

1. Avoid clicking links from within Facebook or MySpace that eventually takes you out of the websites unless you can verify that the target website is a reputed safe one.

2. It is a very good practice to change your passwords regularly.

3. Avoid checking the "Remember Me" box on the login pages of these sites. It is better to let your browser remember the password so that as soon as you type in your username the password gets entered automatically by the browser. Most modern browsers offer this functionality. We can not stress enough how safer this approach is compated to ticking the "Remember Me" box!

For more technical kinds here is the complete story - http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140388/Developer_finds_major_coding_errors_in_Facebook_MySpace

Please do share your thoughts or comments or suggestions!