Here's another great article by Deb Shinder of Sunbelt on ways to remove hidden data from Office documents .  It covers simple things like clicking "Accept All Changes", recommends useful utilities and also gives you the ultimate way to remove all hidden data - convert the document to PDF!

Office documents can really disclose a lot about [...]

I'm not surprised by this in the least - here in the UK businesses have an appalling attitude to IT security.

Computer viruses are the single biggest cause of security problems for UK businesses, a survey by the Department of Trade and Industry shows.
The study found almost 50% of the biggest security breaches suffered by [...]

Here is an excellent article by Deb Shinder of Sunbelt entitled "A False Sense of Security ?"  Not only does it make some very good points but it's also thought-provoking in places.

As privacy becomes more and more of an issue for computer users, many turn to encryption software to protect confidential documents and email messages. There [...]

I'm trying to find out the MAC ID for the wireless network card I've just bought - any ideas?

The easiest way to find the MAC ID (also known as Physical Address) is to use ipconfig.

Click Start > Run and type:ipconfig /all
This will list th ethernet adaptors. Under the appropriate one fine the entry for physical [...]

Our new laptops have arrived!
... and they work!
   ... and they are pretty cool!
Ton of installing to do now! I was going to install Windows Vista but I can't be sure that I will have all the drivers I need and since I don't really have the time to spend experimenting I've decided to [...]

BetaNews  is reporting that Microsoft plans to integrate their Passport authentication service into the Windows Live ID by 2007.  Since Passport never really took off because there weren't enough opportunities to use it, Windows Live has now injected some new vigor into it.

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the existence of Windows Live ID to BetaNews late [...]