Tech – for Everyone

Tech Tips and Tricks & Advice – written in plain English.

Sorry, there’s a problem with Hotmail right now…

Hotmail seems to be having an outage. Anyone else see this?

They said they have added new features, so please refresh the browser…

2/14/12 @ 10:30pm Pacific

[update: this seems to be a big massive global one.]

[update: While I have no way of knowing the cause of this, I suspect that we can help the Microsoft data center Geeks by giving them time between login attempts.]

Fixed here

[Update @ 11:56pm Pacific refreshing the page (press the F5 key) restored my Inbox (also someone in Rumania reported success).]

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Hot! Today Only – Advanced SystemCare PRO Giveaway

Folks, don’t miss out. ASC* is a tool for keeping your PC running smooth (and ‘glitch free’) I use and recommend. Here’s a chance to get the “Pro” version for free!

Free PC Utility Giveaway: Treat Your Loved Ones to Advanced SystemCare PRO this Valentine’s Day

SAN FRANCISCO, February 13, 2012 – IObit today announced a free giveaway campaign for its award-winning Advanced SystemCare PRO, one of the world’s leading software utilities. This Valentine’s Day, participants can send friends and family a free one-year license of Advanced SystemCare PRO as a gift, regularly valued at $19.95 USD. The Campaign will begin Feb. 14, 2012 at 12 am (PST), and last 24 hours.

Advanced SystemCare was ranked one of the top two utilities on CNET Download.com annual list of the Top Downloads of 2011 for Windows, and also took the top position in the Utilities & OS category. This powerful tool protects PCs from malicious software and hidden Internet threats, fixes stubborn errors, removes clutter, optimizes Internet and downloads speeds, ensures personal security and maintains maximum computer performance automatically.

For more information on Advanced SystemCare PRO and this special offer, please visit: http://www.iobit.com/ld/2012valentine_giveaway/.

* Formerly named “Advanced Windows Care”

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EXPIRES @ MIDNIGHT (Pacific)
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Today’s quote:I claim there ain’t
Another Saint
As great as Valentine.” ~ Ogden Nash

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February 14, 2012 Posted by | free software, News, PC | 4 Comments