Archive for December, 2009
Christmas Opening Times & Charity Donation
December 16th, 2009 | 
Author: The festive season is upon us and I thought I would let you know our opening times, should you need us over Christmas and New Year. Our opening times are as follows:
Opening Times
Thursday 24th December - Closed from 1pm
Friday 25th December – Closed (Christmas Day)
Monday 28th December – Closed (Boxing Day)
Tuesday 29th to Wednesday 30th December – Open as normal
Thursday 31st December - Closed from 1pm
Friday 1st January – Closed (New Years Day)
Monday 4th January - Open as normal
As usual we will not be sending Christmas cards this year, opting to make a donation to a local charity on behalf of our clients and ourselves instead. This year I am pleased to announce that the chosen charity will be Help a London Child. More information on the charity and its good work can be found here. I’m sure you will support our decision to help the less fortunate this Christmas and I thank you in advance.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of all the Barton team to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Thank you for all your custom and loyalty over the last year.
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12 Days of Christmas Promotion – Thank You
I just wanted to blog a quick thank you to everyone who supported our recent 12 Days of Christmas promotion. It was a resounding success with many new clients gained and plenty of gadgets, services and hardware bargains being delivered in time for Santa’s arrival. If you were one of the lucky clients to bag a bargain, I hope you enjoy your purchase and if you missed it this time, make sure you sign up to our newsletter via our homepage so we can let you know of the next exciting news and promotions in the New Year.
Merry Christmas
Dominic Jones
Managing Director
Facebook Virus Warning
Sky News has reported that users of popular social networking sites such as Facebook should be vigilant for a new computer virus which is being spread in the run up to Christmas.
“Sky News has been told that Facebook users are most at risk from a variant of the Koobface virus, which has been disguised as a Festive greetings video, hosted on a YouTube site. Security experts say the new virus is “particularly nasty” and compels its victims to participate manually in creating a new Facebook account to help spread the worm. In previous years, variations of this virus have caused chaos across the web. But internet security experts believe the new worm is likely to prove particularly effective in fooling users, because of the growing number of people who now opt to send out electronic greetings cards. The attacks work by posting malicious links on Facebook wall pages, inviting users to click on the Christmas card videos. However, any attempt to play the video turns over control of the PC to the attackers.
The victim then sees a warning message, requiring them to solve a Captcha (Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers And Humans Apart) puzzle within three minutes.
A timer ticks down and if the puzzle goes unsolved after the allotted time, the PC freezes up.
Experts warn that rebooting the computer will not help and the only way to end the loop is to solve the Captcha puzzle.
The victim would then be able to use their PC as normal, but the attacker would still have control.
While those targeted grapple with the unfolding problem, the worm separately uses the victim’s computer to fill out a new account application, unseen by them.
The new account is then used to post more Christmas video worms in a continuing cycle.
Internet security company Panda Security has been tracking the latest variant of the Koobface worm from its labs in Spain.
“There is no doubting that this latest Koobface attack represents a serious threat to social networkers,” the company’s UK managing director Peter Lautin told Sky News.
“If someone runs the infected file on their Facebook or MySpace page, the worm will automatically log in to their account and several other social networking sites, sending malicious messages to all their friends.
“The more people who use an application such as Facebook, or any other means of social networking, the more likely they are to be targeted by bad guys to send out malicious threats such as Koobface.”
The company recommends that users do not reply to or follow links included in unsolicited Facebook messages and users should always carefully check that the URL they are entering is really that of the site they want to access.”
If you have any security concerns relating to your computer systems or networks please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team on 0845 180 0000 or support@barttech.co.uk for advice.
12 Days of Christmas – 14th Dec – Toshiba Laptop
Great quality, great value. The Satellite Pro L450 is among our most popular models. Perfect for small businesses and home-office users looking for a well-balanced and good-value laptop, features include 15.6” wide-aspect TruBrite displays, built-in webcams, and added multimedia functionality. The Satellite Pro L450 comes with a Intel® Celeron® processor. A dedicated 4-in-1 media card reader enables quick and convenient document, photo and other file transfers directly from the most-popular storage media, such as SD cards.
Specifications
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Dimensions (WxDxH) |
38.3 cm x 26.7 cm x 3.9 cm |
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Weight |
2.6 kg |
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Localisation |
United Kingdom |
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System Type |
Notebook |
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Built-in Devices |
Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial |
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Processor |
Intel Celeron 900 / 2.2 GHz |
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Cache Memory |
1 MB – L2 Cache |
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RAM |
1 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) – DDR2 SDRAM – 800 MHz |
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Card Reader |
4 in 1 |
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Hard Drive |
160 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400 rpm |
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Optical Storage |
DVD�RW (�R DL) / DVD-RAM |
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Display |
15.6″ TFT 1366 x 768 ( WXGA ) – TruBrite |
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Graphics Controller |
Intel GMA 4500M Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 |
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Audio Output |
Sound card |
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Networking |
Network adapter – Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft) |
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Notebook Camera |
Integrated – 0.3 Megapixel |
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Input Device |
Keyboard, touchpad |
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Power |
AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) |
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Battery |
Lithium Ion |
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Run Time (Up To) |
2.2 hour(s) |
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Operating System |
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition |
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Manufacturer Warranty |
1 year warranty |
One Day Special Offer Only £319.99
excluding VAT & delivery
OFFER ONLY AVAILABLE 14/12/09 UNTIL 5PM. LIMITED TO ONE PER CUSTOMER
To Order Call our Sales team on 0845 180 0000 or Email
sales@barttech.co.uk
12 Days of Christmas – 11th Dec – Toshiba REGZA 32″ HD TV
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Specifications
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Product Description |
Toshiba 32AV635DB – 32″ LCD TV |
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Product Type |
LCD TV |
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Diagonal Size |
32″ – widescreen |
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Dimensions (WxDxH) |
78.6 cm x 8.3 cm x 52.5 cm – without stand |
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Weight |
11 kg |
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Colour |
High-gloss black |
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Digital Television Certification |
HD ready |
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Resolution |
1366 x 768 |
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Display Format |
720p |
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Input Video Formats |
1080i, 1080p, 1080/24p, 1080/60i, 480/60p, 720/60p, 1080/50i, 720/50p, 576/50p, 1080/50p, 1080/60p, 480/60i, 576/50i |
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Video Interface |
Component, composite, HDMI, S-Video, SCART |
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PC Interface |
VGA (HD-15), HDMI |
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Technology |
TFT active matrix |
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Progressive Scan |
Yes |
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Image Aspect Ratio |
16:9 |
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TV Tuner |
1x analogue, 1x digital |
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Analogue TV Tuner |
NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
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Features |
On/off timer, video noise reduction, Dynamic Contrast, Energy Save, Meta Brain, Audio Description (AD), Active Vision II, DCDi (Directional Correlational Deinterlacing), front panel lockout, brightness sensor, Digital MPEG Noise Reduction Circuit, game mode, AutoView, Resolution Plus, Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) |
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Sound Output Mode |
Stereo |
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Speaker System |
2 speakers, amplifier |
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Sound Effects |
Bass Boost, StableSound |
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Stereo Reception System |
NICAM |
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Remote Control |
Remote control – infrared |
One Day Special Offer Only £319.99
excluding VAT & delivery
OFFER ONLY AVAILABLE 11/12/09 UNTIL 5PM. LIMITED TO ONE PER CUSTOMER
To Order Call our Sales team on 0845 180 0000 or Email
sales@barttech.co.uk
12 Days of Christmas – 10th Dec – TV HD Mini Media Player
WD TV Mini is an easy, affordable way to super size your digital media on your big screen TV. Simply connect the player to your TV, plug a USB drive into the player and youre ready to enjoy all your digital media in DVD quality playback, including RealVideo.
Specifications
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Product Description |
WD TV Mini WDBAAM0000NBK – digital AV player |
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Device Type |
Digital AV player |
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Dimensions (WxDxH) |
9.1 cm x 9.1 cm x 2.1 cm |
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Weight |
113 g |
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Localisation |
Middle East, Africa, Europe |
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Key Features |
Digital audio player, digital photo viewer, digital video player |
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TV Output Resolution |
1080p, 720p, 1080i |
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Supported Still Images Formats |
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF |
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Supported Audio Formats |
WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, LPCM, APE (Monkey’s Audio) |
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Video Playback Formats |
MPEG-4, XviD, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MOV, AVI, RM, VOB, RMVB, ISO |
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External Control Devices |
Remote control |
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PC Interfaces |
Hi-Speed USB |
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Included Accessories |
AV cable, remote control, component video cable |
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Manufacturer Warranty |
2 years warranty |
One Day Special Offer Only £49.99
excluding VAT & delivery
OFFER ONLY AVAILABLE 10/12/09 UNTIL 5PM. LIMITED TO ONE PER CUSTOMER
To Order Call our Sales team on 0845 180 0000 or Email