PC Advisors Peter Thomas

How to shop safely online

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:30:00 GMT

PC Advisor explains the selling regulations that exist to protect your purchase online, and what to do if you are unhappy with a product you have purchased over the web.

Know your consumer rights

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:01:00 GMT

Many of us struggle to comprehend the complexities of the UK’s consumer-protection legislation but, worryingly, it’s not just consumers to whom that statement applies. According to a recent report from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), many online retailers are ignorant of the laws that apply to their businesses.

Know your consumer rights

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:01:00 GMT

Know your consumer rights

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:01:00 GMT

Battle of the botnets: is your PC up to no good?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:01:00 GMT

Botnets are networks of computers that have fallen under the control of cybercriminals, capable of accumulating revenues of millions of pounds per year – and it's possible that your PC be 'one of the gang' without your knowledge.

Facebook: The most dangerous site on the web?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:21:00 GMT

There can be few regular internet users who haven't heard of Facebook.com, the social-networking phenomenon launched in February 2004. The brainchild of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook was originally intended for US college and university students – the term is derived from the book of faculty members' mug shots that's handed out to new students each year.

MBS porn billing: are you being ripped off?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:58:00 GMT

We've been inundated with complaints from outraged readers about MBS' billing practices, but has it actually broken any consumer law?

MBS porn billing: are you being ripped off?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:58:00 GMT

We've been inundated with complaints from outraged readers about MBS' billing practices, but has it actually broken any consumer law?

MBS porn billing: are you being ripped off?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:58:00 GMT

We've been inundated with complaints from outraged readers about MBS' billing practices, but has it actually broken any consumer law?

MBS porn billing: are you being ripped off?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:58:00 GMT

We've been inundated with complaints from outraged readers about MBS' billing practices, but has it actually broken any consumer law?

Readers' PCs crippled by MBS porn billing

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:04:00 GMT

When we see a spate of complaints in our online forum, all about the same company, and all posted in a fairly short space of time, I know that something isn’t right, and we need to investigate further. That’s exactly what has happened over the past few weeks, and the company concerned – Micro Bill Systems – has cropped up in several forum threads. It’s all to do with the way that MBS tries to recover money which it says is owed to its clients as a result of consumers accessing websites that work on a monthly subscription basis.

Readers' PCs crippled by MBS porn billing

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:04:00 GMT

Readers' PCs crippled by MBS porn billing

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:04:00 GMT

UK: the poor cousin, part II - PlayStation 3

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:01:00 GMT

So Microsoft doesn't think the UK is worth Windowsmarketplace.com,, but that is as nothing compared to Sony's shoddy behaviour over the PlayStation 3 console.

UK: the poor cousin, part II - PlayStation 3

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:01:00 GMT

So Microsoft doesn't think the UK is worth Windowsmarketplace.com,, but that is as nothing compared to Sony's shoddy behaviour over the PlayStation 3 console.

UK: Microsoft and Sony's poor cousin

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT

We pay more for Vista and the PS3, and we can't use Windows Marketplace. It's time we were put on an equal footing with the US

UK: Microsoft and Sony's poor cousin

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT

We pay more for Vista and the PS3, and we can't use Windows Marketplace. It's time we were put on an equal footing with the US

UK: Microsoft and Sony's poor cousin

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT

We pay more for Vista and the PS3, and we can't use Windows Marketplace. It's time we were put on an equal footing with the US

Microsoft's closed shop

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:24:00 GMT

Windows Marketplace, Microsoft's online shop allowing people to download Vista and Office, is a great idea. So why can't we use it?

Opinion: UK let down by Windows Marketplace

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Microsoft announced in January that Vista and Office 2007 would be available, 24 hours a day, online. Isn't that great? Well, no. Not if you happen to live anywhere other than the United States

Opinion: UK let down by Windows Marketplace

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Thomas) — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Microsoft announced in January that Vista and Office 2007 would be available, 24 hours a day, online. Isn't that great? Well, no. Not if you happen to live anywhere other than the United States