So You Got a Laptop This Holiday Season: Now What?

There are loads of small apps you have to install when you get a new PC, including your favorite browser, chat software, and various utilities. With Ninite, you can install them all in one click and save yourself hours of tedium.

Go to the Ninite website, choose your favorites by clicking checkboxes, and then download your own customized installer that places all those software picks on your new machine. What to choose from this cornucopia of freebies? Might we suggest Dropbox (Dropbox), the easiest file synchronizer in the world? In addition to that, all the usual suspects are there, including Adobe Flash, Chrome (Chrome), Firefox (Firefox), Skype (Skype), Security Essentials and even iTunes. Out of 81 choices, there’s bound to be a few in there you’ll need. One click and you’re done.

By the way, Ninite’s (Ninite) install routine doesn’t surreptitiously add any of those pesky toolbars or any other junkware. Try it out — you’ll love it.

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Vodafone is Upgrading Over 500 Sites to Improve Network Capacity, Speed and Coverage

Vodafone and its managed service provider Ericsson are rolling out a major upgrade of the operator’s London network infrastructure. Vodafone has more than 500 sites in the capital and is upgrading every one across central London and the M4 corridor.

Work began in September with 25 sites a day being upgraded until the end of the year. Existing 2G and 3G equipment is being upgraded into single boxes, which freeing up space, cutting energy emissions by up to 30% and future proofing the site for the next generation of equipment such as LTE.

The full upgrade should be finished in ‘a few months’, according to Jeni Mundy, Vodafone’s chief technical officer. The operator is spending around £1m a day across its whole network.

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