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Happy 2018 folks. I hope it brings a better world than we have now. Small aspirations are always best achieved.
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Angus Stewart
Dec 15, 20171 min read
Should I Leave My Laptop Plugged In All The Time?
This is a question we get asked a lot, so here is a concise article explaining the ins and outs of laptop charging. As usual in...
Angus Stewart
Nov 21, 20171 min read
Watch out folks
Fake support sites are now appearing on mobile devices as well as PCs and Macs. Pop-ups prompting users to call support numbers, looking...
Angus Stewart
Nov 18, 20171 min read
How to Customize Firefox Quantum’s New Interface
The new and long awaited update to Firefox is here. A new look is only half the story, as the underlying technology has been completely...
Angus Stewart
Oct 20, 20171 min read
Attention Windows users
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is with us and will be rolling out to users over the next few months. It has lots of new features, but...
Angus Stewart
Sep 21, 20171 min read
Attention Apple owners
Attention Apple owners. Lots of change on the software front this month with the release of OS X 10.13 High Sierra for Mac desktop and...
Angus Stewart
Aug 9, 20171 min read
Killer car wash strikes!
Yes, this could be a real thing. No fake news here. A couple of researchers have shown how they hacked a car wash to potentially attack a...
Angus Stewart
Jul 24, 20171 min read
Hotel WiFi woes
Free hotel Wi-Fi is ubiquitous these days, but is it safe? New evidence has come to light which exposes a frightening group of hackers...
Angus Stewart
Jul 14, 20171 min read
Elon does it again?
This has nothing to do with computers per se, but the news that the first really new transportation system in 100 years has been...
Angus Stewart
Jun 16, 20171 min read
Blame North Korea
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has linked North Korea to the WannaCry malware that paralysed parts of the NHS last month. The...
Angus Stewart
May 17, 20171 min read
NHS Ransomware update
"If you're an IT pro with decision-making capacity in an organization that continues to use XP, you should be fired." These are...
Angus Stewart
Apr 20, 20171 min read
New Google Earth is great
The new web based Google Earth is pretty amazing. Google has rolled out a major update to Google Earth with a new feature called Voyager...
Angus Stewart
Apr 3, 20171 min read
iPhone, iPad OS update
iOS 10.3 is out for iPhones and iPads. See all the new features worth checking out right now. From tracking your AirPods to leaving...
Angus Stewart
Mar 23, 20171 min read
Urgent iCloud message
All Apple users should change their iCloud passwords immediately. A security breach has led to many insecure passwords being exposed. A...
Angus Stewart
Mar 9, 20171 min read
iOS important note
iPhone and iPad users, here is an important message. Before you update to iOS 10.3 you must back up your device, either to iCloud, or...
Angus Stewart
Mar 7, 20171 min read
About time too
OK, so this is about phones, but they are really mini computers right? The new UK laws on phone use in cars are pretty severe. Being seen...
Angus Stewart
Feb 27, 20171 min read
Windows' big events
There are a couple of notable events on the way for Windows users. The first is the forthcoming update to Windows 10 – this one is called...
Angus Stewart
Feb 17, 20171 min read
Facebook security
Facebook is a good place to start if you want to find out about someone. It contains lots of personal info which could be used against...
Angus Stewart
Feb 1, 20171 min read
A King's ransom
Ransomware is the big threat to both individuals and companies in the UK at present. Home users are seeing emails with .doc or .pdf...
Angus Stewart
Jan 19, 20171 min read
Beware!
Scams are everywhere. One of the latest involves Gmail. If you have a Gmail account, be very wary of anything, especially eminating from...
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