Protect Yourself From Hackers Web based email accounts can be convenient however we probably see around 6 customers a week that have had their accounts hacked and this is particularly prevalent with Hotmail accounts. Firstly some of you are asking “What is a web based email account?”. There are two main types of email accounts […]
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‘Junk Ads’ Now Out of Control This week we are extending on last Saturday’s topic of online revenue raising. With Internet enabled PC’s and mobile devices becoming so prevalent the opportunity to shove advertising in front of a mass market has never been so tempting – or accessible. All of what I call the ‘junk […]
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Monthly Bills Add Up Quickly Hello readers! Our ten part mini-series on PC purchase, maintenance and ownership has now finished and will be available on our web site in a couple of weeks. So for a period now I will revert to my more normal topics that reflect the everyday problems we see our customers […]
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Why Does My Computer Hate Me? Part 10 of 10 – Computer Ownership This article is the final in our 10 part mini-series of self-help articles covering all facets of computer ownership & the topic for this week is – common PC myths! Next week we will be back to the normal coverage of what […]
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Right Time for a New PC Part 9 of 10 – Computer Ownership This article is the ninth of our 10 part mini-series of self-help articles covering all facets of computer ownership. This week we cover the topic – when should I replace it? This is an interesting point! What is the ideal time to […]
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Avoid Junk Software to Keep Your PC Fast Part 7 of 10 – Computer Ownership This article is the seventh of our 10 part mini-series of self-help articles covering all facets of computer ownership. This week we cover the topic – how do I maintain my PC? This is a complex topic as you are […]
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How to Select the Right Software Part 2 of 10 – Computer Ownership This article is the second of our 10 part mini-series of self-help articles covering all facets of computer ownership. This week we will cover the topic complex topic of computer software – what do you need and what will it cost? Firstly […]
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Hacked Off By Internet Threats Giant Internet auction site eBay recently found that their customer information servers had been hacked sometime between late February and March this year. They then sat on this information for around a week before realising that they should probably tell their 145 million customers about it and suggest a password […]
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Keep Daily Backups of Your Work Once upon a time man used to chisel important verse into stone. This was thought to be a great method of safe keeping and it was expected to last many years. After going to this much trouble I suggest that they also had the presence of mind to store […]
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Scams Get More Sophisticated This last week, we have had a renewed spate of customers bringing their PC’s in to us after been scammed into giving remote access to an unknown entity. I get to talk to all of these customers and the underlying theme here is that the scammers are getting more slick in […]
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