–Internet Security So did anything go drastically wrong this morning? Hopefully not, but let us consider one scenario that could have happened. You woke up and drove to the local newsagency to get the paper and some milk and went to pay via a card – it declined. Without any cash in your wallet you […]
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–Backup Final I wrote an article last week without realising exactly how many customers we had with Avast anti-virus; however it has been great to catch up again with our more regular customers and it surely keeps my techs on their toes! For regular readers looking for a conclusion to the backup article that I […]
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–What is a backup 2 Today we will try to return to completing our backup article from 2 weeks ago, however there is one important point that needs to be covered first. There are many anti-virus products that are on the market that all offer to help keep you safe from viruses or malware or […]
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What is a backup I have now written 450 Byte Me Articles over the last 10 years with the first article being published on the 6th of Feb 2010. I see that during this time I have covered the topic of data backups nearly 20 times, however at the risk of annoying regular readers I also […]
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Why Backup? This week we will look at a mixed bag of topics, starting with Telstra. I received an interesting email from one of our readers suggesting that Telstra first and foremost had an obligation to their shareholders to maximise their yearly profits. Yes, this is true to an extent. But, you have to ask […]
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Hello 2020 Welcome to 2020 and the first Byte Me article for the year. I trust that most got a well-earned break and are now looking forward to a great year ahead. We start back on Monday the 6th with a refreshed team including some new faces and will be right back into the massive number […]
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Good-Bye 2019 As the year offers up its final days, I hope that everyone enjoyed a good Christmas day, catching up with loved ones and opening unique and worthwhile presents! Some of us saw the smallest amount of rain on Christmas day as a timely reminder of what we all really need and want. It […]
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Latest Scam Todays article gets a little more serious and is typical of problems at this time of the year. Nearly every year just before Christmas we see a new virus, malware or some sort of exploit. In this case it is a Java exploit within Internet Explorer, and it is affecting a surprising number […]
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Microsoft Office Following on from last weeks’ article where we opened a can of worms, we had better continue here today to talk about all the different versions of Microsoft Office. There have been so many different versions of Office and different license structures that a dedicated article is needed to help dispel myths and […]
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Windows 7 End of Life Windows 7 Users Be Warned Today’s article is about the imminent death of support for Windows 7 (Win7), so if your PC is already running Windows 10 then give yourself a pat on the back and relax as far as this article is concerned! If your laptop or desktop is […]
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