Windows Vista will no longer be supported from April 11 2017 Windows Vista was released in 2006 as the successor to Windows XP. It was not a popular version of Windows and never really stood a chance. There are however a small percentage of people still using Windows Vista. If you are one of these […]
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The free Windows 10 upgrade ends on 29 July 2016 Microsoft’s offer of a free Windows 10 upgrade will be ending on 29 July 2016. This has been confirmed in a blog post by Microsoft. If you are running Windows 7 or Windows 8+ this means you have a little under 30 days to take
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There is no evidence of a Twitter data breach In June 2016 it was reported that 32,888,300 login details of Twitter users had been put up for sale on the Dark Web. A user going by the alias Tessa88@exploit.im was asking for 10 bitcoins (worth around £4060.20 then) from anyone that wanted a copy of
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Today, May 5th 2016, is World Password Day. A global celebration to promote better password habits. A day when we can take a look at our password security and make changes to improve it. Password Security – How secure are your passwords? Do you use a simple password and use that same password for multiple
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Why should I uninstall QuickTime? On the 14th April 2016 it was announced that there are two new, critical vulnerabilities affecting QuickTime for Windows. Apple were informed of these vulnerabilities in November 2015 and Apple later advised that QuickTime would be deprecated on Windows. Deprecated means that it should not be used because there is
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Laptop screen repair is the second most common repair we carry out on laptops. Due to their portability they are more likely to be dropped. Normally this is off the edge of the sofa when that momentary lapse of concentration sees your laptop nose dive to the floor. Falling off a bed is also a good
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Adobe Flash Player is one of those items of software that many people are unsure about updating. A window will appear on the desktop offering an update and it will be closed because people are not sure what Adobe Flash Player is or what it does. Adobe Flash Player is software used to stream and
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Windows 10 – should I upgrade? This week many users saw an extra icon appear in the system tray of their Windows computer inviting them to reserve a copy of Windows 10 for free. This offer is open to those users who have a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 installed, and the
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Are you one of the 16% of Windows users still using Windows XP? Windows XP support ended on April 08 2014 and the following statement is taken from Microsoft’s website. What happens if I continue to use Windows XP? If you continue to use Windows XP now that support has ended, your computer will still
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Towards the end of 2014 TalkTalk customer details were accessed following a data breach against a third party contractor that had legitimate access to the customer accounts. The data that was accessed was names, home addresses, phone numbers and TalkTalk account numbers. No financial data such as bank or credit card details, or dates of
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