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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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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Social Engineering is the act of manipulating people into certain actions. Criminals use social engineering tactics because it is easier to exploit your natural inclination to trust than exploit your computers security. The technical support phone call is a very common way criminals use this tactic to persuade you to pay for a service you
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Windows XP, like every Windows product, has a lifecycle. This lifecycle ends when it’s no longer supported or sold. Windows XP will no longer be supported from April 08, 2014. The countdown in the right-hand column tells you how long you have until this point, but what happens then? In all honesty, nothing. Your Windows
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It is a simple fact that over time computers slow down. You might think this is inevitable and that only a new computer will give you back the speed you once had. Whilst in some cases the hardware might well be the cause of the problem; for instance, some computers with only the minimum ram
With news just out that rural high speed internet connections have been delayed and won’t be expected to be completed for at least a couple of years, it would be interesting to see what kind of speeds you are getting. I have just been to www.speedtest.net and completed the test there by clicking on begin
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Amazon’s Autorip service is now live in the UK As of today when you buy an AutoRip-eligible CD or vinyl record from www.amazon.co.uk you will get a digital copy for free. Amazon will even put all your previous eligible purchases into your Cloud Player next time you log in, so you can stream or download
Browser security is a very important part of keeping you safe online. Your browser is one of the main tools you use to access the Internet. It is a software program that allows you to visit web pages and use web applications. Unless you have been more adventurous than most you are probably using one
Scams never seem to go away; this particular phone scam has been around since at least 2009 and keeps resurfacing on a regular basis. Do NOT follow the advice of these unsolicited phone calls, they are scams. The phone scam starts with a member of the household being asked for by name, the scammer will
Google Chrome has been the most popular browser since May 2012 and 88% of internet users use Google to perform internet searches, but did you know that Google offers so much more. Let’s take a look at a few things you might not be so familiar with. If you open a Google account you will
