What do you do if you spill liquid on your laptop? Your number one priority after a liquid spill is to turn it off and remove any power source. Not so easy with built in batteries but unplug everything you can and hold the power button down until the laptop switches off. The next priority …
It is September 16, 2021 and Sir Clive Sinclair has died at the age of 81. He was an English entrepreneur and inventor who brought low-cost home computing to the general public back in the early 1980s. ZX81 I was 10 or 11 back in 1981 when the ZX81 went on sale at the WHSmith …
You have to be really lucky to drop a laptop and not damage it. Broken screens and broken hinges are the most common result of a drop or fall. Thankfully neither has to be an expensive repair. What are the different hinge repair options? Replace the laptop case This will be a more expensive repair. …
Extended support for Windows 7 ends on January 14, 2020. What happens when Windows 7 support ends? Your computer will no longer receive software updates, including security updates, from Microsoft. If you continue to use Windows 7 after support has ended, your computer will still work, but it will become more vulnerable to security risks …
Windows 7 support is ending, upgrade or replace your computer? Read More »
It is not often that a day goes by without a scam email appearing in one of my inboxes. Threats of account closures, refunds from HMRC, PayPal payments going astray even threats to life. All of these emails have common telltale signs that will help you identify scam emails. Scam emails, how to recognise and …
Computer freezing after updating to Windows 10 (version 1803)? If you have updated to Version 1803 of Windows 10 and are experiencing random computer freezes, then you are not alone. Many users have reported this problem when using certain apps, such as “Hey Cortana” or Google Chrome. Microsoft has officially acknowledged the problem and are …
CCleaner Hacked: What Do I Need to Know? “CCleaner Hacked!” has been all over the internet today and for good reason. Malicious code was inserted into the CCleaner initialisation code which resulted in a two-stage backdoor being installed on users computers. The first stage of the malware collected the following information from infected systems: Name …
If you are suddenly getting this message when you turn on your HP laptop. Do not worry as there is a simple solution. The accelerometerST.exe file is part of the Hewlett-Packard 3D DriveGuard program that protects the hard drive from shocks and drops. In the event of a shock the part of the hard drive …
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 …
Still Running Windows Vista – It’s time to move on. Read More »
