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Computers are great tools, especially for business or education purposes, but they may give you a headache and the relationship with them may be difficult at times. When they work well everything is great but when there are technical issues, things can get frustrating. Some of the technical problems can be fixed by you but…

Here is an interesting blog about Blue Screen of Death, what it is and what it can be caused by with tips by Ira Friedman. I was working in my shop one day and I was really focused on a problem with a laptop computer. I was then interrupted by a neighbour who had a…

There has already been a significant increase in online shopping due to the covid-19 pandemic and as we enter the Christmas period online sales are going to ramp up even further – not to mention Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Of course, bad hackers know this and will try to entice unsuspecting shoppers to…

Shopping has never been faster and easier for consumers. In the age of COVID-19, online shopping is safer than going out even if you are fully masked and gloved. Unfortunately, there are bad guys out there too! Here are some basic guidelines you can apply to shop with confidence. Use up-to-date anti-virus and anti-malware software…

Today, the selection of available antivirus software is impressive. There are many options available and businesses have a wide choice but also a dilemma about which one to choose. Hackers have not been passive and nowadays they can reach your data in multiple ways, often by crafting sophisticated attacks. Malware can now spread very fast from one device to another and may…

Cyber-attack prevention is a new reality for the businesses of today. Yes, the selection of available antivirus software is impressive but hackers have also progressed! Today they can reach your data in multiple ways, often by crafting some very complex attacks.   Mechanisms they may be using to reach your data vary but broadly this is how they can be classified:  File viruses – infect program files, for instance .exe files. These can then infect other files…

In 1971 Bob Thomas wrote a program for BBN Technologies and unlike most programs at the time it had no productive purpose other than for research. It was designed to slowly fill up the storage of a computer until it was so full that the computer could no longer operate properly. They called this program “Creeper”. Later on, Ray Tomlinson created…

I was astounded to read (“Why you should never use Microsoft Excel to count coronavirus cases“) that the reason so many positive cases of coronavirus were missed off the statistics recently was because outdated software was being used.  What? Data was being uploaded to the national statistics in comma separated value (.csv) format to .xls Excel…

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of an email looks like? Your inbox is a target of many companies, regardless of their size, industry or location. It is a destination for some very important information. Companies use email for day-to-day communication with their customers, to welcome them and to send updates…

Here are a few quick steps to take to solve some of the common problems you may experience with your email. Hopefully this may save you some time before calling for IT support – of course, if you would rather, you can call us (01522 797520) and one of our engineers will always be happy…

Email has become the backbone for many businesses around the world, moving both important and trivial information quickly to as many people as you want. Like many things in life, its importance is most keenly felt during its absence and it always seems to go wrong at the worst time. Email is used for a…