Microsoft has recently made another huge collection of its publications available to download as free eBooks, topics include Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Office 2013, Office 365, SharePoint 2013, Dynamics CRM, PowerShell, Exchange Server, Lync 2013, System Center, Azure, Cloud, and SQL […]
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As a computer repairer I’ve come across plenty of PCs over the years that are running like molasses, in fact, it’s one of the most common complaints I encounter. The causes are diverse – I’ve even come across PCs with two or more antivirus products
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This is an intro to a series of articles that hopefully you will find both entertaining and educational. In them, I will tell you about my experiences with computers, the different types of programs that interface with the internet, how hackers and thieves try to
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I’ve written about this before but I just read a comment from an elderly gentleman in response to Sherri’s excellent article, Too old for technology… NOT!, who in part asks: I get a lot of tips online, but what I would like to know is
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Next Tuesday, 31st March, is World Backup Day, a day set aside each year to remind all those who keep putting it off to backup their precious photos and important personal files right now. It’s amazing just how many people still don’t bother backing up
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There’s been a lot written recently regarding a vulnerability known as “FREAK”, much of it involving unnecessarily scary rhetoric. The truth of the matter is, for Windows users anyway, the only real risk is (or was) pretty much restricted to Internet Explorer. Both Firefox and
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I realize there are a number of free adware/toolbar removal tools already available but when a reputable security company such as Bitdefender enters the arena, one has to sit up and take notice. As far as I can tell, Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool was first
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It seems like just about every day there is news of yet another wonderful piece of innovative gadgetry on the horizon, and the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) held recently in Las Vegas has provided a plethora of mouth watering previews to help whet the geek
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Back in January 2012 I published an article which contained 5 predictions for future trends, you can catch up with that article here: Five fearless predictions for 2012. Two years down the track and I thought it might be fun to take a look back
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The Internet has provided us with such a great range of wonderful resources, and no more so than in the field of communications. Some may consider this a tad overstated but, in my humble opinion, Skype represents one of the technological marvels of the modern
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