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Ian’s Recommended Backup Hard Drive
The Seagate 2TB External Hard Drive comes with an external mains power supply. Laptops often cannot supply enough power through USB ports for reliable data transfer, not a good idea when you are doing a backup…
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What should I do if I think I have been hit by malware or a virus?
I wonder if you can advise me. My pc seems to be running OK, but yesterday while browsing a You Tube clip, I stupidly clicked on an ‘interesting’ box which said Ivana Trump was filing for divorce! As if. Big … Continue reading
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UK Banks planning to wriggle out of fraud compensation
Not content with not passing on low Bank of England interesting rates like the petrol companies and pump prices. The banks want us to pay for the cost of fraud whilst removing thousand of branches around the country. Brits who use … Continue reading
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This week I’ve been many having fun hacking
I bought a RTL2832U from ebay downloaded a few apps and now have RF Analyser on my tablet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mantz_it.rfanalyzer These used to cost a serious amount of money in times gone by. With the right kit, application – tracking traffic wardens… My … Continue reading
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“Probably the most environmentally browser plug-in in the World!” Print Edit by DW-dev
Print Edit by DW-dev: Choose areas of a web page you don’t want to print by selecting them and clicking on hide, press “Preview”, then “Print” https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/print-edit/olnblpmehglpcallpnbgmikjblmkopia or https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/print-edit/
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Outlook and Mail, think logically – why would you use them?
People often ask me about Outlook and Microsoft Mail in all it’s forms and I always say, “sorry I don’t support any of them, I only support GMail” Your past email is on your PC or laptop If you have … Continue reading
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29th July – last day for Windows 10 upgrade requests
This is the last day(z) to request a FREE upgrade from any Windows 7/8 installation. To be the first! This free upgrade is going to be available until July 29, 2016. The best guide is on CNET here: http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/how-to-get-the-windows-10-upgrade-icon-if-its-missing/ If you cannot … Continue reading
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New to Windows 8? Classic Shell & Make a recovery disk
Classic Shell If you are new to windows 8 – the first thing to do is to install Classic Shell & make a recovery disk. Classic Shell turns you windows 8 into something that looks like windows 7 / XP Make a … Continue reading
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Ace Chrome Web browser shortcut tip – MISSING toolbar?
The shortcut key is CRT+SHIFT->B This is a wicked browser short cut if your flipping between recording a screengrab or session and normal machine usage.
Why did Bitcoin go to $800 on November 18th 2013?
Chaired by Thomas “Tom” R. Carper, Senator for Delaware C-SPAN Video library archive: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/DigitalCu Beyond Silk Road: Potential Risks, Threats, and Promises of Virtual Currencies http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/beyond-silk-road-potential-risks-threats-and-promises-of-virtual-currencies Jennifer Shasky Calvery Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network U.S. Department of the Treasury Gave … Continue reading
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The end of Windows XP on April 8th 2014, what will it mean?
“Windows XP is currently found on 38.7% of PCs, according to NetMarketShare. April 2013.” “Research commissioned by Camwood has revealed that while 82% of UK companies using XP are aware of the deadline, only around 60% have started migrating off … Continue reading
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