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Microsoft will be ceasing to support Windows 7 from December 2018 in line with its police of only supporting older versions of Windows for two years or less from release. For some of you this may mean investing in a more powerful PC or laptop because the Windows 10 operating system is considerably more space […]
The new Microsoft Windows 10 Surface Go has received good reviews for use with a detachable keyboard for work purposes. It is described as a “budget”, ie low cost model, which means it does have some limitations, according to the Guardian’s Samuel Gibbs, who describes it as better for work than for play. This means […]
Another security flaw has been discovered in Intel’s computer chips, the third this year, say researchers. The flaw, named Foreshadow, could be used by hackers to obtain sensitive information from computers released from 2015 onwards. While Intel has already released a patch to mitigate the problem, this latest revelation is not good news for the […]
There has been a serious shortage of suitable skilled IT professionals for some time and it is only likely to get worse as fewer people come from the EU to work in the UK because of uncertainty about their status after Brexit. Surveys have found that 50% of respondents see the skills shortage as a […]
We have recently been receiving several Surface Pro touchscreen tablets for repair most often because of cracked screens. These are expensive machines to buy and to fix, and often we’re told when they have been brought to us that children have been using them. We have some tips for taking care of your Surface Pro, […]
It is reported that many small businesses are still either unaware of or unready for the new data protection regime, GDPR, that comes into force in May this year. Businesses will have to ensure that any information they keep on their customers is stored securely, and this applies to both online and paper-based records. They […]
We have quickly come to rely on sat-navs, rather than physical maps, to help us get from place to place and nowadays we can use direction finders on our mobile phones instead of buying a special gadget. But how many people have, and still use, that first well-known sat-nav, the TomTom? Well that may not […]
Intel computer chip vulnerabilities the story so far Anyone who relies on a Mac or PC for work, which is most of us nowadays, will have been horrified when news broke early in January that Intel had discovered a flaw in the chips it manufactures. Potentially, this meant that every machine fitted with an Intel […]
Apple laptops and desktops are often the favourite hardware for businesses, partly for quality and partly because they have always been seen as largely hack-proof. But a recent problem has caused some technical writers to question whether the “big A” is beginning to lose its edge. A flaw was discovered in the most recent version […]
Broadband speeds are not what they’re claimed to be A new survey by Which? has found that more than half of internet users are getting broadband speeds that are up to 62% slower than their providers claim. The Which? figures taken from more than 700,000 consumer speed checker tests and compared with information collected in […]
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