It was hard to avoid hearing about the global malware infection named WannaCry (or a variation) recently. A few people have expressed concern that they are also vulnerable to attack from this malware. It affected older operating systems (like Windows XP) but most of the victims were running non-updated versions […]
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Welcome to our new website! It has been many months since anything has been written here and a lot has happened. There have been two more feature updates to Windows 10 since the November update (version 1507) in July 2015: The Anniversary update in August 2016 (version 1607); and the Creators […]
The free period to upgrade to Windows 10 is coming to an end in July and Microsoft has now changed how the upgrade prompt behaves. Up until now, people who have decided not to upgrade to Windows 10 have responded to this prompt by clicking on the red X in […]
Uninstall your antivirus and Microsoft Office before upgrading to Windows 10. The Windows 10 upgrade is in full swing and a lot of people I know have taken the plunge. Most people, if they wait for it to be offered to them by Microsoft will have a relatively smooth transition. While […]
Windows 10 is coming Many of you will have noticed a new icon down near the clock in the System Tray: As you have no doubt discovered, this is letting you know that after July 29th you will be able to install the new Windows operating system: Windows 10 on […]
Happy New Year! It seems that just about everyone I know with a landline has been called by scammers pretending to be from a tech support company affiliated with Microsoft. There is an interesting article on the subject here.
Sometimes I forget what it was like when I was worried that clicking on something or changing something on my computer might mean that I could never get it back the way it was. When I see what my clients are worried about from that perspective it helps me know […]
There is a new batch of Cryptolocker variants loose in the world and people here in Sydney are being affected. It usually comes in via a fake email pretending to be from somewhere like Australia Post or a courier firm etc with a link to track a delivery or something […]
It is now 9 days till the last day that Microsoft will support Windows XP as a lot of readers will be aware of due to the press and an announcement which comes through via Windows Update. This is serious if you plan to use your XP computer to access […]
My clients often ask me to advise them what to buy when they are going to purchase a new laptop. This is not an easy task – the deals offered by hundreds of retailers on any given day will differ from any other day. When shopping for anything, you want […]