With the recent release of Windows 10 you may find yourself considering a new computer. That’s great, but the part that’s not so great is moving all of your files and programs over from your old computer. It’s process that can take you the best part of a day…maybe longer if you have all of the installation disks…but there is[Read More…]
Imagine if someone held the contents of your computer hostage and asked a random for its return. Well this is actually a growing trend according to the latest data from Trend Micro. I recently caught up Tim Falinski from Trend Micro Australia who explains Ransomware and the what happens if you become a victim and end up paying. Listen below.[Read More…]
If you’ve just bought a new computer, selling off your old can be a good way to recoup some of the cost, but before you hand over your old system to a buyer, you need to wipe all your personal information from it. Simply reinstalling the operating system isn’t enough as technically speaking your old data is only hidden and[Read More…]
If you’ve been using computers long enough to remember when they weren’t all connected to the internet here’s something fun that will bring back some good memories. The Internet archive at www.archive.org recently made thousands video games from the 80’s and 90’s available to play online in your web browser. Originally designed to run on IBM compatible PCs these MS-DOS[Read More…]
If you’re constantly using up your monthly mobile data allowance on your smartphone or tablet device the culprit may be some data hungry apps…but you can easily put a lid on them. It’s as simple getting into the mobile data settings on your device and restricting which have access to mobile data all the time and which will only[Read More…]
