by alex | Jun 9, 2017 | newsletter
The recent terror attacks in Manchester and London have led to renewed calls by the UK government for more to be done to beat terror online including ending end-to-end encryption of messages and tech companies doing more to find and remove extremist content. Tighter...
by alex | Jun 9, 2017 | newsletter
Google’s new “Finding Choices” initiative will directly ask web users who encounter sites where content is funded by adverts to turn off their ad blocker or pay a subscription to view the content without adverts. Why Ad-Blockers? Ad-blockers are programs that work...
by alex | Jun 9, 2017 | tech tip
If you’re worried about the security implications of Wi-Fi Sense on Windows 10, and if you’d like to wipe off any details of any Wi-Fi networks you’ve signed into in the past, you can disable Wi-Fi Sense. Here’s how: Go to Start. Click on Settings. Select...
by alex | Jun 2, 2017 | tech tip
Instead of using Notepad or WordPad to make a note for yourself and risk missing it because the file is saved ‘out of sight’, Windows 10 allows you to attach a ‘sticky note’ to your desktop for an instant, obvious reminder. You can achieve this using Windows...
by alex | Jun 2, 2017 | newsletter
Amazon is reported to have extended its business reach into fresh grocery provision and is operating a trial of the ‘Amazon Fresh Pickup’ service from two ‘bricks-and-mortar’ locations in its home city of Seattle. Order Online and Pickup From Fresh Food Warehouse The...