by alex | Dec 13, 2017 | tech tip
If Windows Search can’t find files that you know are there somewhere, then you have the option to rebuild its index. Here’s how: Click on Start. Type index. Click on Indexing Options. On the Control Panel entry that opens, go to Advanced > Rebuild. Try searching...
by alex | Dec 7, 2017 | newsletter
Barclays bank has emailed its 290,000 online banking customers to say that it will no longer be offering Kaspersky Russian anti-virus because of information and news stories about possible security risks. Long-Running Rumours and concerns about Kaspersky’s possible...
by alex | Dec 7, 2017 | newsletter
The need to comply with a European Court Ruling has meant that senior UK police officers are to lose the power to self-authorise snooping on personal phone and web browsing records. What Ruling? This latest development is the upholding of a ruling (after an appeal)...
by alex | Dec 7, 2017 | newsletter
Amazon with its best-selling digital voice assistant now has its sights set on a role for Alexa in the workplace with its plans to launch Alexa for Business. Amazon Dominant Amazon’s Echo dominates the voice-assistant market with a more than 70% share. 11 million...
by alex | Dec 7, 2017 | newsletter
Facebook has launched ‘Messenger Kids’. The standalone app on a ring-fenced network is targeted at young people for use on their tablets or smartphones but can be controlled from a parent’s Facebook account. Challenge The challenge identified by Facebook is that young...
