Everyone likes a good deal, and online retailer Amazon is well known for providing some great discounts on Books, DVD’s, Music, and a whole host of other things sold both by themselves, and by independent seller through their Amazon Marketplace. Here’s a nice little tip to help you find the best discounts in any category […]
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Having a robust data backup strategy is one of the most important maintenance tasks that any computer user can undertake. Many people feel or claim that they have adequate data backup plans in place, but most are probably making one or two common, but not quite so obvious errors, that could be compromising their data […]
The PayPal security key is a useful little device for anyone using the well known money payment service. Before we talk a little more about the PayPal security key, maybe we should just give you a brief rundown of what PayPal is: PayPal was a service originally conceived to help people receive and send money […]
My ISP says I have an 8Mbit connection, I think it’s lower – how can I check? The first thing to remember with quoted internet connection speeds is that they’re actually a theoretical maximum, and at times may well be much lower than the quoted maximum, this can be for a number of reasons, but […]
Knowing how to create strong passwords has become very important as these days people are expected to have a password or PIN for just about anything from their credit card to the website they use for their daily news. Keeping track of all these can be a real hassle, and often leads to people using […]
When we’re surfing the World Wide Web, it is quite common to need a password or some other method of identification to provide access to certain features of sites, such as those associated with shopping or banking etc. A question we’re often asked is how safe is my password, and how secure is my account. […]
In April 2011 security researchers discovered that Apples iOS devices had the ability to record and track the movements of its users using the built in GPS, along with cell tower and WiFi hotspot information. To make matters worse, the information is stored in a file that is both unprotected and unencrypted, making it pretty […]
Increased battery life has long been the holy grail for regular laptop users, most users would like a system that can be powered up in the morning when they start work, and still be running late into the afternoon when they finish. Unfortunately even with recent advances in battery technology this is still some way […]