If you’re a bit of an email junkie and are constantly writing new emails, then creating a ‘New Email shortcut might save you a bit of time and hassle by avoiding having to load up your email client every time you need to send a new email. This tip will only work if you have […]
Knowing the best techniques for navigating Excel 2013 worksheets can save the average user a huge amount of time. Once you entered some data into your worksheet you will now need to know some of the best ways to navigate around the sheet as your data is likely to take up more space than you […]
Before you distribute any Microsoft Office Documents you have created it is very important that you delete Office metadata to maintain your privacy. When you create or edit a document with Microsoft Office, there is a whole host of potentially identifiable information stored as part of the document which for some users may constitute a […]
There may be occasions when for whatever reason you can’t get in to your computer because you have lost the Windows 8 password, maybe you just set the machine up and miss-typed the password, or maybe it’s a rarely used machine and you’ve plain and simply forgot the password. Don’t fear though, there are a […]
As almost any regular computer user will know, Support for Microsoft Windows XP will end on April 8th 2014, and many are predicting a wave of new XP targeted exploits to hit the streets shortly after that date. There is a lot of hype in the press and tech media about this, with the range […]
It’s an unfortunate fact that since Microsoft really introduced the concept of User Accounts in Windows 95, the default user level has been that of ‘Administrator’. While this is nice and convenient for the user, (and as the saying goes “Convenience is the enemy of security”) it also throws up a bunch of potential security […]
The explosion in Public Access Wi-Fi hotspots over the last fifteen years has made it easy for those with Laptops, smartphones, and PDA’s to stay permanently connected to the internet with relative ease and at minimal cost compared to using a mobile cellular data plan. However, many people are using these hotspots for transactions and […]
Securing USB ports is one of the most fundamental but often overlooked security measure that any one can implement. USB ports are a wonderful invention, they allow us to plug all manner of devices into our computers and access and control them from almost anywhere in the world. If you have an external hard drive, […]