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 […]
If you’re a bit of an internet fiend and you find yourself continually opening Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer then why not modify your Taskbar so that you can just type a website address and have Internet Explorer open automatically. Right click on an empty area of the Taskbar From the context menu Select Toolbars and Address. You will […]