How to Stay Safe While Being Social Online
Whether it’s children accidentally straying into the dark parts of the internet or adults willingly giving away their information online, this issue is all about staying safe online.
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Why Do People Create Viruses?
You’d be right in thinking it’s hard to program a computer virus that can spread across the world in a flash! So why do they bother? Well, it generally comes down to 3 reasons: Money, showing off their skill, or to simply being a jerk. While showing off or being a jerk is pretty self-explanatory, the money side is fascinating.
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SSD: Make Your Old Computer Your New Computer
The solid-state drive (SSD) has swiftly become the go-to upgrade to breathe new life into old and slow computers, and for good reason too. It is the most cost-effective upgrade to almost any computer and it can often make an old computer outperform many new computers for less than half of a new computer!
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Is Your Wi-Fi Safe From Strangers?
A man has been caught using another person’s internet while sitting in a car outside their house. The man was sitting in a vehicle with a laptop, parked outside a house in Renwick, near Blenheim, about 1am on Wednesday.
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Windows 7 Support is Ending in One Year
Windows 7 users be advised: You only have one year left until Microsoft ends support for the operating system. This doesn’t mean your computer will stop working but it will definitely be less safe to use!
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How to Search Google Safely
We all love Google, quickly finding everything we need on the Internet. It has replaced dictionaries, encyclopedias, instruction manuals, newspapers and in many cases, even doctors. However, sometimes your search results aren’t the real thing and can be downright malicious.
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A New Year’s Data Resolution to Stick To
Many of us set goals, tasks, and challenges to tackle in the new year. Cleaning the clutter, exercising more, or getting out more than we did last year. We set these goals to improve our lives and build on productivity, health, and organisation in the future.
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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Computer
Most of us make New Year’s resolutions for ourselves, like eating better, reading more or meeting new people. But what about your computer?
Here are 5 new year resolutions for your computer.
