Category: Internet

My Rules for…

This is something of a hodgepodge of things but I couldn’t find any better way of detailing some of the golden rules (well mine anyway) when it comes to IT and those that support it. So here are my top 5 rules when dealing with… What to Mac to buy Buying a mac is not …

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Friends don’t let friends use Outlook

Email. Possibly the most important thing on any computer, next to a good crossword application, Messages, a recipe manager and that file that contains all your passwords. If you aren’t using Apple Mail I would assert that you should be and if you already are a user the following might give you a few more …

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FaceTime bug

A few weeks back there was a bug discovered in FaceTime that allowed people to eaves drop on other iPhone or Mac users without their knowledge when using the Group FaceTime function.  As soon as the bug was discovered (by a 13 year old boy) Apple shut down the group chat service and set about …

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Latest scam is just that

Over the last few weeks there has been a surge in scam activity. One in particular that is worrying everyone goes something like this: “I know, password, is your password, you may not me…” What makes this email (scam) all the more worrying is that often they include one of your actual passwords. They do …

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Your modem could be at risk – again

It is not only US and UK elections that the Russians meddle with, they are also after your router. Last month the FBI started asking everyone to reboot their routers in order to flush out a virus that the Russians had been sending modems all over the world. In the beginning it was thought this …

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