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16/09/2017

What's the difference between USB 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1?

Strictly speaking, USB 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1 aren't physical ports they are methods of transmitting data and delivering power. Each is faster than its predecessor. USB 2.0 offers theoretical speeds of up to 480Mbps, USB 3.0 up to 5Gbps and USB 3.1 up to 10Gbps.

16/07/2017

Ebay has sparked a price war with Amazon by saying it will match the retailers price on more than 20,000 items listed in its deals section (www.ebay.co.uk/deals. If you find a product on Deals that's being sold for less elsewhere, Ebay will give you a coupon for the price difference, to be used towards the purchase of the item.

Shop on eBay for a range of great deals and bargain prices. From electronics to motors, home & garden, toys, sports, fashion & beauty, find low prices online.

22/04/2017

The Home Assistant....

What does it do?

Smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Echo listen for you speaking to them and access remote voice services to either speak back an answer or act on your command.

Why would I want it?

If you want to know what time a film is on at the local cinema, just ask. Run out of kitchen roll again? Place an order. You can check the time, weather or traffic, play and pause music and set calendar reminders. I you've installed smart lightbulbs, you can ask to turn them up or down. It's like having Jeeves in a can.

What's the catch?

These boxes listen all the time, and as soon as they think your talking to them they start recording everything they hear. If that's not giving you a slightly creepy feeling, you may not have been paying much attention to the way personal data is being used by Tech companies to build marketing profiles and how it can end up in the wrong hands.

So can I do without it?

Yes: the voice assistant on your smartphone already has similar features. But smart speakers are proving popular because of their sheer convenience. If you decide you'd rather not have one, remember that people you visit may do.......

source: Computer Active

14/04/2017

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14/04/2017

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11/04/2017

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21/02/2017

Three years ago we went into meltdown in the 12 month leading up to the end of life of Windows XP. The one year migration campaign was awash with security warnings from Microsoft itself, as well as migration specialists.
Now it seems the migration campaign is starting up again, for Windows 7 this time. The OS is due to reach the end of life in 2020 - less than three years away.

source: CRN channel news.

18/01/2017

Quote of the day!!

"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if PAC-MAN affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music"

10/01/2017

-A few useful keyboard shortcuts-
Increase your productivity and reduce boring and repetitive strain with a few easy shortcuts. The following list is for Windows users but Apple users can use the shortcuts as well by pressing the ‘Cmd’ button instead of the ‘Ctrl ’ button.

A) The classic:
1) Copy a highlighted text: Ctrl + C
2) Cut a highlighted text: Ctrl + X
3) Paste the copied text: Ctrl + V
4) Save the file: Ctrl + S
5) Print the document: Ctrl + P

B) The erratic editor:
1) Undo any changes even multiple times: Ctrl + Z
2) Redo any changes even multiple times: Ctrl + Y

C) The Explorer:
1) Open the ‘Find’ field to search the text for key words: Ctrl+ F

2) Switching between open programs or tabs in your browser:
Alt + Tab moving forward
Alt + Tab + Shift moving backwards

D) The corrector: Doesn’t work for Apple users
1) Deleting a full word at a time instead of a single character: Ctrl + Backspace

2) Moving the cursor from word to word instead of one character: Ctrl + left or right arrow

3) Highlight one word at a time: Ctrl + Shift + left or right arrow

E) The Speed Merchant:
1) Move the cursor to the beginning of the document or webpage:
Ctrl + Home (above the numeric keypad)

2) Move the cursor to the beginning of the document or webpage:
Ctrl + End (above the numeric keypad)

06/01/2017

Don't panic, be aware of Scareware:

Scareware is a type of malware that is trying to trick the user into purchasing unnecessary, useless or potentially dangerous software.
While using your computer a pop-up message appears, often looking like a Windows system message, which purports to be antivirus software or something similar. The message always contains a warning, that your computer is infected with viruses or any other security risks.
In reality, no problems were found but the suggested software is the actual malware which can harm your computer, cause costly repairs or lead to identity or data theft.
What scareware can look like:
• You may get ads that promise to "delete viruses or spyware," "protect privacy," "improve computer function," "remove harmful files," or "clean your registry;"
• you may get "alerts" about "malicious software" or "illegal po*******hy on your computer;"
• you may be invited to download free software for a security scan or to improve your system;
• you could get pop-ups that claim your security software is out-of-date and your computer is in immediate danger;
• you may suddenly encounter an unfamiliar website that claims to have performed a security scan and prompts you to download new software.
But what can we do?
If you are faced with a usual warning, first of all shut down your internet browser. Don’t click on anything in the pop-up windows, such as ‘No’, ‘X’ or even ‘Cancel’ as this already can activate the program.
You can also press CTRL+Alt+Delete to open the task manager and click on ‘End Task’.
A good Antivirus Software can support protecting you as well.

Source:
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/scareware
http://www.businessknowhow.com/security/scareware.htm