Facebook Privacy Notice There are a new rush of Facebook privacy notices appearing that will do absolutely nothing to protect anything you do on Facebook Checkout this article : That Facebook Privacy Notice Here is how to configure your privacy on Facebook : Privacy Basics Smartphone & Tablet Use By Children In 2013 the US Department of Health recommended that children under two years of age should not be in front of a screen at all, and over that age the maximum leisure screen time should be no more than two hours a day. Everything in moderation I have seen children interviewed saying they use them for 4 hours or more at a time – with their parents approval Back issues & neck issues , can develop with prolonged use They are not a baby sitting device Internet Use By Children Over The Holidays I get calls from parents saying “what can I do as the children are on the internet all day “ There are routers available which can be configured to stop selected devices going on the internet at selected times during the day – Telstra Gateway Max Take the router with you when you leave the house Open DNS… Read More
Continue ReadingiTunes – Backup , Restore
iTunes is the dominant music software on my clients computers and I am constantly asked about: Backing up iTunes to an external hard drive Restoring iTunes to a new computer Moving iTunes to a new computer This link from Apple will help you and gives the answers whether you are on Windows or on a Ma Back Up Your iTunes Don’t forget to de-authorise iTunes from computers you will no longer use and also remember you can de-authorise all your computers once a year if you forget.
Continue Reading10 Step Backup & Re-install Guide For Your Computer
If you are going to re- install your operating system on your Windows computer , from Windows XP – Windows 7 you need to follow a step by step system. Here is my system 1.BACKUP & ORGANISE Documents Photos Movies Music iTunes Folder Emails Address Book Internet Favourites Organise Software Installation Discs & Keys 2.REINSTALL WINDOWS Format and reinstall Windows Via Installation disc Via Restore from factory setting which is usually activated at the boot menu 3.SETUP WINDOWS Setup computer via onscreen instructions Keyboard / Location Check drivers for devices in System Hardware Note:Do not turn on Automatic updates yet 4.INTERNET Setup Internet access 5.WINDOWS UPDATE Go to Windows Update Select custom updates Install ALL updates – then reboot Return to custom updates and repeat above step Repeat until no more updates are left 6.ANTIVIRUS SOLUTION Install anti virus & make sure it is updated Reboot and check again for AV updates 7.WINDOWS UPDATE Now turn on Windows Automatic update 8.SOFTWARE Install software Once software installed , check again for updates 9.DATA Reinstall all your data 10.DEVICES Reinstall all your devices with updated drivers from the internet Cant remember all this, then here is a copy in PDF format that… Read More
Continue ReadingShould You Scan A Backup Before Restoring
If you have backed up all your data to an external hard drive and are restoring that data to your computer , especially a new computer , it may pay you to scan that data with an antivirus software in case you have accidentally backed up an infected file. In your backup you should have only backed up files not programs . Keep your backup to Documents Pictures Music Movies If you have downloaded programs then keep these separate from the above files and scan them.
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