Looking to stay secure in Windows here are five steps to help Use Windows 10 – the secure version of Windows now and the best operating system they have produced Use Google Chrome – the best browser to use when it comes to security – Google are committed to helping you navigate the internet safely – remove any superfluous add-ons and check to make sure you do not have any Install Adblock – will aid in keeping you safe – details of why you should use Adblock are HERE Use Windows Defender – third party antivirus products have been known to cause issues Realise that it is your actions that count – STOP clicking the link in an bogus email , STOP browsing to unsafe websites – Think Before You Click
Continue ReadingMy Tech Hits & Misses For 2016
My favourite pieces of tech for 2016: Best phone: iPhone7 plus Great camera , waterproof , great battery life , love the black finishes Close second:Google Pixel Great camera , good battery life , pure Android that is updated to keep you secure and none of the 3rd party software that other makers throw in that is always hit or miss. Favourite Laptop – MacBook Pro 2016 Fast , well made , great keyboard , love the touch bar , the Touch ID and it is light with great lapability. Close Second – Surface Pro 4 I love the Microsoft Surface range of computers , well made , good keyboard , good battery life and again no 3rd party software that other makers put onto their computers which makes them more secure.Also really light to carry and love the pen features. Favourite Headphones – AirPods They are a standout product with superb audio quality for both microphone and listening and are the easiest syncing product I have used. Tech Misses for 2016 Windows 10 – forced upgrade , nobody likes being tricked into upgrading but now Windows 10 is the best version of Windows Microsoft have released. Yahoo – their email service is… Read More
Continue ReadingYour Windows 10 Start Screen Is Not Looking Like It Used To
Has your Windows 10 start screen changed ? Most Windows 10 start screens look like the one underneath when you start your computer. However during the last week , many have changed to this This means you do not have access to your programs / apps from start. So how do you put it back ? Go to Settings – Personalisation – Start – and turn off Use Start Full Screen
Continue ReadingChewing Up Data On Windows 10 – This May Slow It Down
Many people use portable wifi / internet solutions which can come with plans as low as 3GB of data. If you are on a Windows 10 computer you may find you are going through your data rapidly. There are usually 2 solutions to this : Change the settings for your internet connection to a metered one – Click Here For Details Turn off One Drive – Click Here For Details
Continue ReadingTechTalkBack Radio Segments – W/E 20th Nov
Hard drives , nudity when selling , malware through advertising and schools IT policies were just some of the subjects discussed on radio this week
Continue ReadingWindows File History – A Great Way To Recover Files & Back Up
Turning on Windows File History is a quick and easy way to back up for Windows 10 and Windows 8 users. The steps are that you plug an external hard drive into your computer , open up File History which is in the Control Panel , turn it on and it will save copies of your documents , photos , music etc. To quote from the Microsoft website “File History only backs up copies of files that are in the Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop folders and the OneDrive files available offline on your PC. If you have files or folders elsewhere that you want backed up, you can add them to one of these folders.” Setup a drive for File History File history will also allow you to go back and find previous versions of documents Restore Files or Folders Using File History Further information can be found here How to use Windows 10’s File History backup feature
Continue ReadingThe Features Of The Windows 10 Anniversary Edition
The Windows anniversary update has arrived for Windows 10 users this week. It will be installed on Windows 10 devices through Windows update , so what new features can we use and look forward to. Feature highlights in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Continue ReadingTech TalkBack Radio Segments – W/E 31st July
It was the final countdown for upgrading to Windows 10 this week , the amount of people using Facebook Messenger , Email addresses , Internet issues , Rio and cyberthreats , modems , routers , Yahoo and listeners calls Please find below my radio segments for this week
Continue ReadingDisk Defrag – Should You Or Should You Ignore It
What is Disk Defragmenter ? When you create a document and you add to it and save it , your Windows computer does not just write over your original file when saving it. The file is instead saved onto a different part of your drive. After extended use and time, these chunks of information become scattered, or fragmented, which can slow down the computer’s ability to open files quickly. If you used to manually run Disk Defrag on a regular basis , understand that Windows 7 – 8 will do it automatically. You do not need to do it or run 3rd party programs to do it. Windows 10 – Where Is Disk Defrag ? Windows 10 you will not find Defrag but ” Optimise”If you have a solid state drive that you installed in Windows 7 or 8 – you definitely should not be “defraging it” , waste of time and can shorten the life of the drive as a solid state drive supports limited writes and that defrag operations cause many writes on the device. Just let Windows handle this and don’t let 3rd party programs do this.
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