Regular PC maintenance is critical to keep your PC running smoothly, with less chance of damage or loss of data, and to keep it in optimal running condition. Here are a few reasons why: Performance Optimization: Over time your PC can get cluttered with unnecessary cache data, unwanted startup items, damaging Adware and Malware, and […]
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Protect Yourself Against Ransomware
Back up your files Back up files regularly – including documents, photos and videos. The best option is to back up to an external Hard Drive. This can be done on a daily basis keeping your backup recent and relevant. It is also a good idea to back up to the cloud. Having two backup […]
Is Your Mac Secure
The age old adage that, ‘It’s a Mac, it doesn’t get viruses’ Is becoming more and more difficult to justify. Mac’s are built on a Linux code which means – Yes, they are less likely to get viruses, but this hasn’t held true in the present day. These days it seems that Mac’s are also […]
Keep Ahead in the Cloud
The concept of cloud computing has been around for a while now. We’ve all heard of it, but not all of us know what it is. There is this notion residing in our minds of a place in the ether where everything appears from and disappears to. However this isn’t exactly the case. Cloud […]
The Importance of Backup
Everyone knows how important their data is. Whether it is business or personal, it’s a person’s worst nightmare to have their data permanently erased. From critical professional data to all of your family memories, we need to know that our data is protected. If your drive fails, you have a very limited amount of […]
The Installation and the Verdict
OK so after a little bit of coaxing – I got the Windows 10 download to initiate. The download is about 2.7 GB so allow time for the download and check your bandwidth to make sure you’re not going to run over your limit. Immediately after the download an installation preparation wizard ran. Then […]
Windows 10 – An update
Windows 7 and windows 8.1 users are now beginning to see a ‘Get Windows 10’ icon in there system tray. This can be used to reserve a copy of Windows 10 for when it is released on the 29th July 2015. The download size is about 3 GB. Reserving yourself will enable you to download […]
Windows 10
The latest Microsoft Operating System is not far away with its release tipped for late July 2015 if the rumours are to be believed. Windows 10 is expected to bring about some changes. The ‘Start’ menu that disappeared with Windows 8 is to return with a sleek new design that incorporates both the Windows 7 […]