• Tech Tip – PDFs From Almost Anything

    10th February 2021

    PDFs are really useful files for sharing and printing and one good thing about Windows 10 is that it enables you to make a pdf out of almost anything.  Here’s how: – From any Windows...

  • Grindr in Norway Fined £8.5M

    3rd February 2021

    The LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr in Norway was issued an £8.5m penalty for the alleged sharing of users’ sensitive personal data with third-party advertisers without obtaining appropriate consent. Complaint The fine is the result of...

  • Contactless Payment Limit Could Be Raised to £100

    3rd February 2021

    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked the UK Treasury to consider increasing the maximum contactless payment to £100. Changing Payment Behaviour The move away from handling cash due to its potential infection-passing risk, and...

  • Poorest People Excluded By Broadband Prices

    3rd February 2021

    A survey by Citizens Advice has found that more than one in six people are struggling to afford their broadband during the third lockdown and that poorer people are locked out altogether. Certain Groups Worst...

  • Tech Tip – Colour Filters

    3rd February 2021

    If you’re having trouble seeing what’s on the screen, Windows 10 allows you to apply a colour filter which changes the screen’s colour palette and can help you distinguish between things that differ only by...

  • Google Going in Oz

    27th January 2021

    Australia’s intention to introduce a new law to make tech companies like Google and Facebook pay publishers for news content has prompted Google to threaten to withdraw its search engine from Australia. What Law? The...

  • Featured Article – What is Zero Trust?

    27th January 2021

    With mobile computing, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and now remote working moving the focus of IT security away from the traditional perimeter, this article looks at what a Zero Trust approach is and how it can help....

  • Google Mobile Search Re-Design

    27th January 2021

    Google has announced that to make it faster and easier for users to find what they are looking for, a major visual redesign of Google’s mobile search results is to be rolled out shortly. Challenges...

  • Musk Offers $100 Million To Best Carbon Capture Inventor

    27th January 2021

    Billionaire Tesla founder and SpaceX boss, Elon Musk, has pledged to give a $100 (£73 million) prize to whoever comes up with the best technology to remove carbon dioxide (which are generated from fossil fuels)...