Tech Tip – Steps Recorder
27th January 2021
If you would like a fast and easy way to describe to someone else (with pictures and steps) how you do something on your Windows 10 computer, the ‘Steps Recorder’ will record what you do...
Electric Cars Allowed in Bus Lanes (Pilot)
20th January 2021
Cambridgeshire County Council’s pilot scheme to allow electric vehicles to use bus lanes from December 2020 has caused safety concerns among cyclists, who also use the bus lanes. December Decision Under an Experimental Traffic Regulation...
Featured Article – Data About You Held By UK Government
20th January 2021
In this article, we look at not just the story of how a staggering 400,000 police records were accidentally deleted but also at the wider picture of what information is held about us UK citizens...
Signal Crashes Due To Millions of Sign-Ups
20th January 2021
With more than 30 million people joining the non-profit, end-to-end encrypted communications app ‘Signal’ in just a few days, users of the app have (understandably) been experiencing a few technical issues. Mass Sign-Ups The announcement that...
PC Sales Get Biggest Boost in 10 Years From Remote Working
20th January 2021
Global tech market analysts Canalys have reported that the worldwide PC market has received its biggest sales boost in 10 years as remote working fuels the ongoing digital transformation. Highest Full-Year Growth Since 2010 Canalys...
Tech Tip – Stop Skype From Opening Automatically
20th January 2021
If you would like to stop Skype from opening and appearing automatically, every time you log into or start-up Windows 10, here’s how: – Go to ‘Settings’ (type ‘Settings’ in the taskbar and select it)....
WhatsApp To Share Users’ Personal Info
13th January 2021
In a change to WhatsApp’s privacy policy from next month, users outside of Europe will have to agree to share their personal information with WhatsApp’s owner Facebook or leave the app. Outside Europe From February...
Trump Banned on Social Media
13th January 2021
Last week, following the storming of Washington DC’s Capitol building, US President Donald Trump’s ban from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have led to some questions about the legal status and regulation of social media companies....
Featured Article – Rules & Regs: Social Media
13th January 2021
In this article, we look at the rules, policies and guidance around what types of content is – and isn’t – allowed on social media websites. Social Media Platforms Social media platforms reflect many different...
Brexit – Temporary Data Adequacy Granted to the UK
13th January 2021
Worries about the disruption of the flow of data and the effect of this on trade between the UK and EU countries with Brexit have been addressed by the granting of controversial, short-term data adequacy...