Tech Tip – Space and Speed
11th September 2020
On your PC, if you would like to be able to monitor how much space your apps are taking up and keep your machine running quickly by getting rid of the ones you do not...
Featured Article – Making Your Router Secure
3rd September 2020
With your router in charge of all incoming and outgoing Internet traffic and controlling the Wi-Fi network for your devices, it makes sense to make it as secure as possible. Routers Your router is the...
Elon Musk Demonstrates ‘Neuralink’ Using Live Pigs
3rd September 2020
Tesla-founder and SpaceX boss Elon Musk gave an update on the progress of his Neuralink project using live pigs with the device implanted. What Is Neuralink? The Neuralink idea is to create an implantable device...
Delivery Drones Get Go Ahead
3rd September 2020
Amazon’s Prime Air drone parcel delivery service has been approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test autonomous delivery drones. Prime Air Amazon Prime Air completed its first fully autonomous drone delivery as...
Zoom Zooms Thanks to COVID
3rd September 2020
Zoom Video Communications Inc has raised its annual revenue forecast by more than 30 per cent as it converts many of its vast free user base to paid subscriptions. Pandemic Growth Zoom’s video conferencing platform...
Tech Tip – Turn Your Phone/iPad Into A HD Webcam
3rd September 2020
Whilst availability of peripheral-hardware for remote-working may be less of an issue now that it was a just a couple of short months ago (when COVID-19 took off and caused a shortage of equipment) remember...
Featured Article – What Are UVC Wands and Do They Work?
27th August 2020
In the fight against COVID-19 (and as made famous by U.S. President Trump’s comments about UV light) UVC wands may kill viruses and pathogens, but are they really a safe or effective tool in the...
Lockdown Love Scams
27th August 2020
Details emerged this week of a scam whereby a man claiming to be on a top-secret military mission contacted a lady on a dating site and encouraged her to switch to an encrypted message service...
Can Wearable Devices Spot Early Symptoms of COVID?
27th August 2020
As wearable devices such as fitness wristbands and watches track signs such as body temperature, could they be used to help detect the early signs of COVID-19 infection and thereby help public health responses? Testing...
Record Broadband Compensation Pay-Outs
27th August 2020
Ofcom’s annual report shows that a record-breaking £20.7m in compensation was paid to broadband customers under the new automatic compensation scheme in the last six months of 2019. The Automatic Compensation Scheme Back in November...