Category: Featured
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Recycling with trust
Safely wipe your old PC before recycling On 14 October, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10, leaving old computers vulnerable to new security threats. To stay protected you should upgrade to Windows 11 but that doesn’t work on older hardware leaving some people needing a new PC. If that’s you, what should you do with…
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Copilot: Microsoft & the AI war
I’m old enough to remember the browser wars of the 1990s, when Microsoft and Netscape clashed for dominance with Internet Explorer and Navigator. Microsoft ultimately triumphed, largely by bundling IE for free with every Windows PC. Fast forward to 2024 and AI is the new battlefront. Will history repeat itself with Microsoft’s AI assistant, Copilot?…
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Tips for sustainable technology
The issue of environmental protection has become increasingly important. In all areas of our life, we are looking for ways to support sustainability so here are some simple steps you can take to use your technology to help make the world more sustainable. Save energy Use your device’s power and battery efficiency settings to cut…
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Windows 11 Upgrade
Having been nagged by my PC for almost a year, I’ve finally updated to Windows 11. The update was simple: I clicked the Download and Install button and then followed the on-screen instructions. If you don’t get that prompt, go to Settings then Update & Security and you may see a Windows 11 update option.…
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Tech Tips
Every few months, I write my Tech Tips for my local community newsletter, the Badger Farm & Oliver’s Battery Community News. I also share these articles here on my website so that people from a wider area can also benefit from them. If you have any suggestions for topics you would like me to write…
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Moving on from Bitdefender: Avira, AVG or Avast?
I’ve recommended Bitdefender Free Anti-Virus countless times. It consistently received the highest scores in AV-Comparatives’ Real-World Protection Tests. Better yet, it just sat in the background doing its job: no needless popups, no scare tactics to ‘persuade’ you to upgrade. But last December it was withdrawn so I switched to Bitdefender’s paid Total Security. While I’ve been…