Yearly archive for 2016

What to consider when building your own secure data store The amount of data on both personal and business computers has ballooned over the past few years, creating new challenges for data storage and security. A hard drive failure can mean the loss of terabytes of data

Apple taking steps to deal with calendar spam issue Over recent weeks, Apple business and home users have seen their calendars flooded with spam event invitations offering cheap products, often for clothing, boots, sunglasses or other “luxuries”. This was due to a weakness in Apple’s software, exploited

How to deal with the growing threat of ransomware Although ransomware is not particularly new, there does seem to be a huge surge in computers and networks being targeted by ransomware attacks. Some researchers have reported a 3,500% increase in the criminal use of such scams affecting

New Azure sizes as Microsoft ramps up the marketing Microsoft adverts are everywhere at the moment, promoting Surface devices as a seasonal purchase for power and creative users. And the company is also heavily promoting its Azure cloud services, with the suggestion that Microsoft’s cloud is better

New Touch Bar MacBook Pro outsells all other notebooks They say innovation is dead when it comes to PCs and notebooks. All most of us get is a slightly faster processor every couple of years during the office upgrade, and not enough graphical grunt to play the

New Windows 10 threat revealed by Google While the technology giants are at each other’s throats when it comes to selling hardware and services, the companies have a common enemy in security threats. So, quite often, one company will discover an issue in another’s software. Late in

Apple and Microsoft unveil hot new hardware The seasonal autumn hardware refresh is upon us, with technology companies showing off their new PCs as if they were catwalk models. If your office is ready for an update this Autumn, Apple and Microsoft have just the products to

The pros and cons of Microsoft Azure Microsoft Azure launched as Windows Azure in 2010 before going on to be re-christened Microsoft Azure in March, 2014. It is a cloud computing platform designed to help in building, deploying and running applications and services, aided by Microsoft accommodated

How to support a mobile workforce It is well known that the best way to engage an employee is to allow more control over where and when they work. This change in employer mentality has resulted in a vast increase in full-time employees working from home. So

Get the free upgrade to MacOS Sierra Apple has ditched the “X” from its desktop operating system, but otherwise it is business as usual as the company brings its iOS mobile features to its line up of computers. The new MacOS Sierra will install and run on