Zoom-bombing. It's a thing. Just when you thought it was safe to video-conference with your boss - and BANG - inappropriate content of the pornographic/racis...

The death of Windows 7 may be mourned by some and met with relief by others, but the 'flat earthers' who believe it can be safely used after the sell-by-date...

As an IT professional, banging on about security is bread and butter. Sometimes keeping up with trends in security and giving good, up-to-date advice is hard...

The mode 'du jour' is dark mode. Everything has a dark mode it seems and if you like it, it can be switched on everywhere (almost) Here's a handy guide https...

Those of a certain age will remember their trip to the local 'flicks' to see "Superman - the movie" in 1978. The idea of storing information in crystals, in ...

Photoshop is a very powerful image manipulation software which has now become a verb. 'Photoshopping' an image can achieve magnificent alternate realities, a...

The truth about the so called 'Dark Web' is difficult to deduce. It is much more complicated than the tabloid press would have you believe, and much more int...

You have to wonder what kind of cheese Elon Musk eats before he goes to bed. I mean, inserting micro threads into people's brains to read their thoughts and ...

The FBI and, no doubt, many other agencies we do not know about, are routinely accessing the driver's licence photographs of individuals in America to aid in...

"It's amazing for me to have made one of the greatest mistakes of all time" is the latest quote from Bill Gates. No, he didn't go on holiday and leave the ga...

If you've been following my blog (and who isn't?) you'll know I have great admiration for the Lizard King himself - Elon Musk. (apologies for the 80's Sci-fi...

Remember when the world only had to worry about fascist dictators and world war? When the only thing on people's minds was the rise of a militaristic nation ...

Google is warning Chrome users to update their browsers immediately due to a security bug that could let hackers hijack your computer. The tech firm was forc...

Technology will always be used for things other than it was originally intended. This is how mankind has developed the incredibly complex technological world...

To tape up, or not to tape up - that is the question. I'm often asked about this so here are some facts. There is, of course, more info in the article I've l...

OK, so its a bit after New Year. Don't judge me. I'm busy. But you do need to read this stuff. I bang on about this all the time, so here is someone else to...

Macs are clever - or so we are led to believe. They do everything well with no fuss. Well.... maybe. In the case of cooling, especially in the Mac Mini, they...

One year to go folks. If you are still on Windows 7 there is a decision to be made quite soon. Don't leave it till the final moments, because help will be ha...

If you want an Apple product, there is a dizzying array of choice. Forgetting the tablets, which are a huge confusion on their own, the range of options and ...

I wouldn't ever share stories of what I've come across in my 20 years of repairing PCs - it wouldn't be ethical. However, when a story like this appears on a...