Hard drives are valuable containers of data, so when they fail it can be costly. Therefore, it's essential you know how to monitor your hard drive's health. Now, you don't need to worry, as you don't need a PhD in computer health to analyze the health of a hard drive....
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10 Security Best Practices for Businesses
It’s essential for businesses to protect their data assets from any potential security threat. Here are tips to help your business achieve this. The world of IT security, however, can be an intimidating landscape and many business owners struggle to put a plan of...
KeyRaider Malware Causes Havoc for Apple Devices
Users running Apple’s iOS software may have been exposed to a nasty piece of malware which threatens to steal user data and make unauthorized app purchases. This malicious software has been dubbed ‘KeyRaider’ and has been responsible for uploading sensitive user...
SmartPhone Malware Found on Popular Brands
It’s not just PCs that are at threat of malicious software (malware), smartphones are fast becoming the prime target for malware, but how has this happened? First of all, what exactly is malware? Essentially, it’s a nasty string of code or a program which enters...
Windows 10 Blows Data Caps and Gives Some Consumers Huge Bills
Microsoft's Windows 10 claims to improve the PC experience, but the forced update is causing data caps to blow and creating financial chaos for its users. No one likes to receive a huge bill for their wireless costs, so many consumers are furious that this is...
Lenovo Rootkit Fiasco
It’s irritating to find a fresh PC full of unnecessary preloaded software, but a Lenovo rootkit has been found sneaking software onto PCs after installation. Preloaded software such as this is called ‘bloatware’ as it uses up vital system resources, but provides...
Windows 10 Performance Summary
Windows 10 has been released and promises to improve your PC experience like never before, but how does Windows 10 performance compare against 7 and 8.1? Now, Windows 8.1 certainly scored highly when it came to outperforming Windows 7, but the flat design aesthetics...
Why Do Hard Drives Crash?
When your hard drive crashes you’re at risk of losing a lot of data, so learning why hard drives crash is vital for preventing this and recovery of data. Hard drives, like almost any product containing electrical or mechanical devices, are prone to failure. And...
Windows 10 Upgrade Problems You Should Know About
The Windows 10 upgrade is now available, but it’s proving to have a few downsides. Here are some tips to getting round these Windows 10 upgrade problems. There are a number of particularly annoying side effects of the upgrade that users may not even be aware of....
More Tips When Outlook Won’t Send Email
It’s always frustrating when you’ve got an urgent message to send, but Outlook won’t send email. Here are some basic fixes to common problems sending email. You see, there’s a number of steps and processes you can go through to get that email hightailing its way to...