February has come and gone, and with it a new round of Microsoft patch updates. The serially buggy Windows 10 has a rather love/hate relationship with IT managers – especially IT ecosystems with Windows 10 which was missed whilst legacy Win7 and 8.1 was patched up with a weird unknown patch. (more…)

The intelligence agency GCHQ wants to better understand the threat situation surrounding Chinese technologies – like Huawei – within infrastructure and how they could impact businesses and society. (more…)

A formed Nuneaton and Bedworth District Council officer, in charge of building control services, was fined nearly two thousand pounds by the ICO for accessing confidential local authority recruitment data and emailing it to his partner via a free to use email account. (more…)

Although many websites say they rely upon ad-revenue to provide free content, and some ads can be relevant, as web users we may still feel uneasy about allowing our online behaviour to become tracked, and too many ‘interest-based’ targeted adverts can be annoying and disruptive.  There is an easy way in Windows 10 to disable advertising ID/‘interest based’ adverts.  Here’s how: (more…)

Microsoft has announced the launch of its new “Office” app for Windows 10 which is an update to the former My Office app, will come preinstalled on Windows 10 machines and will provide access to an online version of Office for those who don’t have a subscription for Office 365. (more…)

A millionaire barrister who raised crowdfunding money to fight ride-sharing company Uber in court over a £1.06 VAT receipt has lost attempts to limit his court costs liability and could face a £1 Million legal bill. (more…)

Two government departments and a Kent-based Brexit planning group are reported to have given local councils advice on how to avoid releasing information about the no-deal Brexit plans, prompting UK. Gov and the ICO to intervene. (more…)

Nest Labs, the US manufacturer of smart home products is reported to have been locking some customers out of their accounts over possible password breaches. (more…)

Both Micron and Western Digital’s SanDisk brand have announced at the Mobile World Congress that they are launching the first 1TB microSD cards. (more…)

If you’d like to put a YouTube video on repeat play e.g. because you want to watch or show a work / instructional video, or even listen to your favourite music on a loop while working on your laptop, there are two easy ways to do it.  Here’s how: (more…)