Are you getting what you’re paying for?

When you sign up to a broadband deal you’ll find suppliers will be trying to entice you with promises of ‘super-fast’ download speeds, but how accurate are these numbers they’re spouting? Firstly, take notice of the words immediately before the numbers – are they...

My heart bleeds for you

Everyone is crying about the Heartbleed bug that has caused security problems for sites that use a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to keep log in and credit card details secure.  It’s not a virus or even a direct result of hacking, but simply a hole in the code that leaves...

Ex-rated

Microsoft has made XP an ex-Operating System.  As of 8th April they won’t be fixing any problems so your operating system is wide open.  What does that mean to you? If you’re still using XP you won’t get any more updates to fix security issues.  That means that if...

Have you been breaking the law?

If you’ve ever bought a CD and then transferred it to iTunes so you can listen to it on your MP3 player or SmartPhone, the answer is ‘yes’. It may seem ridiculous that you’ve paid good money for music or an CD of an electronic book, only to find that you can only...