Linux is also an Operating System aka OS, which if fancy tech speak for the program that hosts and runs other programs. Linux however is a bit special, as there are very few if any computers that can be bought with it pre-installed. What is also unique about Linux is that there are litterally hundreds of different versions of it,… Read more →
Retro computing is a hobby that has been around since the 80’s, when the first mass market computers created, began to become obsolete. As these computers began to fall from grace, we as humans of course kicked up our collector gene and started hoarding the machines as they were phased out. This hobby has seen continued growth over the past… Read more →
The question of how long computers live is a hard one to answer, both because it is an ever evolving field, but also because the lifespan of a computer changes depending on your needs. This can be summed up into two categories, how long a computer can physically survive and how long the computer is actually useful for. At the… Read more →
Smartphones are one of those devices we just assume is safe and works, but there are a lot of hidden risks to owning a smartphone. Phones today are at the brink of being almost as powerful as a modern day computer and combined with them containing tonnes of our private information, there are several reasons why they are juicy targets… Read more →
The Apple Mac has had a long history in computers, dating back to the mid 80’s, not all of it good, but definitely an adventure. These days Mac’s are highly regarded by graphic designers, developers and quite a bit of private people for their simplicity and ease of use. Mac also used to be known as MacOS, the OS part… Read more →
Microsoft’s Windows 10 is the latest (and maybe last) in a long line of Windows systems, it is what is referred to as an OS aka Operating System, which is fancy tech speak for the program that makes your computer show all the things on the screen. It is quite a bit more complex than that, as it also carries… Read more →
Social media is one of the trickiest places to stay safe, it is also why the number one place criminals use these days, to trick you out of your personal and financial information. This is why it is also one of the places where knowing how to stay safe, will have one of the biggest impacts. One of the greatest… Read more →
You have most likely heard of the internet, you may even in a brief moment have wondered what it actually is, but you most likely don’t really know what it actually is or how it works. The internet is a great many things, a lot more things than you may even be able to imagine, it is also very few… Read more →
In the previous articles we have been talking a lot about examples of how you can stay safe and be a security feature yourself. Today however we will be talking a bit more in depth on some of the actual real world issues to look out for. The most common one of these is the mistaken identity, a lot of… Read more →
Sadly the answer to this one is usually that they are not good for a whole lot. Many antivirus companies have been caught time and time again, brokering backroom deals with malicious players, to let through their information stealing software, for a fee. This doesn’t mean that all antivirus software is inherently bad though, it may just mean that the… Read more →