Phone Rings – Pause – Can You Hear Me? The “can you hear me” scam is currently sweeping the UK. Here’s how this scam works. Your phone rings (home or mobile). You answer it and there is a pause. Then you hear the voice saying “can you hear me”?, and …
What Difference Has GDPR Made?
Writing this article 4 months after the introduction of GDPR data protection laws were introduced, we look at the difference it has made. On the 25th May 2018, the EU brought in GDPR. The biggest shake-up in data protection laws for decades. Less Junk Email Is Noticeable You may not …
Lenovo Brightness Reversed – Fix Slider Back to Front
Here is how to fix a bug in which the brightness slider controller operates in the opposite direction. Change screen brightness to 50% Uninstall graphics drivers from Device Manager Install all Chipset drivers for your model Install Power Management (applies to Lenovo only) Update graphics drivers from Device Manager Set …
How to Clear Space On HP Stream or any 32GB Laptop
These are the methods to free up space on HP Stream 32GB Notebook. (or any similar laptop with 32GB storage drive). Run Disk Cleanup Advanced (instructions included here). Clear Your Downloads Folder Run Treesize Delete Hiberfil.sys If All Of These Fail – Format Failing that – bin 1. Run …
How to remove printer stuck on “Removing Device”
How to force delete a printer (to reinstall) Clear Print Queue Stop Spooler Delete from Device Manager Remove (and reinstall) Solved: You want to remove your printer either via the Windows 10 Settings or the old fashioned way, through Control Panel. But you cannot remove printer. The printer won’t delete. …
Why I decided to put adverts on the website
For the first time in almost 20 years, I have decided to add banner adverts to this web site. In this article I’ll briefly explain why. Monetisation The industry term is “monetisation” (or monetization in American spelling). To monetise (or monetize) a website simply means that the website will generate …
Support: How To Check Temperature Of Computer
How to check if my computer is overheating. Particularly during summertime, it’s important that the components within your computer do not exceed certain temperatures. This blog support post applies to both desktop PC’s and laptops. Thermal Control Modern computers will simply cut out if they exceed their maximum temperatures. They …
Quick Help – Fill & Sign PDF File In Adobe Reader
Another Quick Help video for the archive which explains how to complete and sign a PDF document in Adobe Reader. Documents such as application forms and contract renewals often arrive via email and you are required to fill them in and sign before returning. Here are the instructions on a …
Quick Tip – Remove Focused & Other From Outlook
If you use Outlook email, your inbox will have updated by now to the latest generation of the UI. One of the new features is the hugely unpopular Focused & Other feature. The inbox splits itself in two and attempts to filter actual emails from people against automated emails such …
Tip To Save Mobile Data
Cut Down On Excess Mobile Data Charges Most mobile phone contracts allow you to use a certain amount of mobile data. If you exceed the allowance, you can expect quite an increase in your bill. Options There is the option to switch off mobile data on your device and only …