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Have a look at these excellent bargain Win10 devices – laptop, tablet and phone Win10 devices – Laptop – Fusion5 Windows 10 10.6-inch full HD laptop computer lapbook January 2018: The light, slim Fusion5 T50 lapbook laptop comes in two versions, both Windows 10 devices – 10.6-inch (£150) and 14.1-inch (£215) models that provide a…
Intel vs AMD processors – 8th generation Intel Core Coffee Lake vs AMD Ryzen processors (CPUs) Intel vs AMD – The AMD Ryzen CPU ranges 2017 saw the usual Intel vs AMD situation reverse. AMD recaptured the lead from Intel in the high-end desktop-PC processor market with its Ryzen range of CPUs that employ the…
When credit card payment protection fails the purchaser due to a payment processing loophole The following information on how credit-card payment protection can fail due to a loophole is unknown to many purchasers, including myself until I came across a feature on the BBC programme Rip Off Britain. Ignorance that could cost purchasers of goods…
Consumer protection provided by the UK Consumer Rights Act and the Sale of Goods Act Different countries or states within countries, such as the USA, will be bound by their own legislation. The UK Consumer Rights Act and Sale of Goods Act protect the purchase of goods and services and recent EU legislation that is…
Invasion of privacy: Outrageous UK Snoopers Charter is now law Snoopers Charter just requires Royal Assent to become law New UK surveillance and hacking powers, dubbed the Snoopers Charter (official name: the Investigatory Powers Act), gives 48 government departments access to everyone’s private web-browsing histories. This is the most intrusive invasion of privacy in the…
Equifax hacked – The implications of the massive hacking of the Equifax credit reference agency Of the big three credit reference agencies in the UK and USA There are three major credit reference agencies serving the UK – Callcredit, Equifax and Experian. The big three in the US are: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Equifax, which…
Facebook cookies are not enabled in your browser – prevents login The facebook cookie message that seems to prevent a Facebook login but really does not If you log in to Facebook by entering your email address or phone number and password, the message in the image above might come up that merely only appears…
Insights into the 2017 A Level exams results – Debunking the equality illusion created by liberal gender politics The following images tell the true story about the A Level exams and what has been going on with the UK’s school education system that reaches right up into its universities, many of which used to be…
Why you should never use short passwords with 8 characters or less Short passwords of 8 characters or less consisting of every possible type of keyboard character are easily cracked by modern computer setups that have been built for that specific purpose. The strongest short passwords that have 8 characters or less have a finite…
Google joke that gets uncomfortably close to the bone Hello! Is this Gordon’s Pizza? No sir, it’s Google’s Pizza. Did I dial the wrong number? No sir, Google bought the pizza store. Oh, alright – then I’d like to place an order please. Okay sir, do you want the usual? The usual? You know what…
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