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What data encryption is and what you need to know about it Data encryption is a system designed to encode (scramble) a transfer of data or a web connection so that if it is intercepted it cannot be read or viewed by anyone who doesn’t have the decryption key that unscrambles it back into its…
Sonos problem – Prevent people given Wi-Fi access in a restaurant from changing the Sonos playlist Sonos problem Are you able to set us up another Wi-Fi login password for our Sonos player to use? Idiots are coming into the restaurant and changing the music we have put on, so I need to put a…
A serious SSD encryption issue in Windows 10 when using Bitlocker encryption software Many brand-name desktop and laptop PCs come with a single SSD drive or a boot SSD drive plus a standard hard disk drive with a much higher capacity for storage. A serious issues with regard to the hardware-based encryption that SSDs use…
Motherboard problem: Can I replace the motherboard of my PC without having to reinstall Windows 7? Motherboard and Windows problem My computer running Windows XP Professional SP3 is using an elderly AMD Athlon X2 4600+ dual-core processor and Socket 939 motherboard, so I am looking to replace the motherboard, processor and RAM and upgrade to…
UPS – The solution to power outages crashing desktop PCs and internet connections – Use an Uninterruptible Power Supply unit Laptop computers working from the mains electricity supply have a built-in solution to sudden short power outages – their battery, which kicks in as soon as a power outage occurs without losing any unsaved work.…
If the Opera VPN is enabled, Google displays Russian-language content in Google ads on websites and on Google’s YouTube The Opera web browser provides a connection to a free VPN (Virtual Private Network). The image above shows the home page of Google’s YouTube site displaying Russian-language content. You can see Opera’s VPN icon in white…
Microsoft processor support – Only Windows 10 given support on the latest AMD and Intel Processors (CPUs) – but fixes are available – plus how to disable Win10 data-gathering (telemetry) Microsoft processor support for the latest AMD and Intel processors. – The language from Microsoft on its support for the latest AMD and Intel processors…
Power supply problems – Essential information on the power supply unit (PSU) of a computer The power supply unit (PSU) of a computer is its most vital component The power supply unit (PSU) of a computer is its most vital component. All too often, it is the most neglected component. As with RAM memory, if…
No HDMI sound output on a Windows 7 PC using a Nvidia GeForce graphics card and BenQ monitor I have a workstation PC running Windows 7, a new BenQ GW 2270 monitor with built-in speakers actively using an HDMI connection from an Nvidia GeForce GT 710 graphics card. An HDMI-to-HDMI connection carries video and sound…
How to get Win10 free and use it free any time after the July 29 2016 deadline for the free offer The deadline to obtain Win10 free – the Home or Pro edition – was July 29, 2016. Windows Update upgrades Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 when the computer owners give it permission by…
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