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About the Meltdown/Spectre Intel & AMD processor flaws that give rise to security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cyber criminals and hackers According to their manufacturers, hardware flaws in Intel and AMD processors render them vulnerable to the critical Meltdown/Spectre security vulnerabilities discovered in January 2018, which can be exploited by hackers and cyber…
Switch to free Linux Mint to enjoy a fast, secure operating system that has all of the free software that most users need A Linux distro that works out of the box During my investigations into computer problems, I came across reviews recommending the Linux Mint operating system (Wikipedia page) as a Linux distro that…
Opera, a fast, secure, easy-to-use web browser that provides a free VPN and ad blocker “Try the Opera browser – now with a built-in ad blocker, battery saver and free VPN” Opera download – http://www.opera.com Free anything on the web usually means using captured web-browsing data for marketing purposes. At present, the free Virtual Private…
A list of the most useful free WordPress plugins that pcbuyerbeware.co.uk uses A few words about WordPress, the best Content Management System (CMS) WordPress is the best and most supported Content-Management System (CMS) currently available. To create a WordPress powered website, you find a website host that provides the WordPress software, buy a website domain,…
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…
How to find out what makes Windows crash or freeze – STOP error messages, etc. Of the many causes responsible for making Windows crash or freeze There are so many causes responsible for making Windows crash or freeze on a regular basis that it is not possible to provide a single solution. Moreover, those causes…
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…
Resize C: drive into unallocated space with an E: or F: drive between the C: drive and the free space Problem: Resize C: drive The partitioning of space on my PC’s hard disk drive is as follows: Recovery Partition 18.5GB that contains the system recovery data – Acer [C:] 170GB NTFS – Data [F:] 21GB…
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