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CCleaner privacy – the issue of anonymized data collection and alternative crapware cleaners In July 2017, Avast the internet security company, acquired Piriform, the UK developer of the most widely used crapware cleaner, CCleaner. The acquisition brought the fear from the tech community that Avast would use CCleaner to collect data from its 130 million…
Upgrade your old computer with a motherboard, processor, CPU cooler, RAM memory bundle Problem PC upgrade or buy a new computer. – I’ve been having problems with my desktop computer and I think it’s a hardware issue. It’s pretty old. I reinstalled Windows 10 but it keeps crashing and jamming. I think I might buy…
Tale of a desktop PC’s dead hard disk drive and how to replace one with a cheaper laptop hard drive Owner whose PC has a dead hard disk drive: When I switch my desktop PC on a message appears that says that there is no operating system. I can hear the CPU making a noise.…
Fraudbusters – How victims of large online scams can get their money back if the banks refuse compensation When the customers of banks and other financial sites have been conned into providing login information and access codes supplied by a machine in their possession or via a phone and suffer financial loss, they can be…
RAM problem – Windows 7 fails to recognize memory in two DIMM memory slots that a Crucial scan identifies – later also fails to use 3.5GB that the BIOS recognises It all started when one of my desktop PCs wouldn’t boot past its startup logo screen, which displayed vertical lines through the image. Strangely, it…
New UK data-protection law requires online users’ permission to track them and collect their private information EU/UK “General Data Protection Regulation” (GDPR) data-protection law The UK is still officially in the EU, therefore the new EU “General Data Protection Regulation” (GDPR) data-protection law becomes official across the EU on Friday, May 25, 2018. The new…
AMD Ryzen 2 (5 and 7) processors and Ryzen CPUs with built-in Radeon Vega graphics – the best PC gaming and workstation solutions In January 2018, AMD announced the imminent arrival of the second generation of its Intel-beating Ryzen processors called Ryzen 2. Without a doubt, AMD has made a remarkable transition from trailing Intel…
Win10 troubleshooting is not working because its Shut Down option does not shut the computer down fully Automatic Win10 troubleshooting does not take place on its own to fix problems unless Windows 10 is shut down fully. Unfortunately, Win10 has a feature that it enables by default during its setup – Fast Startup – that…
Explaining the smishing (SMS phishing), vishing and SIM card swap and theft scams Being knowledgeable about security on the Internet is paramount for your financial health. If you become a victim of the following social-engineering frauds by cyber criminals – smishing, vishing and SIM-card swap scams – they can result in large financial losses. Social-engineering…
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…
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