Here are some basic yet essential tips to protect yourself against ransomware such as Wannacry. I’m sure it won’t be the last piece of ‘ransom’ malware to be released.
Wannacry was a nasty piece of malware that surfaced a few weeks ago, and was covered extensively by the media due to the problems it created for regular windows users. The ransomware had infected over 10 000 organizations and 200 000 individuals over...

With the recent release of the new Apple Mac, there seems to be much discussion of USB type C interfaces, mainly because Apple removed all the USB, HDMI and SD interfaces and left only one USB Type-C port!
WTH? Yep, well OK, if they want to use other devices they will need adaptors and more expense – but that is another story....

Certainly not IT related, but you will use the phonetic alphabet in the IT world  – strange but true.
The Phonetic Alphabet  is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. Ideal for spelling/giving details over the phone...

There has been much written about Windows 10 and how it forces users to upgrade  from Windows 7/8 even if they don’t want to. How do you stop it? Luckily there are a few ways, 2 of which are shown in this post.
If you’re like me, you love Windows 7 (or maybe even 8), and have not intention of upgrading. Too bad Microsoft won’t help you there. The new Windows 10 is forcibly being installed on your system now, and you don’t get an option to decline the operation...