I don’t do many “How to’s” on my blog, I should do more. The reason for this one is an annoying and irritating search toolbar called “Delta Search”, you may have it installed on Google Chrome, Internet Explorer of Firefox. But one thing is for sure, if you have it installed, it’ll cause problems. Over...
Author: Joe Henstridge
Microsoft Security Essentials – Upgrade Today!
Ok, so I’ve been guilty in the past of advising users to use Microsoft Security Essentials as a viable alternative to other free antivirus solutions. That was of course when it first came on the scene and was rated highly alongside other free security suites. Now, however, it’s come to light through various sources, namely...
Set an Image in iPhoto as Your Desktop
I’ve decided to do a super quick post on this, as I’ve had a couple of clients ask me how to do this recently. Now apart from the obvious way of changing your desktop image through the System Preferences pane in OSX – you can actually do it direct from iPhoto, an option which they...
#somethingsillyinjune 2013
Well, it’s getting close to June, and for me, and 13 others, that means we’re about to embark on our second “SSIJ” challenge, www.ssij.co.uk Last year we ran the South Downs Way in 3 days, that’s over 100 miles. This year however, we’ve decided to double up and do 205 miles of the Pennine Bridleway,...
Bogus Microsoft Calls
Now, this is an archived post from my old blog, but the all the content is relevant as unfortunately it’s still happening, please read on. Over the past few months/years I’ve spoken to a number of clients and indeed friends and family members who have had a phone call from companies posing either directly as...
LinkedIn Spam Emails
Hello again!! I thought I’d put together a quick blog post as over the past week or so I’ve had 2 of these false LinkedIn invitations come through into my email inbox. Now, on both occasions, my anti-spam program has flagged them as ***SPAM*** I felt that the way they looked was, and were formatted...
Strava Thefts – How to Protect Yourself
There’s been a lot in the news recently about “Strava Thefts” and various articles have been published that talk about the relation to how thieves are using Strava, Garmin Connect, and a lot of other fitness tracking apps for that matter, to track where people live and therefore target them and steal bikes. It’s nothing...
Add a Start Button to Windows 8
Seeing as most of the Windows 8 installations I’ve done recently have followed a very similar path, in that the user has asked “Where’s the start button??”. I thought I would put together a quick YouTube tutorial on how to install your own Start button with just a few simple steps. I’m using a program...
Operating System Updates – Windows
I thought I’d do a quick post on updating your operating system, Windows only I’m afraid, I’ll be posting a Mac and Linux one in the next few days. Whether you’ve got a desktop, laptop or netbook – this guide will apply for all. Windows Update – To keep things running smooth on your computer...
Pink Facebook Scam
Quick post here about staying secure on Facebook and not allowing rogue applications to post on your wall. Have a read of this, and watch the video to see how to remove the rogue applications from your Facebook profile. Sophos – Pink Facebook Scam – How to Remove!