Throwing out your old computer? Deleted all your personal information? Are you sure? – asks Peter Clarke from PC PAL The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office purchased devices from auction sites such as eBay and computer fairs and out of the 200 hard drives collected 11% contained personal information. The watchdog also stated that at least 2…
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Is your child safe online? Take control! – advises Peter Clarke from PC PAL There are some worrying statistics regarding children’s use of computers: 1 in 3 children have been victims of cyber bullying 80% of children report that they access the internet alone Over 22% of children have internet access in their bedrooms (Child…
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Are you in danger of losing your memories? Think backup! advises Peter Clarke from PC PAL When asked what people most fear when their computer dies the answer is usually losing their photos. With the digital age well and truly upon us most photos are only kept in one place; the computer. So how…
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Computer too slow? Time to throw it out? STOP! – advises Peter Clarke from PC PAL Often customers assume that a slow computer means the end of the road for it and an expensive replacement is needed. This is not necessarily the case as there are a number of inexpensive techniques that can be used to…
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Improve your computer security with strong passwords advises Peter Clarke from PC PAL The stronger your password, the better the security against intrusion by hackers and thieves, who could use your information to access your bank account or open new credit card accounts – and you wouldn’t know until it was too late. A…
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Beware of ‘Computer Support’ cold calls warns Peter Clarke of PC PAL I have made visits to several customers lately who tell similar stories. They have received telephone calls out of the blue from ‘engineers’ purporting to be from Microsoft or their ISP (Internet Service Provider) e.g. BT or TalkTalk. They were told that the…
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Throwing out your old computer? Deleted all your personal information? Are you sure?
