The passing of the author Ursula Le Guin, aged 88, is a great sadness. “Truth, is a matter of the imagination” – Genly Ai Her stories, novels and other writings were always thoughtful, well constructed, elegantly written and much loved by her many readers. Peter, our Editor in Chief recalls: “On my 1996 visit to […]
There’s so much information and mis-information about the Spectre and Meltdown chip problems, we’ve decided to have a look at what Windows and Mac users need to do about Spectre/Meltdown, what not to worry about, plus some trivia and nerdy details. A quick What to Do that quickly tells you how to update your computer, […]
Microsoft has released a preview of their Whiteboard app for Windows 10 which includes collaboration options if you’ve got an Office 365 account. Here’s how you can try it, with help on some features. You can use the Whiteboard on your own or with a group online (combined with audio/video conferencing). To use the collaboration […]
Kaspersky has blamed a National Security Agency (NSA) contractor using pirated Office software for the leak of classified documents to their Moscow servers. The US government had banned Kaspersky security software after classified files were uploaded to the Russian company. It’s alleged those documents where passed to the Kremlin. Kaspersky’s version Now Kaspersky has responded […]
With all the gushing over the $1,000 iPhone, it was nice to see a different perspective recommending the cheapest iPhone instead. Ben Gilbert at The Independent points out that the iPhone SE was made $50 cheaper with the release of the iPhone X. From Apple direct, the iPhone SE 32GB model is now US$350 and […]
