Tech Tip – Quick Access To Emojis
If you’d like a really fast way to find and use particular emojis on a Windows PC, here’s how: – For example, in Microsoft Word, Press the Windows key + the full stop symbol on the keyboard. – Keep typing the word that describes the emoji you’re looking for, (e.g. laughter) and the automatically loaded […]
Featured Article : AI Fears Prompt Hollywood Actors To Strike
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the US actors’ union with 160,000 members has gone on strike mainly over fears that AI will reduce earnings and damage their profession. New Agreement Needed One of the Union’s main roles is negotiating terms between actors and the studios, and the last agreement […]
Sustainability-in-Tech : Sustainable Seafood … Cultivated Codswallop?
According to German-startup ‘Bluu Seafood’, its range of cultivated seafood is a way to protect oceans and animals as well as ensuring a high-quality, sustainable supply of nutritious food. What Is ‘Cultivated Seafood’ ? Cultivated seafood, also known as cultured seafood or lab-grown seafood, refers to seafood products that are produced using cellular agriculture techniques […]
Tech Insight : What Are ‘Zero-Day’ Attacks?
In this tech insight, we look at what ‘zero-day’ attacks are, then look at some recent high-profile examples and ultimately at what businesses can do to protect themselves from zero-day attacks. Sophisticated Attacks That Highlight Vulnerabilities In the ever-evolving landscape of digital threats and cyber warfare, one term often sends chills down the spines of […]
Tech News : Apple Photo Stream Shutdown Warning
Those with photos and videos stored on Apple’s Photo Stream may wish to back them up elsewhere or lose them when Apple retire Photo Stream on 26 July. What Is Photo Stream? Apple’s Photo Stream was a feature introduced in 2011 as part of their iCloud service, which allowed users to sync and share photos […]
Tech News : 1.5 Million Seat NHS IT Support Deal
Microsoft and NHS England have announced the signing of new five-year contract whereby Microsoft (via a major reseller) will roll out the Microsoft 365 cloud-based online productivity suite to 1.5 million NHS staff. Trusted Relationship Continues Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the NHS, Microsoft says the partnership, through a contract awarded to the reseller, […]
Tech-Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in History …
July 1968 … The Start of ‘More Noise’. On 18th July 1968, Intel was incorporated. These days, you’ll know them as the wildly successful manufacturer of microchips and indeed the processor that you’re using right now in whichever device you’re holding may well have “Intel Inside”. One of their big-breaks came when they correctly predicted […]
Security-Stop-Press : Most Consumers Will Ditch Brands Hit By Ransomware
Research from Object First has revealed that 75 per cent of consumers would ditch a company known to hit by a ransomware attack in favour of a safer competitor. The research results emphasise how seriously today’s consumers take their data protection. The message to businesses is to prioritise cyber security and data protection measures such […]
Tech Tip – 6 Ways To Speed Up Your Phone Charging
If you would like to save time and speed up your phone charging, here are six easy ways you can do this: 1. Switch To Airplane Mode Switching on Airplane mode stops the cellular, Bluetooth, radio, and Wi-Fi features which all drain the battery, and in Airplane mode your phone loses less power. Turning on […]
Featured Article : Millions Sign Up To Meta’s ‘Threads’ Twitter Competitor
Following the release of Meta’s alternative platform to Twitter called ‘Threads’, Meta’s head, Mark Zuckerberg, reports 100 million signups to the new platform in its first five days. What Is Threads? The Threads app, launched by Meta on 6 June, is a “text-based conversation app” that is a direct competitor to Twitter – it looks remarkably similar […]