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A customer informed me yesterday that Microsoft has done what they said they wouldn’t do, and that is to allow Windows 10 users to have another year on the Extended Security Update program (ESU). It seems they decided to do this with no fanfare whatsoever, and somehow it passed me by, probably because I am…

If you are running Windows 11, Linux or are already enrolled on the Extended Security Updates program (ESU), then you don’t need to bother reading this. This is only relevant to those of you still actively running a Windows 10 computer that hasn’t been enrolled into Microsoft’s Extended Security Update program (ESU). If in doubt,…

Microsoft, after saying that under no circumstances would they move the Windows 10 goalposts, have decided to do just that. Perhaps it should come as no surprise given the pressure from the huge number of Windows 10 users out there. OK so what has changed? As well as the option to pay $30 to continue…

There are two rather specific things that have kept me busy of late, so I thought it was time to write two simple rules down that you might want to bear in mind. They could save you a lot of hassle. Simple Rules • Don’t click on links in emails! • Real businesses do NOT…

Bitdefender – Again! Sorry for any confusion this might cause, but it seems that Bitdefender has had a change of heart regarding a free antivirus product. They haven’t quite got around to announcing it yet but I thought I’d let you know in case some of you were still wondering what to do. Whilst they…

This newsletter is about Microsoft’s new Windows 11 (released in 2021) and its impact. There are some important things that are worth pointing out first, and probably only one or two of them will affect you, but as long as you can pick them out this will hopefully be worthwhile. If you can’t, or if…

Sorry to bother you twice in one month – normally twice in one year is a lot for me – but something has come up that might be bothering a few of you, that I need to address. BitDefender, the antivirus that I have wholeheartedly recommended for the last 5 years or so, is pulling…

There are 2 reasons for this email, the first is to tell you that I have stopped advertising in the local newspapers. I stopped for a while during the lockdowns and didn’t notice much of a difference to my workload, so I decided to save some money, but I have since come across one or…

As some of you are already aware, I have recently started doing home visits again and I wanted to let you all know this, in case you have been saving up your computer problems. I also wanted to let you know that when I do make a home visit, I arrive wearing a face-covering, with…

This newsletter is particularly aimed at those of you running Windows 7 on your PC’s, though sooner or later those of you running Windows 8 will find themselves in the same boat, so it’s probably worth thinking about it sooner than later, not least because like most people I know, I think getting off of…