PC Support Christchurch

Petition: Stop Dropping Speed Limits A petition for people who actually have places to be and stuff to do. Outside schools is one thing, but a noisy minority are getting in the way everywhere.

London computer scammers get caught :)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/06/london-police-arrest-four-in-windows-support-scam-bust/

arstechnica.com

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/visual-subst-create-virtual-drives-folders

Visual Subst: Create Virtual Drives for your Folders & Cloud Storage Visual Subst lets you create Virtual Drives for Folders, Map drives like Google Drive & associate Directories with Virtual Drives easily in Windows 10.

Two-Factor authentication Howto

How to Set Up Authy for Two-Factor Authentication (and Sync Your Codes Between Devices) Strong passwords are not enough anymore: we recommend using two-factor authentication whenever possible. Ideally, that means using an app that generates authentication codes on your phone or a physical hardware token. We prefer Authy when it comes to authentication apps—it’s compatible with all site...

Technology flashback

Inside Walt Mossberg’s gadget museum There’s nothing quite like Walt talking about gadgets and what they mean, and we tried to pick a few that defined their moments.

Ransomware cyber-attack underway.

This is a scattershot attack and not targeted at anyone in particulate. Ensure you Windows updates are installed and you should be fine. This spreads via email so don't open an email from people you don't know.

If you're running Windows XP, GRAB YOUR ANKLES AND BRACE FOR IMPACT!

Massive ransomware cyber-attack hits 74 countries around the world More than 45,000 attacks recorded in countries including the UK, Russia, India and China may have originated with theft of ‘cyber weapons’ from the NSA

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/

Massive vulnerability in Windows Defender leaves most Windows PCs vulnerable PCs can be compromised when Defender scans an e-mail or IM; patch has been issued.

LOL!

Star Wars' Millennium Falcon mapped out to perfection by cyclist Now that's commitment.

Winter is ... errr, I mean Apple is coming!

Apple sends out press invites for June 5 WWDC keynote Mark your calendars and set your clocks because new Apple stuff is coming.