Monthly Archives: July 2008
Word of the Week: FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
FAQs: A page on a website which gives answers to common problems and questions. You can often find an FAQs section if you have a problem with something, before you email or phone for support. It is a common, popular … Continue reading
U.S. Finally Gets Around to Closing Internment Camp
A quick video of a White House press gathering and Q&A session. Just when you thought you wouldn’t hear this, here it is!
Oyster Card System Breaks Down – Again
Following the rather terrible failure of the TfL Oyster Card system a few weeks back, the system has broken down again. Having been watching BBC London news this morning, it turns out that the gremlins are back in full force, … Continue reading
Fixing your VPN randomly disconnecting
This posting is really for business customers who use a VPN to get through to work. This issue had me scratching my head after a customer grumbled that their VPN connection would randomly drop out or disconnected on them, resulting … Continue reading
Word of the Week: Encrypt (also known as encryption)
Encryption: The coding of data so that it can’t be read by hackers or snoopers etc. When transmitted over the internet, for example, any reputable website selling goods by credit card or Internet Bank will encrypt all credit card information and personal details … Continue reading
thetechangel.com gets a little upgrade – see what’s new now!
Over the past few days and weeks, change has been afoot around these parts! Some practical upgrades, new features and new looks have been added. Where to begin?
Get a free upgrade of your Norton package – it’s time to move on up!
Norton 2006 users can now get a free upgrade from their 2006 or 2007 version to 2008. The upgrade will cost users absolutely nothing, and their existing subscription will still work with the new software package.
Word of the Week: Download
Download: To transfer of data (files) from a network (such as the Internet) onto a user’s PC.
Oyster cards went wrong on Saturday, did you travel?
TfL’s (Transport for London) Oyster card system when badly wrong and crashed on Saturday (12th July), meaning that the electronic cards didn’t work for about five hours. The fault started around 5:30 and carried through till about 10:30 on Saturday … Continue reading
Crisis for net users as ZoneAlarm shuts them out – update for update released too
A patch released from Microsoft earlier this week, through Windows Updates, to close a major security loophole have landed some users in trouble. If users opt not to install the patch, there are opening door onto trouble from hackers. The … Continue reading
