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 slang term.

Note: thetechangel.com has one here.

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! (more…)

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, and the end result being that free travel for all is up for grabs. (more…)

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 in a complete restart of their PC in order to get back on. (more…)

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 that you enter and send to to them.

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? (more…)

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. (more…)

Download: To transfer of data (files) from a network (such as the Internet) onto a user’s PC.

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 morning. The net result being that card holders couldn’t pass through the barriers and some passengers may well have been charged the full cash fare for their journey on that day (approximately £4). (more…)

Good inventions are everywhere these days, but this video for Friday probably isn’t the best in the world, and as a general warning, if you are about to eat, or have just eaten … leave this till later.
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