Just when you thought you had got your head around how Microsoft 365 billing works, it turns out that they had another trick up their sleeves. You may recall that Microsoft brought in a new way of billing for 365 […]
Elephants never forget …. but do you? In the era before mobile phones, you would commit all the phone numbers you needed to memory and keep a stock of small change to make calls from the ubiquitous red telephone boxes. […]
Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents according to Jo March in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Which traditions are sacrosanct to your Christmas? Delicious food, excellent company, carol concerts or perhaps a seasonal quiz? If you are looking for […]
What could be more adorable than a fluffy bundle of energy and licks – aka a puppy? Surely the perfect family Christmas present? But what made perfect sense on 25th December can quickly grow into an overwhelming responsibility. Animal rescue […]
Have you ever seen the Punch cartoon “Test Your Gullibility?” A very complacent gentleman is walking up to a quiz machine with his arm outstretched ready to place his penny in the slot. The machine has an illuminated banner “Test […]
You have succeeded in finding a parking space, you have the right app installed to make a payment and you click to pay the £1.50 fee, but what’s this? The dreaded request to enter the 6-digit code which will be […]
Back in the pre-internet age (the 1980s to be exact) I had a job temping in the management offices of a local manufacturer. The room was furnished with a series of large, dark grey metal filing cabinets and, on the […]
In those far-off times before the internet, how would you go about finding help with a household issue? In all probability, you would have reached for the Yellow Pages directory which listed local tradespeople, giving prominence to those who invested […]
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Why the Northern Lights could be bad news for your computer
Did you witness the colourful night-time display over the skies of Britain on 10th May? The Northern Lights were spotted as far south as us in Kent, a truly rare occurrence which lit up social media with posts of purple […]