Author: Christine Betterton-Jones
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Comic Christmas clips
On Thursday, December 19, we enjoyed nibbles and drinks preceded by a selection of YouTube clips from Christmas editions of classic UK TV series. We also enjoyed a musical interlude and a Spanish mime. Here are the links for members’ … Read more
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A Celebration for Christmas
This Thursday, December 19, we’ll enjoy seasonal video clips from classic comedy series and other amusing gems from the Internet. Requests from the audience welcome! After the show we’ll share nibbles and drinks to celebrate Christmas together. … Read more
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Understanding Two-step verification and Passkeys (sort of)
On Thursday, December 12, we discussed how Two-Step Verification and Passkeys help protect your online accounts from potential threats. The articles Chris found were a bit technical and filled with jargon, so there was a lot to clarify. Here’s a … Read more
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Protect your e-mail address and password with 2-step verification and passkeys.
If a bad actor happens to get hold of your email address and password, then they can log in to your account from anywhere, steal your identity and, in the case of Gmail get access to your photos, Google Drive … Read more
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What is a VPN and what do I need it for?
On Thursday, December 5th we learned what a VPN (Virtual Private Network) was, and what Club members use them for. It’s difficult to assess if the average user needs one because a lot of the articles about them are written … Read more
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What is a VPN? Do I need one? Will it stop hackers from stealing my e-mail username and password?
Many club gurus use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service and swear by it. What can and can’t it do? Are there any downsides? Does the average Club member need a VPN? This Thursday, December 5th we’ll try to explain … Read more
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Online risks – It’s not their technology, it’s our gullibility!
On Thursday, November 28th, we discussed the risks the average person faces when going online today. Chris started by referencing her notes from the Club’s 2021 presentation on Internet security, noting that many of the points remained true: e.g. That … Read more
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What are the risks of being on-line today? How can we be safe?
The bad guys are getting better at exploiting our frailties to make money through identity theft, phishing, hacking into personal accounts – the list is endless. Should we be afraid? What can we do to minimise risk without becoming paranoid? … Read more
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Windows 10 will “retire” on October 14, 2025. What are our options?
Windows 10 – and quite a few other Microsoft products are due to “retire” in 2025. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/end-of-support/end-of-support-2025 On Thursday, November 21st we discussed the options available for Windows 10 users who own PCs which cannot be officially upgraded to Windows … Read more
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Bye bye, Windows 10
Microsoft will be phasing out Windows 10 in 2025. It wants us all to move to Windows 11…What to do? – force Windows 11 to install on my unsupported PC? Buy a new laptop? – what about a second-hand one? … Read more