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How To Avoid Viruses

Using a computer without proper training is like driving a car on a busy road without having lessons first. Something nasty is sure to happen before too long!

Hopefully, with a computer, nobody’s going to get killed. But the mess that will inevitably follow from using one when you don’t know what you’re doing could be quite devastating. At best, it’s going to be very inconvenient. At worst, it could cost you a lot of money in lost work – and possibly even lost customers. [Read more →]

What Is Linux?

Like Windows and Mac OS, Linux is an operating system – the collection of software that does virtually everything on a computer. Most people are only familiar with one operating system – Windows – although a lot of people have used a couple of different versions of it.

There are many different operating systems in use around the world today, but most of them are used for specialised applications. The most common ones in general use are Windows and Unix. Windows runs on most desktop computers, but the majority of internet servers run some type of Unix. [Read more →]

Small Business Internet Presence

Internet access has been easily available to anyone who wants it for well over ten years now – and a high proportion of the population use it regularly. It’s the first place a lot of people look when they want to find a business or a service of some sort. So why do most small businesses still seem unable to get themselves a decent internet presence?

A lot of local small businesses are struggling to survive against the overwhelming might of a handful of larger ones. I can buy almost anything I need online these days – and it’s often cheaper than buying the same thing locally. [Read more →]