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This is likely well known, but it's only just come to my attention so I thought it worth posting. There was a very widespread phishing scam involving emails purporting to come from DPD in the run-up to Christmas and I've just heard from elsewhere that it's still going strong. See...

This is not any kind of official PCS survey, it's really just for my own interest - and a little theory I'm trying to get a handle on. If you have a PCS AMD Ryzen build (any model) with FOUR RAM cards installed (any capacity, any speed, any make/model) would you kindly add a post with your CPU...

After many years of trying - I had to read Lord of the Rings to her, doing all the voices - I've managed to get my wife to read The Hobbit. She's now complaining to me that she liked Smaug, that he was misunderstood, perhaps even abused as a child! 😖

I represent the Union Of Display Pixies And Associated Ancillary Workers (UDPAAW) and my members can no longer tolerate management's insistence on only 6 pixies per device. As you mention, screen sizes are increasing, display resolutions are increasing and thus the workload of my members is also...

Many of you know that I live in Greece (on the island of Crete) and an English language Greek-American newspaper has published an article on games set in Greece.... :) https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/12/27/the-best-video-games-that-can-take-you-straight-back-to-ancient-greece/

The virus is now growing on trees here....

This post is to help avoid the disappointment of a PCS build being given as a Christmas present developing issues on Christmas Day. By using this checklist you will be able to avoid the common problems and issues spoiling what should be an exciting present! Even if you want the joy of watching...

It's available for download on the regular site: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Has anyone on here ever been down the damaged DVD recovery route and can suggest a software tool that can help? I'm currently running through the trial versions of all the DVD recovery tools I can find, but most of these tools won't even run unless Windows has recognised and loaded the disk -...

I've said many times on here that WIFi problems can sometimes be traced back to electrical interference, and here is a wonderful example of the truth of that. A CNN news report describes how an entire village in Wales had their broadband knocked out every time a resident (unknowingly) switched...

The weakest component in a PC as far as security is concerned is the end user. Most malware actually arrives on PCs because the user unknowingly or carelessly allows it. It is true that vulnerabilities in some underlying technologies on which Windows is (or was) built can allow malware to spread...

The weakest component in a PC as far as security is concerned is the end user. Most malware actually arrives on PCs because the user unknowingly or carelessly allows it. It is true that vulnerabilities in some underlying technologies on which Windows is (or was) built can allow malware to spread...

Don't Panic! Many people panic when they get a BOSD, partly this is because they happen unexpectedly and because they usually happen without warning, but also because many believe they mean you have a hardware problem. The good news is that in the majority of cases a BSOD is a software problem...

Don't Panic! Many people panic when they get a BOSD, partly this is because they happen unexpectedly and because they usually happen without warning, but also because many believe they mean you have a hardware problem. The good news is that in the majority of cases a BSOD is a software problem...

It's actually not that new, the preview (which is all that's available right now) was announced over a year ago, but I've only just come across it in relation to the Windows Performance Monitor so I thought it worth mentioning here. This tool also explains why the existing Performance Monitor is...

On both my PCS desktop and laptop, both now upgraded to Windows 10 2004 (one via upgrade in place and the other via clean install) I'm having the same issue with the Windows Performance Monitor. The Run command perfmon /report should start the System Diagnostics data gatherer which runs for 60...

I've just been reading this article from TechRadar. It's about the advantages/disadvantages of cloud computing and edge computing, the byline is Rethinking remote working infrastructure. Really? I remember having exactly the same arguments several decades ago about the advantages/disadvantages...