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A cyber-attack aimed at Sweden-based health software company Ortivus has left several of its UK NHS ambulance service trust users struggling to record patient data. The affected trusts, including South Western Ambulance Service Trust and South Central Ambulance Service Trust serve 12 million people. With electronic patient records unavailable, staff have reportedly been told that … Continue reading Security-Stop-Press : Cyber Attack On Ambulance Patient Records System →

Rather than spending time typing out your handwritten meeting notes, Google Keep’s OCR means you can quickly convert them into typed text simply by taking a photo of them using your phone. Here’s how to use it: – If you have a Google account, Keep is included, but since the process involves taking a photo … Continue reading Tech Tip – Convert Handwritten Meeting Notes To Typed Text With Google Keep →

Microsoft’s announcement of pricing for its AI productivity suite 365 Copilot shows its intent to monetise its AI, ending any expectations of free AI provision. Furthering Its (Monetising) Ambitions – Microsoft 365 Copilot & Bing Chat Enterprise  Announced under the heading “furthering our ambitions”, Microsoft has released details of both Bing Chat Enterprise and Microsoft 365 Copilot … Continue reading Tech News : 36 Cents per Chat Query Prompts $30 Microsoft Fee →

Amendments to the UK Online Safety Bill mean a report must be written before powers can be used by the regulator to force tech firms to scan encrypted messages for child abuse images. What Is The Online Safety Bill?  The Online Safety Bill is the way the UK government plans to establish a new regulatory … Continue reading Tech News : Snooper’s Charter Updated. (Poorly) →

If you’d like to know what a ‘Pen Test’ is and the sorts of things you can expect from one, this article will give you a helpful overview. Pen Tests  Put simply, pen testing is short for “penetration testing” and in a virtual situation (we’ll concentrate mostly on virtual in this article) acts like a … Continue reading Tech Insight : What’s Involved In a ‘Pen-Test’? →

In this article, we take a look at a few examples of nascent travel and delivery options in action. Many New And Innovative Options With so many innovative technologically advanced (and green) transport, travel, and delivery products and systems now being used in the real world, let’s update ourselves on what’s happening and what the … Continue reading Featured Article : Tech Travel Trends →

Hydropanels are an innovative and sustainable way to extract clean, reliable drinking water from the air off-grid. How Hydropanels Work  Hydropanels (such as those made by Arizona-based SOURCE®) work by using a solar panel to power fans that pull pure water vapour out of the air and the warmed air inside the panel turns the … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Hydropanels Produce Pure Drinking Water From The Air →

How Bright Is Your Toothpaste? The Oppenheimer blockbuster launched with an IMDB rating of 9.0, so it appears lots of people liked it. Whilst the film made mention of many of the pioneers in physics who helped during the Manhattan project, it could perhaps have made more than at least a passing reference to Marie … Continue reading Tech Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in History … →

Dutch researchers from cybersecurity firm Midnight Blue have reported discovering a deliberate hacker’s backdoor in the TETRA radio technology that’s used in 120 countries to control critical infrastructure like power grids, gas pipelines, trains, airports, and communications for emergency services. The backdoor in the encryption algorithm, could easily be hacked, reportedly in just minutes, and … Continue reading Security-Stop-Press : Hacker Backdoor Found In World’s Critical Infrastructure Tech →

Just a few clicks and changes in the task manager can save you time by making your Windows PC startup faster. Here’s how: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the task manager. Click on the ‘Startup’ tab. Click on ‘Startup Impact’ to see which apps are slowing things the most. Right click … Continue reading Tech Tip – How To Make A Windows PC Startup Faster →