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If you’re working with lots of tabs open but want to be able to quickly locate essential web pages in your Google Chrome browser, try pinning important tabs to the left-hand side. Here’s how: – Right-click on the tab and select ‘Pin’. – The pinned tab will appear as a smaller tab to the left of … Continue reading Tech Tip – Stay Organised In Chrome By Pinning Important Tabs To The Left →

In this article, we compare the TikTok and YouTube platforms and take a look at some of the pros and cons of each. Similarities  There are several important similarities between YouTube and TikTok. For example: – Both are popular video-sharing social media platforms that encourage user-generated content. – Both platforms also cater for content from … Continue reading Featured Article : Digital Marketing : TikTok Or YouTube? →

In this insight, we look at what Softaculous is, what features it offers, and how it can be used to help businesses. What Is It?  Softaculous is a time and hassle-saving, open-source app, auto-script installer that enables the user to install any app in a couple of clicks, and to install and configure many different … Continue reading Tech Insight : Softaculous : What Is It And Why Is It Used? →

Cruise company Royal Caribbean Group has announced that it will be using Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink satellite Internet for broadband connections aboard its ships. What Is Starlink?  Starlink, operated by billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company uses a constellation of low orbit satellites around the earth (launched by SpaceX rockets) to provide broadband internet. Starlink … Continue reading Tech News : Starlink At Sea : Boating Broadband Boost →

The UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has proposed a new set of rules to tighten up network security against cyberattacks in broadband and mobile carriers. Amongst The Strongest In The World  The government says that the new regulations and code of practice, developed with the National Cyber Security Centre and Ofcom, … Continue reading Tech News : UK Broadband And Mobile Carriers Face Tough New Security Rules →

A study by the University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute has revealed that no plan for the recycling of end-of-life wind turbines has meant that they are causing a waste problem that looks set to get worse. What’s The Problem? There are several key issues at the root of the end-of-life wind turbine waste … Continue reading Sustainability In-Tech : Are Wind Turbines Really All That Green? →

Security intelligence solutions company Securonix has warned that threat actors have been using the ‘Go’ programming language and a Microsoft Office attachment in a phishing email to launch malware attacks. If the recipient of the email opens it and has macros enabled, a photo from the James Webb Space Telescope is downloaded which then triggers … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Malware Hidden In Space Telescope Photos →

If you’d like a really fast way to sketch out your creative ideas on a digital canvas and quickly download or share the image, try Google Canvas. Here’s how it works: – Go to https://canvas.apps.chrome/. – Choose a pen, pencil, crayon, eraser, colour, size, and opacity from the left-hand menu. Click on the layers symbol (top … Continue reading Tech Tip – Get Creative And Save Or Share Sketched Ideas Using Google Canvas →

SMY IT is delighted to be supporting Phoenix Group – a charity working to support deaf children and young adults in Hertfordshire. The charity provides activities, British Sign Language, life skills and deaf awareness training for hundreds of children with hearing loss. The charity, which is affiliated to the National Deaf Children’s Society, had realised … Continue reading SMY IT donates laptop to charity supporting deaf children and young adults →

In this article, we look at how the risks to businesses posed by pirated software can far outweigh the benefits of using it, and how you can protect your business from the true costs of pirated software. Benefits  On the surface, there appears to be some clear benefits to using pirated software such as acquiring … Continue reading Featured Article : The True Cost Of Using Pirated Software →