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If you have a Google account, you can use Google Drive to open and edit a PDF. Here’s how: Right click on the PDF in Google Drive and select ‘Open With > Google Docs’. Edit the PDF. To re-save it as a PDF, go to ‘File’ (top left), ‘Download > PDF Document (.pdf)’.

If you have a Google account, you can use Google Drive to open and edit a PDF. Here’s how: Right click on the PDF in Google Drive and select ‘Open With > Google Docs’. Edit the PDF. To re-save it as a PDF, go to ‘File’ (top left), ‘Download > PDF Document (.pdf)’.

Fake news is dangerous and continues to spread around the world. Disinformation is a threat not just to democracy, but bogus websites can also pose a malware threat to your devices. Here, SMY IT Services Managing Director Jonathan Smy shares his top tips on how to spot fake news articles and stay safe online. A … Continue reading Fake news: How to spot bogus articles online →

In this insight, we look at some of the ways to avoid the potential awkwardness of ‘tipsy texting’ over the Christmas period. Regrets… I’ve Had A Few  A 2015 study (Dunne, Katz), for example, showed that 89 percent of participants said they’d sent a drunk text, and 40 per cent said they’d felt guilty about … Continue reading Tech-Insight : Merry Messages (Tipsy Texting) : Don’t Do It! →

In this article, we look at what ChatGPT is, what it can do, and what type of businesses could get the most out of it. What Is ChatGPT?  Released by OpenAI in November 2022, ChatGPT is a free, text-based AI Chatbot that can answer questions, write essays seemingly on any subject, tell jokes, write literary parodies, … Continue reading Featured Article : What’s All The Fuss About ChatGPT? →

It’s been reported that global logistics firm DHL is using “a good number” of leased robots to help it deal with high demand over the Christmas period. What For … And Where?  The Wall Street Journal has reported that DHL is using leased robots for package handling over the Christmas period. Jobs the robots can help with … Continue reading Tech News : Rent-a-Robot →

Microsoft has retained the No.1 spot in Drucker Institute’s annual Management Top 250 ranking for the best-run companies in the U.S. for the third year in a row, while rankings for some other tech companies have slipped. Top Five Not All Tech This Year  One of the most notable aspects of this year’s rankings is that … Continue reading Tech News : Microsoft Tops List Of Best-Run Companies →

US scientists have announced a major breakthrough in their efforts to create nuclear fusion energy after they were able to produce more energy from a fusion experiment than was put in. What Is Nuclear Fusion?  Whereas current nuclear power plants split atoms in a process known as ‘fission’ to generate energy, ‘fusion’ generates energy by … Continue reading Sustainability : Fuss Over Fusion →

It’s been reported that kernel-mode hardware drivers that have been certified (signed) by Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Developer Program have been used maliciously in post-exploitation cyber attacks, i.e. where the attacker had already gained administrative privileges on compromised systems. The attacks have been linked to known ransomware and SIM swappers. It is understood that Microsoft has … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Signed Malicious Windows Drivers Used In Ransomware Attacks →

Google’s Image Search allows you upload an image (or paste in the URL) to identify what a product is and where it can be found on the Web. This could be very useful when searching for Christmas presents. Here’s how it works. – Go to Google and click on ‘Images’ (top right). – Click on … Continue reading Tech Tip – Upload An Image To Google To Aid A Search →