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If you have a touchscreen PC, Windows 11 gives you the option to customise the touch keyboard with different colours and themes. Here’s how: – To enable the touch keyboard in the first place, right-click the taskbar and select ‘Taskbar settings’. – Click on ‘Touch keyboard’ to turn it on. – To customise the touch … Continue reading Tech Tip – Windows 11 : Customise Your Touchscreen Keyboard →

Why external IT services are good for your business Outsourcing IT services has become a common practice for businesses of all sizes, and for good reason. At SMY IT Services, our cost-effective solutions help ensure a trouble-free and secure operation for your business. Our expert team is always on hand to help, no matter your … Continue reading Outsourcing IT Services – The 5 benefits of going external →

Following last month’s announcement, Meta’s WhatsApp is rolling-out emojis and the ability to share files within WhatsApp up to 2GB in size. Communities  The new features are being added as part of WhatsApp’s “vision for Communities” where the idea is to “help people have the next best thing to an in-person conversation when they want to talk to … Continue reading Tech News : WhatsApp Rolls-Out Emojis and Sharing Of Files Over 2GB →

In this insight, we look what ereaders are, their strengths and weaknesses, and popular makes and models. Ereaders  Ereaders / e-book readers / e-book devices are mobile electronic devices that look similar to tablets and are designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books, newspapers and magazines which the user downloads to the device. … Continue reading Tech Insight : Ereaders? Amazon, Kobo …And The Others →

With its volatile past and with a recent survey showing that almost one-third of small businesses in the US now accept them as payment, we look at who accepts CryptoCoins in payment for goods and services. Cryptocurrencies  CryptoCoins / cryptocurrencies are digital/virtual currencies, secured by cryptography with no central issuing or regulating authority and don’t … Continue reading Featured Article: Who Accepts CryptoCoins Now? →

ICANN, the US-based non-profit organisation responsible for overseeing the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) has turned down a request by Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister to revoke Russian domain names. The Request  In a published response from Göran Marby, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), he outlined what Ukraine’s … Continue reading Tech News : ICANN’T Delete Russian Domains →

A warning has been issued by the BBC, following its own investigation, to beware of the hundreds of fake charity websites that have now been set up by scammers to trick people into donating money to the people and the military of Ukraine. Some have even been using well known charity brands such as ‘Save … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Scam Warning – Fake Charity Websites →

If, like many people, you have a Gmail account that contains all manner of important personal and / or business emails, Gmail’s ‘Takeout’ feature provides a handy way to back them up. Here’s how to use it: – Log in to your Google and go to Gmail. – Click on the profile icon (top right) … Continue reading Tech Tip – Backing Up Your Gmail Account →

Apple, Google and Microsoft have announced that they are joining forces to support a common passwordless sign-in standard that will allow websites and apps to offer consistent, secure and easy sign-ins across devices and platforms. The Problem With Password-Only   Relying on password-only authentication is known to present many risks and challenges such as managing multiple … Continue reading Tech News : Apple, Google and Microsoft In Password Collaboration →

The UK government has announced that it is giving statutory powers to the new Digital Markets Unit (DMU) regulator to enforce pro-competition rules and protect users from the “unfair practices” of big tech companies. New Watchdog To Prevent Abuse of Market Power  Following a consultation in July 2021, the government says that it is giving … Continue reading Tech News : New Powers So UK Regulator Can Hold Big Tech Firms To Account →