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Why I use an ad-blocker extension (and will continue to do so)

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With the release of the iPhone 6 and 6S, and perhaps more pertinently the release of iOS 9, there has been a lot of talk about the ability for mobile Safari to use ad-blocking technology and effectively do away with what many perceive as the necessity to use an ad-blocker extension in their browser. Although […]

Settings screen closing immediately after opening on Windows 10 resolved

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Across 3 different PCs I upgraded to Windows 10 recently I had 3 different issues. The biggest issue on the laptop that was upgraded was having the new Settings screen close immediately after opening. It would flash up for a moment, then close. It would affect other similar screens (that kind of look the same, […]

Cannot send email using Outlook on Windows 10 resolved

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I took the somewhat gentle leap from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 across two PCs and a laptop, and the one major issue I faced with one PC only was that I could no longer send any emails that had Outlook 2010 installed. It would give me an error code 0x800CCC13, followed by ‘Task ’email […]

Yet Another iPad Killer

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It seems every month or two we read about something that is surely the new device that will be the "iPad killer". Whether it's a PlayBook, the Xoom, the Galaxy, or the short-lived HP TouchPad, there is supposedly something just around the corner ready to knock Apple of its perch. Now it's Amazon's turn.

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