UK Yearns for Faster Broadband Over Security
20th July 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support BlogAlmost three-quarters of Britons surveyed favour speedy broadband – on public WiFi connections as well as home-based WiFi access A recent survey from SecureAuth has expressed concerns about British attitudes to internet security and broadband speeds. Though 71% of Britons prefer speed over security, the company’s survey has also noticed some differences across generations. Within […]
0 4 Read moreMicrosoft Surface AIO: The iMac Killer?
7th July 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsCould the company’s Surface AIO PC be a wake-up call for Apple? Microsoft is enjoying some success with their Surface 2-in-1 devices. Featured on many blogs and news sites, its Surface PCs were the subject of a web browser test with Edge coming out on top for battery consumption. Today, Tabard IT have learned about […]
0 13 Read moreGreetings to the New Responsive Website
30th June 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support BlogIntroducing our brand new mobile friendly website Today, we at Tabard IT are proud to announce the arrival of our brand new website. Our new-look site improves on our previous one in a technical way. Aesthetically, it is worlds apart from the very first design we used in 2002.
0 3 Read moreIs Activation Troubleshooter WGA Mark 2?
27th June 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsHow Windows’ Activation Troubleshooter may have a familiar ring Who remembers the days of Windows Genuine Advantage? Back in the day (well, 2005 to be exact), it was used to check if your copy of Windows XP was legit. If WGA wasn’t activated, your Windows desktop would turn black. You would also have a speech […]
0 17 Read moreMicrosoft Buys LinkedIn for $26 Billion
16th June 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsProfessionals’ social networking site to be integrated with MS Office 365 and Skype LinkedIn, the professionals’ social networking site has been bought by the Microsoft Corporation for $26.2 billion. The Redmond-based software and cloud computing giant will consider integrating the site with its other online products (for example, MS Office 365 and Skype).
0 6 Read moreBing Issues Malware Mayday Siren
7th June 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsHow Bing’s clampdown on malware and phishing aims to improve internet security Microsoft’s Bing search engine is set to protect its users from entering insecure websites. The search engine, second to Google in global market share, aims to do this by notifying users of any unsafe websites.
0 9 Read moreWindows Flashback: Some Microsoft Movies
2nd June 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsA Tabard IT Throwback Thursday flashback feature The queues are building up outside the Vistaplex multi-screen cinema in Higher Tabardville. This time, they are not queuing up for the latest instalment of the Star Wars franchises. Instead, they have come to see a Microsoft movies retrospective. A flashback of features on the operating system […]
0 17 Read moreWindows 10 Torments Older PCs
31st May 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft Windows‘Forced’ installation of Windows 10 root of software incompatibilities and misleading dialogue boxes Our fellows at the Microsoft Corporation have had a right to do over the Windows 10 operating system. Not on the grounds of its usability, more so its delivery. Of late, their most recent OS has been bundled on new machines.
0 13 Read moreMicrosoft Gets Tough on Easy Passwords
26th May 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft set to kybosh hackable passwords When you check your emails or log in to a social networking site, remembering your password is half the battle. If your choice of password is “123456”, “password” or “starwars”, we at Tabard IT suggest you ought to change your memorable phrase to another one. Like now.
0 7 Read moreNokia Returns to the Smartphone Scene
19th May 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support BlogMicrosoft offloads feature phone business, as sale leads to revival of Nokia name In the last two days, we at Tabard IT have seen another chapter close on Microsoft’s ill-fated attempt at taking on Apple and Google in the smartphone market. As of yesterday, Microsoft has offloaded their feature phone business. It has been sold […]
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