You keep your house clean, you keep your car clean, and you keep your office clean, so why don’t you keep your computer clean? Sadly, although technology has had amazing advances over the past few decades, no one has really thought about inventing a self-cleaning computer, and dirty computers can cause problems in the long run.

PDF files are very commonly used these days, particularly in the circulation of business documents, but if you’ve never seen one before they might be a little tricky to open. You may have noticed that PDF files will not open on normal word processing software programs such as Microsoft Word, so you will need other software to access this file type.

If you happen to be sharing a computer with other users, it’s very reasonable to be concerned about your privacy, and whilst it might be ideal for everyone to have their own PC, this is not always an option. If you can’t access a private computer, there are several options which should allow you to keep your computer activities secure.

Some urban legends never die, and some hoax emails have lived for more than a decade now, it's just the specifics that vary time by time. There is an e-mail message circulating about an alleged virus that you might receive in the coming days in the form of an attached file called "Windows Live Update".

A new survey carried out in Great Britain has revealed that 8% of the 63 million UK residents have lost money to cybercrime within the past year. In addition to this, over 9 million British adults have reported having their online accounts hacked in the past.