Last Christmas shopping seasons saw over 17000 reported online shopping scams averaging at £775 loss per person. This year, with many more people shopping online, perhaps for the first time, things could be worse. So if you’re online and shopping, you need to make sure you are Cyber Aware. Cyber Aware is a campaign from […]
Every week a Scams Bulletin is now published on NELwatch.org.uk. This is part of the support being offered by the North East Lincolnshire Neighbourhood Watch Network. As Scams are a real issue for all our communities, Big Local will be re-posting those Scam updates here. Visit the website www.nelwatch.org.uk for more information about Neighbourgood Watch. […]
If you are registered with a GP surgery in the UK, you can access several different services online such as ordering repeat prescriptions and booking Doctors appointments. Digital Unite has a great set of online guides to all kinds of types of IT, and they have a guide here on how to proceed. https://www.digitalunite.com/technology-guides/health-and-fitness/registering-nhs-online-services Big […]
Children often seem to know more about computers and the internet than many adults. However, being an expert in technology doesn’t necessarily mean having the know-how to handle all the situations they might encounter online. So if you want to keep your kids safe online, read on. Digital Unite has a great set of online […]
Do you struggle to see the mouse cursor on your computer screen? – Well, you can make it bigger or even leave a trail to make it easier to see. Or you have trouble with double clicking because you are not quick enough? – You will be interested to know that the response time can […]
You might have heard of Blogging, do you know what it is or how to become a blogger yourself. Check out Digital Unite’s page on Blogging https://www.digitalunite.com/technology-guides/social-networking-blogs/blogs/what-blog And then check their guide on how to set one up https://www.digitalunite.com/technology-guides/social-networking-blogs/blogs/how-start-blog For some example blogs visit this page https://www.digitalunite.com/technology-guides/social-networking-blogs/blogs/best-blogs If you are interested in starting a blog […]
Nowadays if you’re looking to find a job, one, of the first places you look should be online. In the past, most people who were looking for work bought the local newspaper. You could also find jobs looking in windows for posters advertising vacancies. Now, almost every business and workplace will post new vacancies on […]