Tips, guides, and things I've learned fixing computers in St Helens since 2008.
Fake police calls, HMRC tax refund scams, bogus Martin Lewis crypto ads: the scams hitting UK phones and inboxes this spring.
Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 167 vulnerabilities including 2 actively exploited zero-days. What was fixed and why you need it.
Regular maintenance habits that prevent the most common PC problems: updates, disk cleanup, startup programs, backups, and dust removal.
Which PC upgrades are worth the money and which aren't: SSD, RAM, CPU, GPU. When to upgrade and when to stop throwing money at an old machine.
What to do first with a new Windows PC: skip the upsells, remove bloatware, configure privacy, install essentials, and set up backups properly.
Different types of PC noise and what they mean: fan noise, hard drive clicking, coil whine, buzzing. Which are harmless and which mean trouble.