I discuss the recent decision by the U.S. Congress to roll back rules relating to privacy and internet service providers, and whether a VPN is really the right solution for most people.

Counting on email being almost instant is probably a bad idea. Email is designed to tolerate many delays, and delays do happen.

Unfortunately an upgrade isn't always an upgrade, sometimes it's a complete replacement.

The biggest risk to your privacy is probably not what you think it is.

It's not the printer. Software on your computer controls print size, so you need to investigate the settings on your computer or in the application that you use to print.

We've all been told that defragmenting a hard disk is a good thing for performance - but the same is most definitely not true for solid state drives.

If you're using an internet connection from a source you don't trust, there are a few alternatives.

It's easy to make the Windows taskbar smaller or larger - perhaps too easy, since it can happen by accident. I'll show you how to change it and how to lock it.

If your device is not physically secure, neither the machine nor your data is, either.

On returning from a screen saver, Windows can ask for a password. That's a security measure that can be turned off - but be sure first.