Category Archives: general

Not Holly or Ivy, but Daisy…

By | December 23, 2024

This week, I thought I’d share something that really tickled me when I came across it in the news.  It’s about time that older people were able to fight back against scammers trying to take advantage of them – and soon, thanks to Granny Daisy, they might be able to! Granny Daisy, or rather, “dAIsy”,… Read More »

Protect yourself from pesky package pirates

By | December 16, 2024

It’s that time of year again… the time of year when people are most likely to fall for some kind of parcel delivery-related scam.  It’s understandable, given how many of us are getting deliveries from shopping online, or parcels from friends and relatives who want to make sure that your gift arrives in time for… Read More »

Faster flicking back and forth…

By | December 2, 2024

If you’ve ever found yourself having to flick back and forth between two things on your device, I’ve got a tip for you that should make things a bit easier. I’ve been doing this quite a lot recently, where I’m trying to buy Christmas presents in a shopping app, but I need to check my… Read More »

Tackling your tabs

By | November 18, 2024

A while ago, I realised I had a ridiculous number of tabs open in Chrome, which is my phone’s web browsing app.  A “tab” is basically another word for a webpage that you have open – it’s called that because on a computer, having multiple tabs open looks a bit like having a stack of… Read More »

Help a charity without donating…

By | November 11, 2024

Today I’m going to tell you all about a really nifty way to raise money for charity, by getting big companies to donate to a cause of your choice when you shop with them (rather than it coming out of your pocket).  Of course, if you also want to donate yourself, then that’s wonderfully generous… Read More »