Why are so many websites so hard to use?

I don’t understand it.  I was just trying to buy something on a website.  Now admittedly, this was a techie website – buying something to do with running my own website.  But even so – I found it hard to work out:

First, how to actually buy the thing I wanted.  There was lots [...]

A recent email scam to beware of

A lot of spam emails (junk emails) are scams.  Not all – some are trying to spread viruses or even sell things that do exist.

But a lot are scams.  And there’s a new one that’s been popping up lately.  It says you’re due a tax refund from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) – [...]

Is Windows XP past it nowadays?

Windows Vista has been out for a while and before long, the next version (Windows 7) will be out.  What if you’re using Windows XP – do you need to replace it?

If you have Windows XP, read how this all affects you in an article I’ve just finished – Is Windows XP too [...]