KANE'S TECH TIPS:
SUNDAY 16TH MARCH 2025
Welcome to another low down on all the latest Tech news, Tips and Tricks to help you keep up to date with the latest from the Tech world!
You can hear the feature On Air on a Sunday with Mark, and throughout the week.
Swansea Cafe Bans Phones Once A Month
A cafe in Swansea has banned phones and laptops for one evening a month in an attempt to encourage customers to have more meaningful interactions.
Helen Wilson, owner of Ground Plant Based Coffee in Brynmill, said she disliked the pressure of having her own devices turned on at all times and wanted to offer "a space for people to connect".
She said the response to the cafe's "offline nights" had been positive so far, adding: "There were strangers sat on tables together, and a lot of skill sharing such as knitting."
The average person in the UK spends four hours and 20 minutes online each day, according to the latest Ofcom research.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gp2p996v0o
Source: BBC News
Chromecast Issues
Google says it is working to fix an issue which has left many Chromecast users unable to watch content on their televisions .
The tech giant says it has sold more than 100m of these devices worldwide across various generations, with the issues specifically impacting the "second generation" model.
Owners of these Chromecasts have been unable to connect them to their televisions - meaning they cannot use streaming services like Netflix and YouTube on the big screen - with Chromecast Audio devices also facing issues.
And the company has warned users not to try to fix the problem themselves by performing a factory reset to affected devices in a post on the Google Nest support forum.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgzm1lgv22o
Source: BBC News
NHS Patient Data Allegations
The NHS is "looking into" allegations that patient data was left vulnerable to hacking due to a software flaw at a private medical services company.
The flaw was found last November at Medefer, which handles 1,500 NHS patient referrals a month in England.
The software engineer who discovered the flaw believes the problem had existed for at least six years.
Medefer says there is no evidence the flaw had been in place that long and stressed that patient data has not been compromised.
The flaw was fixed a few days after being discovered.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yxv7wylz7o
Source: BBC News
App Of The Week
This weeks app of the week is called TimeTree
straightforward app for creating calendars with your friends, club mates, family or even work colleagues.
You can synchronize it with your Google, Apple or other calendar.
This app is free to download on IOS and Android devices
Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=works.jubilee.timetree
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/app/timetree-gemeinsamer-kalender/id952578473
🛡️ Security Corner 🛡️
An antivirus product is a program designed to detect and remove viruses and other kinds of malicious software from your computer or laptop.
Malicious software - known as malware - is code that can harm your computers and laptops, and the data on them. Your devices can become infected by inadvertently downloading malware that's in an attachment linked to a dubious email, or hidden on a USB drive, or even by simply visiting a dodgy website.
Once it's on your computer or laptop, malware can steal your data, encrypt it so you can't access it, or even erase it completely. For this reason it's important that you always use antivirus software, and keep it up to date to protect your data and devices.
