Neil Cumins
Neil is our resident tech expert. He's written guides on loads of broadband head-scratchers and is determined to solve all your technology problems!
How does IMAP email work?
Read: How does IMAP email work?Should I use the DuckDuckGo search engine?
Read: Should I use the DuckDuckGo search engine?Can home working ever replace commuting?
For millions of UK workers, Spring 2020 has been a wake-up call to the realities of the home office.
Read: Can home working ever replace commuting?How do false rumours start online?
Read: How do false rumours start online?Why are broadband contracts getting longer?
Read: Why are broadband contracts getting longer?How does the UK’s full fibre connectivity compare to European countries?
Election promises feel like ancient history... how does our broadband stack up?
Read: How does the UK’s full fibre connectivity compare to European countries?Celebrating forty years of home computing
Read: Celebrating forty years of home computingWhat does IPv6 mean?
Read: What does IPv6 mean?Working from home in rural areas: a how-to guide
It's not so much a novelty as a necessity - yet rural workers often suffer the worst levels of internet connectivity.
Read: Working from home in rural areas: a how-to guideBits and bytes and bandwidth speeds
Read: Bits and bytes and bandwidth speedsWhy the HBO Max streaming service isn’t coming to the UK
Lockdown has coincided with an unprecedented golden age of on-demand broadcasting - so where is HBO?
Read: Why the HBO Max streaming service isn’t coming to the UKTips for effective password management
Read: Tips for effective password managementHow do Google and Bing compile search results?
Read: How do Google and Bing compile search results?The best cloud storage providers
Read: The best cloud storage providersCan you run a business from a laptop?
Does increased portability make up for what laptops lack in hardware power?
Read: Can you run a business from a laptop?How do computer graphics cards work?
Read: How do computer graphics cards work?What are broadband boosters?
Read: What are broadband boosters?How to choose antivirus software
Read: How to choose antivirus softwareAn introduction to WordPress plugins
Read: An introduction to WordPress pluginsHow to make the most of YouTube
The video streaming site can do a lot more...
Read: How to make the most of YouTubeHealthy online activities if you can’t sleep
Wifi has brought the world into our bedrooms, whether we want it or not
Read: Healthy online activities if you can’t sleepLockdown offers broadband customers time to renegotiate
Fast, dependable broadband is suddenly more important than ever.
Read: Lockdown offers broadband customers time to renegotiateWhy do we receive spam emails?
Read: Why do we receive spam emails?To Disney+ or not to Disney+
Now is the perfect time to get on board the latest streaming platform
Read: To Disney+ or not to Disney+Easy ways to fix Windows 10 faults
Love it or hate it, Windows 10 is here to stay.
Read: Easy ways to fix Windows 10 faults2.4GHz vs 5GHz wifi – what’s the difference?
Many modern routers offer dual-band wifi - but which band should you use?
Read: 2.4GHz vs 5GHz wifi – what’s the difference?What are the best streaming services for children?
Read: What are the best streaming services for children?Can the internet cope with mass self-isolation?
With traffic at unprecedented highs, can the web's infrastructure cope?
Read: Can the internet cope with mass self-isolation?Why do I need to use One Time Passwords?
Must we forever put up with those extra layers of security...
Read: Why do I need to use One Time Passwords?