Computer Virus
By Mark Rawcliffe features@algarveresident.com Welcome to the first in our three part series on security of your computer – this week, the dreaded computer virus. Security of your computer takes
BACKUPS – don’t lose it!
By Mark Rawcliffe features@algarveresident.com A back up regardless of the make, model or the age of computer is simply a safe way to collect and protect files, data and information
Reporting crime in Portugal
By David Thomas features@algarveresident.com David Thomas is a former Assistant Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police, consultant to INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. He has
FACING DISASTER
by Lynne Booker features@algarveresident.com
Malware, or malicious software
By Mark Rawcliffe features@algarveresident.com Malware, or malicious software as it is properly known, includes virus applications and also spyware, which can easily be the most damaging and intrusive of all
Tuberculosis killer
A tuberculosis treatment successfully killed nearly all forms of the bacteria, according to a new study that could pave the way for new drugs to fight resistant forms of TB.
Double decker London bus does push ups
Czech artist David Cerny reveals the athletic Routemaster bus in time for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The artist has embraced the Olympics and to commemorate their imminent start has
Cheese could reduce diabetes risk
Healthy eaters may try to avoid cheese, but new research suggests it could actually ward off diabetes. The chance of developing type 2 diabetes, a condition often linked with obesity,
Man survives weeks in desert
An autistic man lived on frogs and roots as he wandered for weeks in the remote Escalante Desert of southern Utah, USA, until being rescued, emaciated but alive. William Martin
Unhappy feet
Brazilian scientists are investigating what has led to more than 500 dead penguins being found on beaches in the last week. Autopsies are being carried out on some of the