Standing in for Trevor Long – Updates for 2UE listeners

Listeners’ questions answered after standing in for Trevor Long on Radio 2UE

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After standing in for Trevor Long on Radio 2UE’s afternoon weekends, there were a couple of callers with problems Seamus and I said we’d get back to.

These included issues with Hotmail, Android smartphones and a potential virus infection.

Internet Explorer home page hacked

Ron thought he might have a virus infection as Internet Explorer opens a junk page when he starts it.

The easiest way to check if a Windows computer is infected is the free Malware Bytes – just download and run it.

It’s also possible the computer hasn’t been infected but that settings have been messed with, Microsoft have details on how to change the opening pages on Internet Explorer.

Problems getting into Hotmail

Another Internet Explorer problem was from Peter who was finding Internet Explorer was freezing when he tries to get into Hotmail, or Outlook.com as it’s currently known.

The best solution for this is to clean out your Windows system using a tool like the free CCleaner and make sure both the computer has the latest security updates.

Strange message on Android smartphone

Sheena had a strange message on her smartphone saying “all sale”. This sounds like someone has changed the wallpaper settings for the phone and Google have the instructions for changing the background on Android phones.

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Author: Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank is a speaker and writer charting how technology is changing society and business. Paul has four regular technology advice radio programs on ABC, a weekly column on the smartcompany.com.au website and has published seven books.

4 thoughts on “Standing in for Trevor Long – Updates for 2UE listeners”

  1. My father Andrew Brian of Telstra created digital signal or wifi in 1992
    He was on our local 9 news Australia for telecom
    Making the first digital video call
    And panted his invention globally in 92 I have only just acquired patent due to it been withheld under guidance on his will and was not told I found it on the Internet 5 days ago
    My 2 brothers had no idea either my father died in 2001 October in Australia
    The same month he died someone claimed to invent wifi in America
    And I have found a man that has claimed to be Andrew Brian Johnson for 17 years in glen Waverley signing billion dollar defence contracts then in 2013 to avoid border patrol and gps detection he sailed with his family around the world to all points of patents and fraudulently sold the inventor rights to Delhi Corp
    We have never seen a $ there was a couple thousand left out of 1 million
    And I don’t talk to my mum she was divorced at time and wasn’t in will but
    Was executive
    Now I don’t no what to do !!???
    Is this guy a terrorist can you please contact authority’s in your country
    So who is dr Andrew Johnson of iqe wireless technology

    Is this Andrew Johnson of Australia a terrorist
    The Andrew Johnson of America 3G is an ex marine who made $4 billion for Delhi
    And the dr Andrew Johnson of iqe is creater of wireless ??

    None of these men are my dad he died in 2001 from liver failure!!

    Please send to all authorities globally including Hong Kong
    David Adams Michael Steven Johnson Australia

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