Dropping It Down & Low Into The Internet | Post Office Digital Drop In

Hey everyone!

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I thought that today, I would talk to you all about being digitially confident, as we are living in a world that is becoming more and more dependent on being digital.

As with all blog posts, if you're not interested on reading this post as it doesn't appeal to you from the title/intro above, then please do not read on, but instead read something on the blog that appeals to you, as, this blog contains content from food, to, beauty, to, lifestyle, and everything in between.

Post Office Broadband conducted a survey amongst 4,000 UK citizens, and found out that, 20% of the UK don't feel digitally confident whether this is people of an older age who don't know how to tackle technology, parents of those who have children who are surrounded by technology even in the school, or, those of us who just feel like we're lacking when it comes to being tech savvy. In Leeds, more than half struggle to use newer devices including smart music devices

73% of people who took part in the survey, said that, they would like digital support to boost their confidence to ensure that they're on top form when it comes to anything digital.

After hearing the results of the survey, Post Office Broadband have teamed up with Google Digital Garage to help out the public/any of you reading that sometimes has trouble with being digital confidence, via, having digital drop in sessions to ensure that you learn everything that you need. The drop in sessions will cover help with thins such as emails and the internet, all the way, to protecting yourself online. They'll even help you with problems concerning your devices if you bring them in with you.

Digital drop in sessions will be in locations including, Leeds, Southamption, Plymouth, Cardiff, Norwich and Belfast. If the listed locations are nowhere near you then you can still suggest a location for the digital drop in sessions to visit.

The first session will be at Leeds Central Library on the 22nd July between 10am and 1pm. I'd definitely go if you have any queries that are digitally based, as, the best of the best will be able to help you. I'd also go in case you need to top up on anything such as how to keep up with your children when it comes to being online, or, bring any of your older members of family so they can get to grips with things that they feel insecure about when it comes to the digital world.

If you want to find out more about the sessions then click here.

How are you with technology? Lets open up the discussion, by, commenting down below!

I hope that you have enjoyed this blog post and that you come back next time for another blog post.

Thanks for reading! 
Jamie x 

This post is in collaboration with Post Office/Post Office Broadband. All views, opinions and ramblings are my own.  

Colours, Colours Everywhere! | Male Spring Fashion Trends

Hey everyone! 

Welcome to a brand new blog post! I thought that today, I would write a blog post all about male fashion trends, mainly because I wanted to. I'

I've decided to include a mixture of both general fashion trends and trends that were big at the London Fashion Week Mens SS18. T

Pink Is Returning

Pink is manly, and isn't jus for wearing on Wednesdays. Pink has made a fashion comeback in the past few years, due to things such as the stigma slowly coming away from pink only being known as a colour that LGBT+ people wear. (Before you say that pink isn't seen as a colour that only certain people wear, trust me I heard comments within the past six months saying so still. It's a stupid comment to make in my opinion.) Pink goes well other pale colours, but, it goes very well with anything thats white, as it gives a very summery St Tropez feel to the outfit.I think that a Pink jumper can make an outfit looks 10x better especially in the Summer.

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Eighties Is Back

From boxy suit jackets all the way to frayed hems, the eighties are coming back into fashion with a bang. The best way to do this would be to include something that is eighties inspired and to incorportate it into your outfit, otherwise too much eighties would look like a bad fancy dress job.

Layers

Layers are normally known as a trend for Winter, but if you're familiar with Spring weather, then you will know that it is still cold as hell, so layering seems like a good trend to still follow. ,I think the best thing about Spring layering is that its less about incorporating sartorial inspired clothing, but instead incorporating more streetwear into the outfit such as jackets and trainers.

Vertical Stripes

Vertical stripes have popped up as a big trend this season. Vertical stripes are normally used within fashion, to make yourself look a lot more taller than you are. Personally, I think that vertical stripes will be a big trend in fashion, as long as it isn't just vertical striped suits that make you look like a pimp when you wear them.

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Tones

Outfits that are based around one tone of colour are slowly coming into fashion. I think the best way to pull this off is mainly using one main thing with a tone and pairing it with something that contrasts, because, if you try to make it all one colour, then there's a good chance that you'll look like a piece of fruit. Maybe, pairing a mustard yellow trenchcoat and chinos with a white shirt would be a good way.

https://www.hotdrops.com/uk/blog/best-trench-coats-for-men

Would you wear any of these trends? Let me know down below! 
Thanks for reading this fashion based blog post. I hope that you come back for another blog post!

Thanks for reading! 
Jamie x 

Have You Ever Been Hacked? | Tips For Preventing Hacking

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Welcome to another blog post! I thought that today I would talk to you all about how to ensure that your blog doesn't get hacked. I know that some of you don't have a blog so this post is slightly specific but for those who do have a blog this is a very necessary post.

1: Create A Password That Contains Upper, Lower and Numbers

I know that all of these tips sound simplistic but this one is very necessary nowadays. It's easy for someone to hack into an account of any sorts if the password is simple so ensuring that the password for your blog has a mixture of lowercase, lowercase and numbers so that no one can hack into it. I also think making sure that it has nothing to do with your name is also a great idea.


2: Back Up Your Blog

Some bloggers weirdly forget to do this but this is very important because if your blog does get hacked and something happens to it or the content that is stored on your blog then you will have a back up so you can reassure yourself that it's not as bad as it seems. Backing up never does you any harm.

3: Secure The Login

This one is mainly to do with people that are via Wordpress and not Blogger. I've used both platforms and have worked with blogs on both platforms several times. On Wordpress, you have the option to secure the login via a simple maths question. I would suggest doing this as it keeps bots out and keeps your brain working. Hackers won't realise that you need to do the maths question to log in and won't be able to get into your account.

4; Write your posts in Word then save them onto an external hardrive/cloud storage

I know that this sounds absolutely tedious but, trust me, it is worth it! The point of this tip is that if your blog gets completely hacked then you know that all your content is fine and that all you have to do is get it back up and sort it out. It saves being worried that you would have to type it up again.

5: Make Sure That You Have Current Anti Virus

You all should have this but I know that sometimes people forget to update or to sort their anti virus software for a period of time. Making sure that your antivirus is up to date ensures that everything with your laptop is fine and that you can blog safely and happily.

HP have created a series of videos which portray a cautionary tale about being hacked which I think is great as many people need to ensure that they know what can happen if they don't ensure that everything is secure within their technological life. I shall embed it here to make it easy as possible to watch.

Do you have any safety tips? Have you ever been hacked? Let me know down below!

I hope that you have enjoyed this informative post and I hope that you come back next time for a blog post. I hope that you are having a great week.

Thanks for reading!
Jamie x

This post is in collaboration with HP and The Wolf campaign. All views and opinions in this are all my own.