CHT News
The end of the landline
Your home landline is coming to an end, it is planned that by 2025 it will be switched off and be replaced by the digital network using VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) which uses your broadband connection.
Windows 10 Support
Windows 10 support will end in October 2025.
Windows 11 Release
Windows 11 is available for users to install from October 2021.
26 November 2020: Mac and MacBook Update
An important update is to be released in November 2020, this is the Big Sur update. For more details click Big Sur Update.
18 November 2020: Windows 10 Update
An important Microsoft Windows 10 update has been released, release date October 2020. We recommend that all Windows 10 users are aware of the changes to the operating system in this update. For more details click Windows 10 Update October 2020.
6th August 2020
Advice on online Shopping
Choosing where to shop - carry out research if you are not familiar with the company.
Payment Methods - if you decide to go ahead with the purchase use a credit card if you have one as other payment providers may not provide the same protection. For more information about how to stay safe online please visit the following site www.actionfraud.police.uk/cybercrime
4th August 2020
Updates/Advice
It's essential to follow the banks security advice, including keeping bank and other financial details private and secure. Fake text, emails and calls claiming to be from the bank could cost you money, identity or both. Banks will have security advice on their site. Use strong, separate passwords for email accounts and change them regularly. Criminals can use emails to access other online account, such as those used for shopping. For passwords avoid using words or numbers that are personal to you such as names or dates of birth and numbers in sequence such as 1234 or the same number repeated such as 2222.
13th May 2020
Information issued by friendsagainstscams Please remember the following Top tips to protect yourself and others
• Be extra careful if you receive any phone calls, texts or emails from anyone claiming to be a bank or other trusted organisation. A genuine bank or organisation will never contact you out of the blue to ask for your PIN, full password, card reader codes, passcodes, or to move money to another account. Personal information is yours. Don’t give it away.
• Never click on a link received in an email or text that then takes you to a website requesting personal information or login details. Always go via a search engine or direct to the company website.
• Never allow remote access to your computer by any third party. Scammers will often ask you to download an app or will send you an email with a link such as Team Viewer.
• Watch out for poor grammar or spelling on emails/printed material/letters.
• Take 5. Stop and think about what you are being asked to do. If concerned, stop and talk to your family or a friend.
For more information visit web site: Friends Against Scams
26th March 2020
The following email has been received by a member of the group
Dear Taxpayer
After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund up to 265.35 GBP. To submit you tax refund please click here. A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example, for submitting invalid records or applying over the deadline. Please submit a tax refund request and allow up to 4-5 days in order to process it.
best regards
HM Revenue and Customs
Please be aware that this is a SCAM. Do not under any circumstances open (Click here) or send over bank details.
21 January 2020
Repair Café Chailey 2020: The repair cafe is a worldwide movement where volunteer experts repair items FREE of charge.
For more details visit: Chailey Repair Cafe 2020 Facebook page.
13th January 2020
Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 after Tuesday 14th January 2020. Although, users can continue using Windows 7, they will no longer receive the all-important security updates and patches to keep their computers safe.
4th November 2019
At this time of year it is doubly important to be aware when shopping online to avoid scams and fraudulent activity which could be very costly when making purchases. There is a very interesting article that Neighbourhood Watch have produced providing easy to follow safety tips to help to protect yourself whilst shopping online.
To view the article click on the link titled Staying Safe Shopping Online.
25th May 2019
Scam report mails from 'In the know, Sussex Police: Scam 1 Scam 2 and Lewes and Sussex Police weekly news
30th March 2019
Scam email relating to TV licensing and Virgin media circulating see link
7th January 2019
Get Safe Online will help you keep your online payments safe.
Trust Get Safe Online to help protect your finances with safer payments advice from the GSO experts at
http://www.getsafeonline.org/safepayments
This information is issued by Sussex Neighbourhood Watch. (see link)
14-12-2018 Broadband Information
Ofcom has issued some practical tips for improving Broadband speed, which can be found at
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/advice/broadband-speeds (see link)
23-11-2018 How to shop online safely
Many of people shop online especially at this time of year. The following advice is issued by alert@neighbourhoodalert.co.uk to help people keep safe online.
Make sure the latest software & app updates are installed. Criminals use weakness in software to attack your devices, such as payment details.
Don't click on a link in an unexpected email or text. The volume of online shopping related phishing emails increases significantly during the Christmas period. Remember, if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Email accounts
Use a strong, separate password for your email account. Criminals can use your email to access other online accounts.
Payment methods
Don't pay for goods or services by bank transfer unless you know the person Payments via bank transfer offer no protection if you become a victim of fraud.
02-11-2018: Our new CG News Editor
We are pleased to announce that Sylvia Coleman is our new CG News editor.
If you have any news information or articles that you believe will be of interest to our members then send them to Sylvia by clicking on the "click to send a message!" (blue bird).
11-10-2018: Looking ahead to November and December meetings
Plans for our meetings in November and December are progressing well, our CG Calendar page will be updated soon to show details of what’s on at these meetings.
Christmas is just around the corner and we are very pleased to announce that we shall be getting together for a combined extra Christmas meeting in December with the Family History and Photography groups. These combined meetings are interesting and full of festive fun, details will be available on the CG Calendar soon.
We would welcome some help from computer group members with updating the CG News page, interested? click on the "click to send a message!" (blue bird).
24-08-2018: Goodbye Emailed Newsletter - Hello Online CG News
The September and October 2018 newsletter will be the last circulated to group members, after this issue we will be saying goodbye to emailed newsletters and switching to providing news updates online via this dedicated website page “CG News”.
As part of these plans we are looking for help from within the group membership.
Could you help us? this will be an opportunity to learn new skills which should take up very little of your time, so if you are interested contact our group webmaster/website administrator, Keith Moore, by clicking on the "click to send a message!" (blue bird).
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