58 Local History / Computers
Storrington Postcards Postcards from a wallet of 12 sent by a soldier at the local army camp, to his family in January 1946 with his comments on the back.
Sandgate House - This place is about 1/4 mile from our camp and is the Officers quarters of a Commando Brigade.
The Square/Main Square - Well known to me as where the bus and coaches turn round and wait until it’s time to go.
The Pond - We often passed this on our route March. It has a good few bulrushes and a few swans. It was quite frozen over one frosty morning when we came past it. Photos and text courtesy of Storrington Museum The Old School, School Lane, Storrington, RH20 4LL Open: Wednesday, Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm &
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Computer Care Why does it say ‘Site not Secure’? by Alan Stainer
Some of you may have noticed your web browser (Google Chrome in particular) has started displaying a slightly alarming message about websites not being secure. It happens when the site you are visiting starts with http instead of https. The difference between the two is that with https the connection between you and the website is encrypted, while http is basically plain text being transmitted between the two. In theory if you have an insecure internet connection (public WiFi for example), someone could be snooping around on the network and getting access to your data. That includes your bank card details. Don’t be scared and stop visiting plain old http websites just yet though. It only really matters if you are logging into a website or inputting sensitive information. There are a lot of small businesses that have not yet switched to https, but if all you are looking for is a phone number or contact email, then you shouldn’t have a problem. If you have a website yourself and want an SSL certificate (that’s what makes it https), then it’s dead easy to get it sorted with your host. Some hosts even provide an SSL certificate for free. www.alansitsolutions.com