Let’s imagine for a second that for whatever reason, you’ve never owned a smartphone before. One day, you decide to change that, and now you’re in the market for one. What should you choose? What are the options? When it comes down to it, there are two major players in the smartphone market – namely […]
So, you’ve got yourself a sparkly new iPad, and are looking forward to kicking back and seeing what it has to offer. Where to start though? So many apps, so little time. What kind of apps you lean towards depends, to an extent, what you plan to use the tablet for. Maybe you want it […]
If own a computer, and use the internet, there’s a good chance you already know what Google Chrome is. With its bright, principally tri-coloured red, yellow and green icon, it has over the years slowly become the most popular internet browser on the market. What you might not know though, is that beyond Chrome as […]
If you’re not using any antivirus software on your home PC, (or Mac) then you need to sort that out, stat! You may think that you are being careful enough by never clicking on silly links you see on the internet. Online links and adverts that promise instant wealth, free cars or eternal youth can […]
Even after the advent and broader appeal of smartphones and tablets in the average household (laptops having been a mainstay for many households for quite some time before that), the divide between these devices used to be a lot bigger. There was a time, shock horror, when phones were just used for calls and texting. […]
In a previous post, I talked about things to think about before buying a new laptop. Here though, I want to cover a few things you can do to get the most out of your mobile computing friend, before it needs a charge up. As is the way with mobile devices, be they smartphones, tablets […]
So, you’re in the market for a new laptop. There are different ways to go about it – maybe you do some research first online, and look through some reviews. Maybe you ask friends on their opinions or experiences with certain makes and models. Or maybe you just wing it, and hope the person in […]
There are few things more frustrating than your internet being out. Especially if you run your business from home and rely on that connection to the web. Actually, there is one other thing more frustrating than that – having to deal with your internet service provider to resolve the issue. That’s when you call us […]
There has always been a plethora of office software suites on the market, both paid and free. No matter if you just need a simple word processor to write your annual Christmas letter, or something that can create a spreadsheet of the season’s football scores for you to keep a tally, there’s something to suit […]
Passwords. Most of us have them. Most of us use them on a nearly daily basis. Some of us have a lot of passwords. So much to remember. Should you write them down? If they’re hidden securely, then maybe. Should you use the same password for lots of different accounts? Definitely not. If one account […]
This is just a short(ish!) post where I want to talk a little about the need for repetition, practice and the concept of ‘rinse and repeat’ when it comes to learning to use, and remembering how to use technology. This is particularly relevant to those…I’ll just come right out and say it…those of a certain […]
As with most things in life, the older something gets, the less sprightly it can become. Computers are no different. Where, once upon a time, you switched your computer or laptop on, and it whirred into action in what seemed like a blink of an eye…now it seems to limp into action at the speed […]