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Wireless networking (or Wi-Fi) is a convenient way of getting an Internet connection to devices around your house, but it is rarely a perfect solution. Wi-Fi uses an Access Point (AP) to talk to your device. The AP is normally built into your router but could be...

There is a lot of choice between high speed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and here is a quick summary of what’s on offer today. ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line) is what we first called “broadband”. Just using copper cables, these are largely obsolete...

We are all painfully aware of the rising costs of living, and that extends to the cost of doing business too. Rising staff wages, insurance and office operating costs, motoring costs, and even the costs of parts have all had an impact. We are proud to have maintained...

Sorry…. Doom and gloom again this month: It’s February 2023; we’ve been warned for several years now and the date is finally upon us; Windows 8 and 8.1 is officially out of support! The same thing happened to Windows 7 two years ago, and Office 2010 last year, and...

I have been promising a mac article for a little while, so here it is… a pure 100% Apple topic.  As you know already, I am not a big fan of Apple devices, but there are a plenty of macs out there in the wild so it is only fair to give them some airtime. Mac updates...

It is important to make sure your computer operating system is updating. This will keep you and your computer safe and functioning well.  On all modern operating systems the small updates released every week fix security or programming issues that could allow a hacker...

Cloud storage is a space for files on a server somewhere on the Internet.  Lots of companies offer cloud storage; the big names we’re familiar with are Microsoft’s OneDrive, Dropbox, Apple’s iCloud, and Google Drive, but there are lots more too.  Most cloud services...

When we take on new business clients we guide them through the preparation of a “disaster recovery toolkit”. Whilst this is less important for domestic users, it’s still a useful exercise. Firstly make sure you’ve got a good backup.  For most purposes we recommend...

A few months ago I wrote about the ‘end of support life’ of Office 2010.That happened at the beginning of this year for Office 2010 and for most purposes the software still works fine. Office 2007 was ‘EOL’ a few years ago and is much less functional now, but can...

If you look around most modern offices, you’ll notice that most computers have two or more screens. Most commonly on the desks of people who control diaries or planning, but the benefits are so good that even admin computers tend to have multiple screens now too....

In March I suggested that it was a bad idea to use an email address supplied by your ISP such as a btinternet.com orsky.com email address. If you use such an address, then then you’re trapped with your broadband service provider because you cannot move your email...

The drive in your computer is responsible for the long-term storage for all your files. This includes all your personal files like documents, photos, music, etc, and it also stores all the system files used by the operating system and applications. A conventional Hard...