Wireless Networking

Wireless Networking

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...
Internet providers

Internet providers

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...
Rising costs of doing business

Rising costs of doing business

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...
RIP Windows 8

RIP Windows 8

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...
Mac Software Updates

Mac Software Updates

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...
Get up to date

Get up to date

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...