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Declutter your Mac
6 Quick ways to declutter your Mac. Improve performance and claim back hard drive space. Click here for the full atricle: http://www.techradar.com/news/6-quick-ways-to-declutter-your-mac from TechRadar. |
Portable sound unit for your phone
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Vouchers - ideal present for Christmas
If you are looking for a last minute Christmas present, we supply vouchers for any type of computer lesson, general help or tuition on the ipad. Recipients may use these vouchers at any time during the following 12 months. Furthermore, any voucher will be fully refunded if the holder is unable or unwilling to make use of it. Vouchers can be delivered to you with a few hours by email. This facility is applicable to users in the South Bucks area only. Contact us for more details. |
Windows 10 new broswer - Edge
Edge is designed to be faster, easier to use and more convenient than
its predecessor, according to Microsoft. This isn’t the end of I.E.,
however, which will continue to be supported. http://blogs.which.co.uk/…/windows-10-exploring-the-edge-b…/ |
Windows 10 is here
![]() Windows 10 has arrived, and it is receiving some very good reviews. With free upgrades available for many users, here we reveal what's new in Windows 10. See Windows 10 Tuition |
Improve what you see on Facebook - video
Some users of Facebook are rather baffled that they don’t always see all the postings that friends choose to share. Some snippets and comments are simply not passed through to your newsfeed. Not everyone realises that Facebook makes a judgement on what you should see, but it keeps secret the methods it uses. However, with a little knowledge of how some of the controls and adjustments work, you can make huge improvements to the value of the material you see. Watch this video demonstration from Robert Scoble, and learn how it’s done
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Is Windows XP safe to use?
From April 2014, Microsoft are discontinuing support and updates for Windows XP. So, should you continue to use it? There are differing views on this, but our opinion is that there’s not too much to worry about. The basis for this is: It is probable that you
are using antivirus protection that is being kept up to date. You use a router or hub that inherently blocks all unsolicited incoming messages / attacks. These days the most commmon threats are from websites that entice you to click on tempting offers or that warn you of fake problems, so that risk applies regardless of which operating system you use. Windows XP is fairly robust, having enjoyed many corrections and updates over its 13 year history. If there were to be a major vulnerability discovered, many people believe that Microsoft would be under a lot of pressure to release a fix, especially as they are supporting it for paying customers anyway. |
iOS 9
![]() iOS 9 is now firmly eastablished. It introduces several new features and apps for your iPad and iPhone: 1. iPad Split-Screen Support
2. Keyboard Improvements 3. The News App 4. Spotlight and Siri – faster and more accurate searching 5. Aesthetic Improvements – e.g. the Recent Apps screen, which uses a cascading design that makes it a lot easier to flip through your active apps. For help or tuition in understanding the changes, please get in touch with us. Beginners can also review our iPad lessons page. |
Action Fraud
New central service for Reporting Fraud and Internet CrimeFrom April this year (2013) you should report fraud and financial scams to the new Action Fraud reporting centre. This is a single point of contact for the collection of information on internet related fraud and scams, and it means that local police will no longer deal with such matters.
Action Fraud is the UK's national fraud and internet crime reporting centre They provide a central point of contact for information about fraud and financially motivated internet crime. If you've been scammed, ripped off or conned, there is something you can do about it. You can report a fraud to them on their internet page Report fraud and receive a police crime reference number. Alternatively, you can phone 0300 123 2040 Note that Action Fraud is not an emergency service - if you are in immediate danger you should dial 999. |
Your own pocket wifi signal
Have you ever been out and about with a laptop or tablet and found that either there is no wifi available, or the only signals to be found are security protected? A neat solution is a portable wifi gadget that magically connects via the 3G mobile phone network. Since the connection to your own computer is via wireless, no cables are required and no other complications arise when using an iPad or Nexus tablet. The device in question is called a MiFi and is marketed by Three. I recommend the Pay-as-you-go option, and you can buy relatively cheap top-up SIMs from Amazon or eBay. (Topup cost is around £14 for 3 months validity). Look for Mifi model E5331 (white) or E585 in PC World, Amazon etc (manufacturer is Huawei). There is a BONUS because the MiFi will also allow its wifi signal to connect to 4 additional devices at the same time, so your laptop, ipod etc can also benefit from instant internet wherever you are. the older E585
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