Your computer’s operating system (OS) may seem rather unimportant compared to what the computer allows you to do. In fact the OS is the vital underpinning software that supports its basic functions, such as scheduling underlying tasks, allowing programmes to run and controlling the hard drive, screen, mouse, keyboard/keypad and other peripheral devices. Windows XP…
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PC PAL named as Finalists in awards again! For the third year in a row, PC PAL have been announced as finalists for the prestigious PCR Awards 2012. The widest ever range of retailers, resellers, distributors and vendors are now up for an award at the event, which takes place on Thursday March 22nd…
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PC PAL will be attending another of the Lloyds TSB Franchise Seminars next week. The seminar will be taking place on Thursday 1st December 2011 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham between 5.45pm and 8.30pm. Jat Mann, PC PAL’s founder and Managing Director, will be attending personally to share his wealth of knowledge with guests. As…
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This year the NEC Franchise Show will be held on Friday 30th September and Saturday 1st October. PC PAL will not be exhibiting there this time around, however we will be doing something far more interesting for those who would like to find out more about what we have to offer!
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The average broadband speed across the UK is 6.2Mbit, where as the average advertised speed is 13.8Mbit, so most people are getting less than half the speed they are paying for. However, in some other European countries the average speed people are getting is over 16Mbits; in Germany and in Holland they are getting over…
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As of 31st of March 2011 the amount of people using the internet passed the 2 billion mark (2,095,006,005 to be exact) or about 30.2% of the world population. Asia makes up 922 million with Europe the next closest at 476 million and North America at 272 million. North America may only have 272 million…
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Did you know that ripping your CD’s to a MP3 player is currently against the law in the UK? That’s what Hargreaves review is trying to sort. “The Hargreaves Report was requested by David Cameron amid concerns that current legislation was outdated in the internet age.” BBC New Website – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13429217 Also this report allows…
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Orange and Barclaycard have just announced a joint venture whereby you can use your Orange phone to purchase items up to a maximum of £15 per transaction just by waving your phone over a special device at the till. However, there is only 1 phone you can use at the moment and that has only…
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You expect the latest laptops, phones and a few desktop PCs to have Wi-Fi, but manufacturers are starting to make more and more devices with Wi-Fi built-in to make our lives easier. Things like printers and scanners being Wi-Fi make it easier to all use the same printer on different PCs or Apple Macs. HP…
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PC PAL’s detailed top 11 reasons for switching to Windows 7
