PC PAL Team's Blog
Some of you may of seen not that long ago that Microsoft unveiled their new Surface Tablets, expected to launch around Autumn 2012. As always, they have been lots of articles on the pros and cons of what Microsoft Surface has to offer, as well as a little chuckle when Steven Sinofsky, the President of Windows and Windows…
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We wrote and article a little while ago regarding John Savage, PC PAL engineer for the Bath and Bristol East region. John has been training long and hard for a 24-hour bike marathon on the 7th June 2012 in aid of charity Jamie’s Farm. Here is John’s latest update on his training regime! I’ve been training…
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Running enthusiast, John Whitecross, is to become the new local PC PAL Engineer servicing and repairing computers and laptops in your homes and businesses around the West End of Glasgow and the surrounding area. John, who lives in Glasgow, had previously studied a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Studies after his under graduate degree, he…
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Computer and technology enthusiast, Damian Holland, is to become the new local PC PAL Engineer servicing and repairing computers and laptops in your homes and businesses around the Stockport area. Damian, who lives in Hazel Grove, has always been interested in computers and how they work, upgrading them as necessary and learning about the operating systems….
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Do you have an iPad? Do you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews? If you answer yes to both questions we bet the kids love playing on your iPad! No matter what age, whether they are pre-school or at that lovely teenager phase, they want to borrow it, use it, try it out, play with it,…
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The PC PAL site is now compliant with UK cookie Law. You may have notice a lot of talk about cookies recently that’s because of a new EU originated law effecting how website are allowed to set cookies. The UK law allows website owners to use “implied consent” allowing their websites to function normally but…
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If we asked you which websites you thought most viruses come from, what would you say? We think that many of you would say pornography websites, but actually blogs are the worst offenders! (Not PC PAL’s blog though….we keep it clean!). New reports from Symantec showed that a massive 20% of blogs are infected by viruses compared…
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After numerous calls and emails from our customers, local businesses and friends who have shown concern, PC PAL is advising members of the public and business owners to be on their guard if they receive a telephone call from an individual alleging to be from Microsoft, advising them they had “detected problems with their…
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Andrew Wright, our newest Franchisee who covers the Denbighshire and North Wales region has recently completed the North Wales Bike Ride, helping raise money for the British Heart Foundation. On Sunday 13 May 2012 Andrew and his wife Michelle cycled 30 miles in 3 hours and 45 minutes and raised £200 for the charity. The sun was out and…
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Many of us love to pop onto Facebook and Twitter to tell our friends and family little snippets of our lives. But (there is always a but) how well do you protect yourself from online criminals and fraudsters? Here is some advice on how to stay secure whilst tweeting and poking! Privacy tools This is…
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Microsoft Surface Tablet – The PC PAL low-down
