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  193010th September 2015Get The Message With 3 New AppsGet The Message With 3 New Apps As if there were not enough messaging Apps for keeping in touch with others, three brand new ones have been making a splash this month. First up is Begroupd, apparently conceived by reality telly’s Khloe Kardashian. This one not only allows ... Read More
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  212210th September 2015App Can Help Sightseers Be City SlickersApp Can Help Sightseers Be City Slickers It is that time of year eager travellers turn from summer sunshine holidays to planning autumn city breaks, and there is an App that has a growing reputation for helping the sightseer get around some of the most popular destinations t... Read More
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  20337th September 2015Upgraded To Windows 10 – Which Is The Best Browser?Upgraded To Windows 10 – Which Is The Best Browser? asks Peter Clarke of PC PAL Several of my customers have asked me to upgrade them to Windows 10 or asked me to correct issues after they have tried to upgrade themselves.  The next question they face is: once you have Wi... Read More
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  191217th August 2015Website Is Good For The Legal BitsWebsite Is Good For The Legal Bits Does anyone actually read Conditions of Service statements on the Internet? Or do we just tick the box and rush on, agreeing to whatever a website operator may have slipped in as a hidden cost of giving us an account? I know I am guilty of ... Read More
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  204410th August 2015Shedding New Light On Night HazardsShedding New Light On Night Hazards I have said this before, but vehicles on the road do seem to be the subject of the more innovative IT deployments of this decade. The latest is a move by Ford to introduce extra headlights which anticipate the action. Ford Europe is anothe... Read More
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  234610th August 2015Are You Upgrading To Windows 10?Are You Upgrading To Windows 10? asks Peter Clarke of PC PAL The Windows 10 upgrade is now available and some of my customers have decided to take the plunge: some have upgraded with success and some have asked me to restore Windows to their previous version. So what are the... Read More
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  21033rd August 2015How We Can Help Each Other To Dodge The JamsHow We Can Help Each Other To Dodge The Jams Having done more trekking around the country than usual this year so far, I have been impressed by how much more effective the traffic functions in Google Maps have become. They have helped me to confidently dodge some serious jam... Read More
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  185927th July 2015Children Have Chance To Visit Wonderland…Children Have Chance To Visit Wonderland… One week into the school holidays and how many children will have already declared that they are bored? The challenge of keeping them occupied and interested all summer is long familiar. Alice in wonderland, Lewis Carroll’s class... Read More
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  213020th July 2015Microsoft Faces A Tough Future As Strategy FailsMicrosoft Faces A Tough Future As Strategy Fails It became very clear last week how far the market has deserted the old order in the information technology sphere. Microsoft, struggling to find its own direction, effectively killed off the mobile business built up years back... Read More
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  221613th July 2015Digital Information Needs Back-Up PlanDigital Information Needs Back-Up Plan A new term has been added to the IT lexicon. This is ‘Digital Amnesia’ and it refers to our shrinking capacity to remember stuff in the digital age. Apparently, since we have started carrying our address books, telephone directories... Read More