Smart Phone Security
The smart phone seems to be everywhere these days. Gone are the days where it was purely a business tool, it seems that no matter what age or gender, there is a smart phone to suit your needs. Unlike standard phones, smart …
5 cool things your Mac can do that you probably didn’t know…
Talk to you. Launch Terminal (Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and type say hello and press Enter. Then type say followed by anything else and it will speak it for you. Stacks & Expose in slow motion. Show off your Mac’s incredible graphics capability with a press of the Shift …
Tech Support Scam
A lot of people have recently been hit with the old fake tech support scam. This is what happens – You receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft or some other well known tech company. They inform you …
The Hidden Costs of Home Printing
Over the years, the cost of a new home printer has dropped dramatically. Today, you can buy a Multifunction Inkjet Printer (Printer/Scanner/Copier) for as little as €40. On the face of it, that might seem like a bargain and for the hardware, …
Digital Photography Tricks
We all love our digital cameras. Because most mobile phones have a camera built in, we take them with us almost everywhere we go, ever ready for that “Kodak gold” moment. Sometimes, though, well your picture just doesn’t look right. Maybe there …
Google Docs Viewer – New Files Supported
Over the last few days, Google Docs has added viewing support for 12 more file formats as detailed below. Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX) Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX) Apple Pages (.PAGES) Adobe Illustrator (.AI) …
Have you backed up today?
I have blogged about the importance of backing up before but every once in a while I have to work on a client machine to try to restore deleted or lost files that are important to the client. …