pc tips

we 30 Oct 2024	The BT Cloud will close tomorrow so probably a good idea to download your stuff before then. Other free services are available.
we 2 Oct 2024	Custom made for David Mitchell (he's one of the six! executive producers) the second episode of Ludwig on BBC1 tonight like episodes one and three criminally under employs Sophie Willan in a wig and glasses. Thankfully Alma's Not Normal returns for series two Monday BBC2.
mo 2 Sep 2024	We suspect it's the awesome power of AI that caused our Facebook page to go away for a bit today. Our page was suspended for Impersonation (something to do with that there Ed Sheraton?) but returned within minutes of us appealing.
sa 3 Aug 2024	Our Ctrl + wheel pc tip below we're told by users is particularly welcome when really you need new glasses.
mo 1 Jul 2024	A shortcut we stumbled across that seems to be mouse only. In web browsers Chrome, Edge and Firefox hold down Control key and rotate the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Don't forget Ctrl + wheel to get back where you were.
th 13 Jun 2024	In the early days we unwisely used the same easily remembered password for multiple accounts. Then Yahoo a sort of pre-Google search engine got hacked revealing users' passwords. Our Google account has started sending slow to load emails pointing out our vulnerability. If you have a Google account go Manage your Google Account/Review security tips/Your saved passwords to deal with it.
we 8 May 2024	More PC nostalgia than a PC tip but Finland's Windows95man is wonderful Eurovision daftness with the final this Saturday. If you think Windows 95 is ancient earlier we stayed with DOS because we thought (correctly) Windows 3.1 far too slow.
tu 16 Apr 2024	We did say Radio 4 Long Wave is not going away but now we're not so sure. Some of the web thinks it was closing at the end of last month but we can still get it on our analogue Roberts.
mo 18 Mar 2024	As plugs have got smaller in this connected digital world (Apple's lightning and the increasingly ubiquitous USB type C) the tolerances of the physical dimensions must be more critical. Our experience is the cheaper varieties can be a sloppy fit and consequently less reliable.
tu 16 Jan 2024	Radio 4 Long Wave is not going away but from March (or possibly April) it will no longer have its own programming like the Shipping Forecast and the 198kHz broadcast frequency will still be maintained as an off air standard (see under Tech Spec).
tu 21 Nov 2023	If you find that the Microscoft Edge has started opening at startup and you prefer another web browser you can stop Edge by going Windows key/Settings/Apps and at the bottom of the list on the left Startup.
fr 8 Sep 2023	Microscoft have been pratting about again, this time adding an intrusive filmstrip to the bottom of the Photos viewer. Thankfully you can turn it off; click on the See more three dots at the top of the Photos window, click Settings at the list bottom and then there's a Filmstrip Off/On toggle under Personalisation.
we 16 Aug 2023	On one of your Twitter (it'll be a while before it's X) posts click the three dot menu. You'll get the option to Highlight ... but it's only available if you pay to be verified. Lets hope Elon Musk does get beaten up in a cage and hopefully he'll stop pratting about with Twitter for a bit..
tu 25 Apr 2023	There are at least two gotchas that might catch you out with a power bank a rechargeable battery that can be used to charge other devices. You need a less common USB lead to charge the power bank and on this one the green light means it's around a third charged not fully charged.
we 2 Nov 2022	The last time we can recall using a fax was for accreditation with Essex Police for Operation Utah and it seemed clunky then. Seems the fax is joining Betamax, the tamagotchi (though you can still buy them) and 8 track cartridges.
th 8 Sep 2022	This hadn't occurred to us, use capitals in your hashtags #LikeThis so screen readers can pronounce the words, thanks Robin Paley York.
we 31 Aug 2022	Adobe Lightroom started telling us the driver for the Intel display adaptor on our HP workstation was out of date and could cause problems. Windows Update and HP Support Assistant didn't know about the update but not surprisingly Intel Driver & Support Assistant did ... just saying.
sa 30 Jul 2022	Sending large files by email can be a bit hit or miss. We've found WeTransfer.com very useful, you don't have to open an account, you don't have to pay and your recipient gets an email with a link to download your files zipped into one ... pretty much instantaneous and much less risky than a DVD in the post.

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