iOS 8 Speeding up your Device

Most people who own an apple iDevice, be it the iPhone, iPad or iPod will have updated their device to Apple’s shiny new iOS 8 system. Here are a few tips to keep your device from becoming sluggish and frustratingly slow. Switching it off and on again!This may be one of the simplest tips, and […]

Watches – the next office fad?

A lot of new technology has been announced recently at the technology events including Windows 10, a brand new Macbook, as well as new mobiles from Samsung, Nokia and LG. Whilst this hardware and software has many new features, the latest technology in the limelight wasn’t any of the above. So what was it? Watches, […]

Microsoft Excel Useful tips and shortcuts

Microsoft Excel Handy hints A little while ago we did a tip of the week for useful short cuts which can be used in most windows applications. This follow-up will mostly follow the same suit but focused more on Microsoft Excel. General Short Cut Keys CTRL + O – Open a document. CTRL + S […]

What to consider when buying a tablet

One of the newest entries to the world of business hardware is the tablet and choosing the right one (and there are plenty to choose from) can be hard, whilst there is no right or wrong, there is a risk of buying a one that isn’t suitable. Here are a few things to bear in […]

Keeping Your Passwords Strong

We are in an age now where anything can be online from your address details to your current bank account information and even balance. So what do we have to do? Well, the first and most important thing we can do is to keep our passwords strong, and difficult to guess. It can be an […]

Outlook app for iPhone and iPad review

Microsoft’s Outlook for iPhone and iPad email app is a relaunch of the Acompli release last December. The new rebranded 1.0.2 version still supports Microsoft Exchange and Outlook mail accounts, but Google, iCloud, and Yahoo as well. A nice feature is how easily it hooks into your Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and Box cloud storage. […]

Windows 10 Update

You may have already heard the latest news from the Microsoft HQ but if you haven’t it has been the announcement of Windows 10. No, not Windows 9. So this is it, the successor to Windows 8.1 and your main question may be “What happened to Windows 9?!” Well it was announced that Windows 9 […]

Android Security Flaw

There are a few things we promote when speaking to our customers, friends or anyone listening regarding IT systems and recommendations. One thing we find ourselves discussing the most is security and this tip is no different. It has been reported that a security researcher has found a flaw in some Android versions where the […]

Backing Up Your Mobile Data

Mobile Data Backup? When did you last backup your mobile data? This is sometimes an easily forgotten task or it becomes one of those “I’ll do it later jobs”. However, we use our phones, a lot, the question you have to ask is “can I afford to lose my data?” The best practice would be […]