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  • Are you unbundled?

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 05. Mar 2010 on Internet, Technology, no comment

    We’re almost packed, and ready to move, statistics say moving house is the second most stressful experience behind divorce! I understand why they say that, what an upheaval it’s been.
    One of the exciting parts of moving for me has been choosing a broadband supplier, you may think that’s quite geeky but again statistics show that [...]

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  • USB 3.0 is here!

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 02. Mar 2010 on PC, Technology, no comment

    The long await for USB 3.0 is finally here. The super speed port is making its way into new PC’s and laptops and one of the first peripherals to make use of the technology is the external hard drive. Simple PC’s preferred manufacturer Western Digital have released their new range -
    The My Book 3.0
    The super speed [...]

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  • My Wii is glowing???

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 01. Mar 2010 on Gaming, no comment

    I’ve been sat on the sofa for the best part of the afternoon, it’s been a nice relaxing Sunday ( I wouldn’t want you to get the impression that I’m slobbing it mid week!). This morning I plugged in my Nintendo Wii, I checked the internet connection was working since this was the first time [...]

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  • What would you give up?

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 28. Feb 2010 on Internet, PC, no comment

    I’m late posting this, but thanks as always to PCTools for this monthly update.
    Polling the online activities of the ‘digitally active’
    PC Tools recently commissioned a survey investigating online habits, to ensure we’re providing relevant products, services and information to you – our ‘digitally active’ customer.
    The results are nothing short of surprising. A staggering 57% of [...]

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  • Password Generator

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 24. Feb 2010 on Internet, PC, no comment

    Following on from my post a few days ago, PCTools have contacted me to advise of a great tool available both online and as a free download which generates secure passwords and will rate passwords you’ve previously created. It can also reveal those starred out passwords in internet explorer that you’ve forgotton.
    You can access the [...]

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  • rss Hugger

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 23. Feb 2010 on Internet, News, PC, no comment

    I’ve been covering blogs & feeds in my tuition lately. If you haven’t discovered the ease of finding the latest updates to all your favourite websites in one place then now’s the time. It’s quite simple!
    If your favourite site offers a feed, click the link (feed, rss, Atom etc.) then subscribe, you can use internet [...]

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  • Creating Secure Passwords

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 23. Feb 2010 on Internet, Simple PC, no comment

    Thanks to PCTools for their monthly security update:
    How secure is your password?
    With most websites requiring you to create an account, do you find yourself in a bit of a pickle when it comes to inventing passwords? Many people use the same password for all their online accounts and often forget the password they came [...]

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  • Incorrect Phone Number

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 31. Jan 2010 on Simple PC, no comment

    Our move has gone rather smoothly and we’re quickly settling in, just a few more boxes to unpack and a whole lot of cabling to do before the office is back up and functioning.
    The telephone number displayed on our website is the old telephone number, if you have dialled the number you will have heard [...]

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  • Apple to unveil new product

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 27. Jan 2010 on Geeks & Gadgets, News, Technology, no comment

    By Maggie Shiels
    Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley
    Steve Jobs and Apple are regarded as masters of building hype for products
    All eyes in the technology world are on Apple as it prepares to unveil its latest creation, amid a swirl of speculation it is a tablet computer.
    On Wednesday morning the company will hold a news conference [...]

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  • Thanks BT!

    Posted by Simon Salvin on 18. Jan 2010 on Simple PC, no comment

    I’ve been known to have a moan, I still like to, although I’ve been a bit more reserved on these pages over the last year or two.
    I was looking at the recent posts I’d made and noticed the post for the advertising design for Thomson directories, looking at the design I could see our [...]

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