New Outlook Feature – Roaming Signatures
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The New Edge
If anyone out there is using Microsoft Edge for their internet browser you may have noticed that it has undergone a re-brand. The logo now looks like this: If you have it you'll know about this already though because it wasn't quiet about it - it activated a pop-up which cannot be easily exited from without clicking on [...]
Video Conferencing: Zoom vs Teams
Hands up of you've used a video conferencing application during lockdown. I think many of us will have tried this out recently, whether it's been for work meetings or catching up with family and friends. So which video conferencing app is best? A lot of people have been using Zoom, but if you already have Microsoft [...]
Choosing A New Computer
With the end of Windows 7 fast approaching, many people are considering buying a new computer. You could consider this a two part process - firstly, which type of computer do you want and secondly, which make and model of that type will you choose from the vast range of possibilities. Which Type? I wrote about this [...]
Super-fast USB4 on the Way
Now you might think that we're only just getting used to USB 3.2, or Type C, but apparently devices using USB4 will start to become available next year. USB4 will fit the same port as the Type-C, which is great because you don't have to worry about which way around your cord plugs in, and [...]
Upgrade from Windows 7 to 10 – The Time Has Come
If you read my blogs you will know that I've been harping on about this for about a year now. In January 2020 Windows 7 will become unsupported by Microsoft, which means that any time a scammer, hacker or other bad actor pokes a hole in the security of Windows 7 systems, Microsoft will no [...]
The NUC Mini PC – The Next Unit of Computing
How big is your PC? I'm talking about the tower, the box that sits under your desk or on it, taking up your work-space. Imagine if it was the size of a couple of sandwiches instead (yes that piece of paper in the above photo is A4). The NUC is 11.68cm x 11.17cm and only [...]
More Problems with Windows 10 Update
You might remember that the Windows 10 update originally released in October was then halted as reports came in that personal files and documents were being lost, well since then Microsoft staff will no doubt have been furiously working to rectify this and other small issues identified. Clearly they thought they had the problems solved [...]
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft have recently released the newest version of Office which Simon has kindly put onto my computer as the office guinea pig. There will now be three versions of Office available - Office 2016, 2019 and Office 365, which is hosted in the Cloud and is an annual subscription service. You can buy Office 2016 [...]
Windows 10 Update – Reports of Files Deleted
Before I took a day off last week I started writing an article about the new Windows 10 Update (Version 1809 - Redstone 5). I've now deleted that draft because the latest news is that the update has been pulled following complaints that documents have been deleted from the C:/Users/[username]/Documents/ folder, along with a few more minor issues [...]