New Technology Archives

Video Conferencing: Zoom vs Teams

06 May 2020 Gina Whytein: New Technology, Online Safety

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

11 Nov 2019 Gina Whytein: Devices, New Technology, Services, Tips & Tricks

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

05 Sep 2019 Gina Whytein: Devices, New Technology

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

28 Aug 2019 Gina Whytein: Devices, New Technology, Online Safety, Public Notices

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

15 Aug 2019 Gina Whytein: New Technology

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 [...]

Microsoft Office 2019

25 Oct 2018 Gina Whytein: Device Care, New Technology

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

08 Oct 2018 Gina Whytein: Devices, New Technology, Online Safety

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 [...]

iOS 12 – Update Away iPhone Users!

19 Sep 2018 Gina Whytein: Devices, New Technology

In the past I've always been reluctant to update my iPhone with the latest operating system but this one is getting good reviews. Apple is touting that it will improve performance on phones dating back as far as the 5s (released in 2013). Since I'm still running the 5s I'm super excited about the proposed [...]

Good News for Die-hard Windows 7 Users

11 Sep 2018 Gina Whytein: Device Care, New Technology

Windows 10 was released back in 2015 and most of us have by now bit the proverbial bullet and moved onto this operating system. Some, however, are stubbornly refusing to do so and Windows has relented to that pressure, announcing that it will continue to support Windows 7 until January 2023. The previous end date [...]