Author Archives: Chris

There is life in the old girl yet

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Chris

No I am not talking about my wife but rather my trusty EeePC 701.  I have had this netbook for almost 5 years and it has never let me down ever.  It still gets used to configure routers and surf … Continue reading →

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Office 365 and Google Apps – first impressions

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Chris

Over the last couple of days I decided to take a look at cloud based word processing and the biggest two in the game in this department are Microsoft and Google.  So step forward Office 365 and Google Apps.  This … Continue reading →

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Is Windows 8 really that bad?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Chris

The dust has settled and Windows 8 has now been with us a while so I thought I would share some of my thoughts regarding Microsofts newest (and best?) offering. When Windows 8 first arrived I was one of the … Continue reading →

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Is it time to streamline Linux?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Chris

I love Linux.  It is cracking as a server and not bad on a desktop either but it always comes down to the same old question – which one to use?  I got talking to another tech last week about … Continue reading →

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How to stop kids running up huge bills on your smartphone

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Chris

I was speaking to my wife this week (yes it does happen) when she said “I found this website earlier today that explains how easy it is for kids to run up huge bills on your mobile phone by downloading … Continue reading →

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Is Microsoft’s Surface Pro enough for you to turn your back on ‘traditional’ laptops?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Chris

Well the dust has settled and it is eventually here – Microsoft’s new Surface Pro tablet.  From the specs it looks a serious piece of kit with its i5 processor and 4 GB of RAM and to be honest I … Continue reading →

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The lost art of writing

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Chris

When was the last time you picked up a pen and actually wrote something?  If you are like me then writing is not a significant part of your daily routine.  I write cheques, job completion records for clients, I sometimes … Continue reading →

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Why virtualization is not just for the big guys

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Chris

If you ever hear the word virtualization mentioned in a conversation I will bet that you will immediately think of big companies with hundreds , if not thousands of computers, and big data centers.  What if I told you your … Continue reading →

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Is this the way things are heading?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Chris

I love my Blackberry Playbook but recently I have been thinking about getting a second tablet, an Android one, primarily for my son to play with when he gets bigger but also to learn Android.  So I have been scouring … Continue reading →

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How easy is it to find information about someone online?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Chris

I was watching Breakfast yesterday morning on BBC 1 while getting ready for work.  On it they had a mother and daughter who used Twitter and Facebook amongst other social networking sites on a daily basis.  The challenge was what … Continue reading →

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