Tech Advice’s Business Services

Welcome to another blog article from Tech Advice. Today I want to highlight Tech Advice’s new services dedicated to helping small businesses and start-ups with their technology needs. Please note that while these services are targeted towards businesses, they are available to regular consumers, charities, and community groups (e.g. Tidy Towns, local hobby clubs, one-off competitions) at reduced prices. This article is more of a … Continue reading Tech Advice’s Business Services

snikkenMay 6, 2023May 4, 2023

Buying Advice, Computers, New Technology

Windows 11 Review

Introduction: For the last few weeks, I have been using Windows 11 on this laptop. Today I want to give you my impressions from using it for both personal use and work use. I should mention that Windows 11 is not available on all computers and laptops as it has very strict hardware requirements that I looked at in my article introducing Windows 11 which … Continue reading Windows 11 Review

snikkenApril 15, 2022

Buying Advice, Computers, Cyber Security

Introduction to Cybersecurity Software

Hello and welcome to another Tech Advice blog article. Today I am going to look at the different types of Cybersecurity software and make suggestions as to whether you need some, or all of them. The types that I am going to look at are: Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Firewalls, VPNs, and Password Managers. Anti-Virus: Let’s start with Anti-Virus software. As the name suggests, this software protects … Continue reading Introduction to Cybersecurity Software

snikkenMarch 21, 2022May 19, 2022

New Technology, Smartphones, Tablets, Tutorials

How to use QR Codes

Hello and welcome to another Tech Advice blog article. Today’s article is for smartphone and tablet users, and I am going to explain what a QR code is, how to use them, and at the end I will show you to create your own. What is a QR Code: So, let’s start with what a QR code is. QR stands for Quick Response code, they … Continue reading How to use QR Codes

snikkenMarch 7, 2022

Smartphones, Tutorials

Turning Off Google Assistant

Introduction: Hello and welcome to another Tech Advice blog article. This one will be shorter than most but equally important for some of you. The other day I was on the bus and suddenly I heard a voice coming from behind me talking about needing Wi-Fi to work correctly. I knew straight away what had happened, Google Assistant was after being triggered by the owner … Continue reading Turning Off Google Assistant

snikkenFebruary 21, 2022

Computers, Repairs, Tutorials

Computer First Aid

Hello and welcome to this year’s first Tech Advice blog article. Today I want to give a few “first aid” tips for when things go wrong, or an accident happens when using your computer/laptop. Computer Behaving Strangely? Let’s start with an easy one. If your computer is behaving strangely such as applying updates constantly, software not loading properly, or just not behaving as it normally … Continue reading Computer First Aid

snikkenJanuary 10, 2022September 5, 2023

Computers, Tutorials

Settings of Note in Zoom

Welcome to another Tech Advice blog article. Today I want to follow up last week’s article on using Zoom, by highlighting some options in Zoom’s settings that might improve your experience. To start, open Zoom’s settings by clicking the small cog symbol in the top right corner. The first setting is under “Video”. In this category, look at the options under “My Video”. The “Touch … Continue reading Settings of Note in Zoom

snikkenDecember 20, 2021

Computers, Internet, Tutorials

How to use Zoom for Beginners

Hello everybody, welcome to another Tech Advice blog article. Today I am going to show you how to do the following in Zoom. Schedule a meeting Join a meeting Add a contact Start a Video Call Use features of Zoom during the Video Call/Meeting For the purposes of this article, I will be only looking at one, maybe two ways to do each of the … Continue reading How to use Zoom for Beginners

snikkenDecember 13, 2021

Internet, Tutorials

8 Pieces of Internet Jargon

Hello and welcome to another Tech Advice blog article. Today I am going to be looking at 8 pieces of jargon you may come across when connecting to and using the internet. Megabytes (MB): A common measurement used to show the size of a file either on your computer or a file you might be about to download from the internet. It is also used … Continue reading 8 Pieces of Internet Jargon

snikkenDecember 6, 2021

Computers, New Technology

Introduction to 3D Printers

Hello everybody, today I am going to give you all a brief introduction to 3D printers: what are they? what do they do? how do they work? and should you think about getting one. Bare in mind I will be keeping this as simple as possible so I wont be going into too much detail regarding brands and some of the technical specifications. What is … Continue reading Introduction to 3D Printers

snikkenNovember 29, 2021