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
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
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
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
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
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
Hello and welcome to the latest Tech Advice blog article. As happens every year, a new catalogue of smartphones from giants such as Apple and Samsung have either been released or launched by now. This meaning that either some of you have bought them or are planning on buying last year’s version during the Black Friday sales. As a result, you either have, or will … Continue reading 5 Things to do with an Old Smartphone
Hello and welcome to another Tech Advice blog article. Today’s article was inspired by recent reports that Microsoft wants to make passwords a thing of the past when logging into Microsoft devices and accounts (News article from The Verge). This does not include PIN numbers that can also be used to log into Windows computer as a backup. The reasoning behind this is that passwords … Continue reading Signing in to Windows without a Password
Welcome to what is likely to be my last blog post on the topic of backing up your data. Today I will be looking at the ways with which you can back up your data from a smartphone or tablet. There are two ways to do this: Using cloud storage Using a memory card or stick Before I begin, this information only applies to Android … Continue reading Backing up Data on your Phone or Tablet
Hello and welcome to the next article in my series on backing up your data. Today I am going to look at two software/hardware hybrid solutions. The first one is slightly complicated but does not require much knowledge other than what I present here. The other is fairly complicated from a hardware perspective. The first method is built into Windows and is called System Restore. … Continue reading Using Windows 10 or RAID to Backup your Data
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