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Back in the early 1980s, when IBM released their IBM PC they used dedicated chips to do everything. Serial and parallel cards were available to
Back in the early 1980s, when IBM released their IBM PC they used dedicated chips to do everything. Serial and parallel cards were available to
I’ve been hosting websites for 25 years now. I was a systems administrator in London and learnt how to host websites and everything associated with
During lockdown I’ve been looking at solutions to help people with their computer problems as I can’t come out to them to fix the problem.
When I went to college, I initially studied electronics and obtained a City & Guilds in Electronics Servicing along with a BTEC in Electronics, later
BBC Micro (Model B) When I was a kid in secondary school back in 1984, my parents bought a ZX Spectrum. The school however, bought
Today, the Raspberry Pi team have announced they have launched a 12.3MP camera module for the Raspberry Pi for £50. The previous camera modules were
Do you use Zoom Meetings and want 5 tips & tricks to improve your time? Read on… 1. Always join with audio When you connect
Computers often overheat because the fan has got blocked with dust. Overheating computers can cause problems with the boards inside over time and leave you
If you spill the smallest amount of liquid on the keyboard or touch pad of your laptop, you must turn the computer off immediately and
If you have Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or 7, you need to update to the latest Service Pack and certain updates in order to get
Would you like to have a fancy doorbell like you see on the Internet, with a camera that you can see the caller on? The
Did you know that mind maps (often called a spider diagram) date back to the 3rd Century? Early thinkers and philosophers used graphic designs to
Did you want a local number in the UK that you could use to make and receive calls over the Internet? Call plans are a
When I wrote about how to connect your Apple devices to a keyboard, mouse and monitor I didn’t realise just how complicated the same process
Just as you can mirror an iPhone or iPad, you can do a similar setup with Android devices. Miracast Miracast is not a device, but
Did you know you can use your iPhone or iPad as a computer? You can connect a screen, keyboard and even a mouse and have
These days anyone can create a website (a site containing web pages) from a template site such as Wix.com and have a website that looks
Microsoft introduced PowerToys with Windows 95 which included a set of tools that enabled the user to tweak Windows the way they wanted. Later Microsoft
Diagnosing a laptop problem is fairly easy: If you hear start-up sounds when you turn the computer on, but no picture, then it is probably
Making a video presentation is quite easy, as you can use a simple webcam or through a smartphone’s camera. Start by defining what of the