Useful Guides
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How To Guides
Faster charging
You can charge your phone or tablet much faster if it's in airplane mode as it turns off wifi, mobile signal, location and bluetooth. This is also useful if you're trying to preserve your phone battery (although nobody will be able to call you when it's turned on)....
Using the F-x keys
Ever wondered about those mysterious F1, F2, F3... keys at the top of your keyboard? They can be useful (Windows), although the problem is not every single program co-operates. F1... in most programs it will open the help documentation. F2... if you have selected a...
Address bar focus
In virtually all web browsers, using [Ctrl] + L on your keyboard will highlight the address bar, enabling you to quickly search or type in a website address without having to reach for your mouse. You don't need to visit Google (other search engines are available) to...
View your clipboard history
Windows 10 now lets you view a history of items you've copied to it. Use [Windows Key] + V to view it: Simply click on any item in the list and it'll paste where your cursor is. Clicking on the three dots to the right of each item will give you the options to delete...
Switch between programs
You might already know you can use Alt+Tab on your keyboard to switch between your open programs: but if you press Win+Tab, Windows will display all the programs you have open and you can click on the one you want to switch to: And if you have multiple displays (e.g....
Useful Advice
The good old days…?
What did the world wide web used to look like for you? We all arrived to it at different times; some of us earlier than others and it's without a doubt that this exciting new-fangled thing which started to gain popularity in the 1990s has had a huge influence on...
How to help, survey results & cyber attack risks
Ukraine — how to help It almost feels futile to be writing newsletters about IT while we're watching what's happening on the other side of Europe. Our thoughts are of course with everyone involved and affected, but life and work must continue where it can. If you're...
WWW (the wild wild web)
In September we mentioned we'd be looking in-depth at some of the technology changes and challenges businesses are going to face in the future. Since then, Facebook (including other services under the Zuckerberg umbrella, such as WhatsApp and Instagram) disappeared...
Planning for Remote Working, a Return to the Office, or Somewhere In Between?
So that was summer, sort of. Whilst the weather wasn't quite as good as last year at least there was a bit more we were able to do. It's been a while since we last sat down to write one of these, and generally a busy summer, although we've all managed to take a little...
Your privacy on the internet
A few people have mentioned the Gener8 pitch on Dragon's Den to us, which aired recently. The idea is you get paid for seeing adverts and theoretically take control of your data and privacy. A slightly cynical view is that if someone is willing to pay you for your...
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