Archive for March, 2011

Is Your Wireless Slowing You Down?

Solihull, Technology 11.3.2011 Comments Off

While having my lunch today I was surfing the net on my iPhone and came across this article about wireless internet being much slower than wired. See below http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12688839 This article states that broadband can be 30% slower on wireless than by using a wired connection.   I thought I would put this to the test…

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Ta-Da! Our New Franchise Website is Unveiled!

PC PAL Franchise News, Technology 10.3.2011 Comments Off

After weeks of fine tuning and tweaking I think we are finally there…. With a striking new theme and custom photography, we think it ticks all the boxes, see what you think! We have also discovered we are finalists of The Franchise Marketing Awards 2011 in the Best Website Category! Fingers crossed for us to…

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Smartphones can get you free things at cinemas

PC Repair, Technology 6.3.2011 Comments Off

Not only can you get free cinema tickets on Wednesdays, anyone who 'checks in' to an Odeon cinema on Facebook places will be able to get a free small popcorn, best hurry though because the offer only runs till 31st March 2011 or 1000 boxes of free popcorn which ever is first. So its not…

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Time to start your credit cards

PC Repair, Technology 4.3.2011 Comments Off

iPad 2 has just been launched, so if you didn't fancy the first revision, maybe the second revision will take your fancy. With it set to be slimmed down, but with the same size screen. A faster processor and more memory, to make multitasking and running the more demanding programs and games smoother. And last…

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System Tool is around, please be careful….

PC Repair, Solihull, Technology 3.3.2011 Comments Off

System tool is the most recent attempt by hackers and scammers in trying to trick you out of your hard earned money.   System Tool is what we call a Rogue Antivirus and its goal is to harvest your credit & debit cards details.    The first thing a hacker will do is find a popular…

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Windows 7 gets its 1st service pack

Technology 3.3.2011 Comments Off

Microsoft released the 1st service pack for Windows 7, apart from combining all the previous updates into 1 package there are a couple of new updates included for improved reliability when connecting to HDMI audio devices, printing using the XPS Viewer, and restoring previous folders in Windows Explorer after restarting. So apart from those 3 new…

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From Redundancy to PC Repair! PC PAL Launches in Taunton!

Local man and former National Sales Manager Jamie Cunningham is set to be your computer’s new best friend as he launches PC PAL, which provides mobile computer repairs to homes and small businesses. Jamie has changed his career to provide this essential emergency computer and laptop repair service to frustrated PC users in the Taunton and…

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Watch out for solar storms, backup your data!

PC Repair, Solihull, Technology 3.3.2011 Comments Off

The Sun is entering its most active period of its 11-12 year cycle, which means massive waves of radiation and charged particles could be shot out towards earth and disrupt computers, phones and most other electrical devices. So now would be good idea to backup your important files like your pictures, music and documents, just…

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