Hands up if you’ve seen a post like this on Facebook recently… WARNING: Facebook is doing major updates and many pages are currently affected. VERY SOON we will disappear completely from your feed, check your page for a new tab on the left called ‘pages feed’ with a little orange flag. We are… Continue Reading
I’ve just fixed a server with my business card. I’m sure I have made comments along the lines of “if you know someone with IT problems they only need my business card” during my 60 second BNI slots, although that’s usually covered by my memory hook: “Don’t just press any key, press the HDG key!“… Continue Reading
Let’s get these two caveats out of the way… 1) Yes, password expiry is a good idea. But it can be a pain in the backside for most users, especially when Office 365 isn’t particularly good at warning you and if you don’t use the web client. Besides, we encourage our users to set their… Continue Reading
Free the Whitstable 18! No, not the latest legal system scandal. This time, it’s a case of when you’re not good enough to be in the first 66%. Regular reader(s) will know that here at HDG Towers we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of BT Infinity in Whitstable. From initial reports of a June… Continue Reading
Starting today, Google are no longer allowing sign-ups to the free Google Apps service. Any existing trials or business accounts can be downgraded to free in the next 30 days, but after that the door is closed. Any existing free accounts will still be free. Just as when the number of users on the free… Continue Reading
At about 930pm on Tuesday night, the peace and quiet of HDG Towers was shattered by the flap of the letterbox and a thud as a yellow book arrived. Continue Reading
Not too long ago, I had the (dubious) pleasure of taking two laptops apart for the same reason. On both of them I needed to replace the cooling fans. The first was a joy. An old Acer laptop – flip it over, four screws and all the useful components are easily accessible via one panel. … Continue Reading
I’m often asked how or why I “got into computers” and I usually answer, only half-jokingly, “I went to an all boys school and they were easier to talk to than girls.” Back in that distant past, you didn’t just own a computer, you had to be “into it.” My first three computers (ZX81, BBC… Continue Reading
Dear Geek, Just read your blog post from March re Whitstable broadband speed. I moved here 18 months ago from Ramsgate where my speed was around 3Mbp and here on Mariners View it’s around 0.7Mbp on average, so very slow! Continue Reading
I’ve met quite a few social media “experts” and suffered some of their presentations. Many of them like to show a motivational video to remind you just how important social media is. So when I saw this video, well, I just had to smile… I’m a big fan of social media but to cut through… Continue Reading
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