Amazon Alexa – Tip Series – 5 Tips – Article 1

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I’ve been messing around and using home automation products for quite some time now, including smart switches, a program called home assistant and of course the Amazing Amazon Alexa – Alexa Echo Dot in my case. We now have 3 of these excellent devices in our household, one in the office, one in the lounge and one in the bedroom. Even if you don’t have any smart plugs, the tips in this article will help you get started with things like finding the optimal location, making calls, getting the news and waking up!

Is your company compliant for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations)?

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This article regarding the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) of March 2018 should mainly be of interest to business owners, particularly where they have a website, and of course if they store and process data relating to private individuals. It is reproduced from a newsletter (with some editing) sent to All Tech Plus website customers in September 2018.

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5 ways to speed up your slow laptop or PC

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    Over time, and particularly with Windows based machines you may have noticed that your machine is no longer as fast as it used to be – there are various things you can do to speed it up. Perhaps you’ve used a friends more modern, newer machine, maybe even with Windows 10 and have […]

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How to access geographically locked services

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Do you miss the ability to be able to watch BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, use your Amazon Prime content whilst you are here in Spain? Or perhaps you live here and would like to be able to use that?

What you need is some means to fool these services into thinking you are in the UK. One such way is to use what is known as a VPN (Virtual Private Network) – there are a number of free apps/services that can provide this facility that work fairly well on mobile devices such as phones, but can also be made to work on other devices such as Amazon Firesticks.

11 Tips from All Tech Plus for Shopping online safely

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If you’re a regular web-surfer (silver or not – silver surfer used to describe someone of a slightly more mature age that has taken to using the internet!) then you probably recognise the convenience of being able to browse for your shopping online, order, pay for it and have it delivered, all from the comfort of your armchair. Chances are you’ve made a number of successful transactions, but it is so easy to become complacent, and perhaps a little over trusting, and a little click happy.