Keep Your Data Safe – Backups
Your computer is reliable – right? Perhaps you have been in the fortunate position of never having a computer fail on you, which is great. If you haven’t then you may already know, let’s say, inconvenient it is to lose files; and that’s probably putting it mildly. Tech Savvy individuals and businesses combat this with a disaster recovery plan.
In the main, computers can be reliable but you have to remember that the place where all your precious files sit; the hard disk is typically a mechanical device, and like all mechanical devices can fail. The outcome is perhaps all your precious photos (memories), or if you are a business, all your client details, invoices, tax records and so on – gone. Just like that.
Don’t lose your precious photos. Can your business continue if it loses all client details, invoices, tax records etc..?
Some really useful app(s)(lications) for you – part 2 of 2
As I write this article, we are about 2 weeks away from Christmas, if you’re reading this in the Big Glossy then Happy New Year to you. Last edition I wrote the first part of this article where I shared with you my top 3 apps for mobile phones/tablets – hope you tried them out.
This edition it is my top 3 applications for use on your PC/Laptop. They all have a free version, so there’s no excuse not to try them out.
Some really useful app(s)(lications) for you – part 1 of 2
It has been over a year that I have been plying my wares in our region of The Costa Blanca, and of course distributing and writing for The Big Glossy, it’s been a bit of a struggle but I’ve met some lovely people and am glad that I have been able to help them with all their technology needs.
It seems like each edition of The BG seems to come round quicker than the last and I find myself wondering just what on earth I am going to write about this time (if you’d like to see an article on anything in particular, please do contact me atsupport@all-tech-plus.com and I’ll see what I can do). Then I thought back about some of the advice and things I’ve suggested to people over this last year and decided that I’d share with you my personal list of top 3 must have app(s)(lications). You might be wondering why I’ve written it like that, and that’s simply because I’d just like to point out the difference between apps and applications.
Your Internet Presence
Discerning businesses understand why having a presence on the Internet is super-important – do you?
Most discerning businesses recognise that having a presence on the Internet is a really good thing, if you’re still not sure, or are perhaps one of those that says that my business doesn’t need a website or presence, think again whilst you check some reasons why (if you’re in a hurry, checkout the bold bits!):
Media, here, there and everywhere
Hope you are all enjoying the fine summer weather that living in Spain gives us – as I write this (8th June), which I think is about my 5th article for The Big Glossy, I am in Skipton, North Yorkshire and wondering what technological snippets I might share with you this time. So far I’ve written about QR codes, keeping in touch using VoIP/Skype/Viber etc.., choosing a tablet computer, and the dangers of not keeping your computer well maintained. This edition I thought I might tell you about some of the ways that you can enjoy your media (music files, videos and photos) on your television or other devices connected to your network. First of all, to start you off, a few definitions that you will encounter when reading further about media sharing.
Streaming is a method used to deliver video and / or audio content over a network bit by bit – it is not necessary to download the entire media first before you can enjoy it. A video or audio stream can be delivered in varying levels of quality. On a network connection that is too slow, high quality streams will stutter or stick; and the application that it attempting to playback will often say ‘buffering’ – in this case try a lower quality stream if available.
Keep taking the tablets
I have been asked quite a few times recently for advice on the purchase of a tablet computer. In this article I will weigh up the pros and cons of what is on offer, and of course offer my personal opinion. I will provide some links to items on Amazon, whom I have to say quite often offer some cracking deals and whether you buy of the Spanish or UK site, delivery is not a problem – I’ve bought several things from Amazon without issue. I had cause to return one item, and it was pain and hassle free and I recieved a full refund (postage was paid for too!).
Windows Tablet v. Android Tablet v. Apple Tablet
When talking to people, you will hear in the main talk of iPad, which is Apple’s offering. Apple do make some stylish devices, and traditionally even in the early days when they sold computers for use in the workplace for graphic design, desktop publishing and the like, they always commanded high prices.
Demystifying QR Codes
What are QR codes?
Take a look around you and you’ll see these funny black and white squares. Have you ever wondered what they were for? You’ll see them all over the place, particularly placed in advertisements. They are called Quick Response codes or QR codes for short and are not unlike the barcodes you find on many products you buy at your supermarket. QR codes however can contain much more information than just a number and they are ideally suited for scanning with a mobile phone or tablet camera. All you need to do is just download a free app to do so.