Tech News – BT Announce IPv6 Dates BT have been testing IPv6 in specific areas of the UK and have this week announced that by the end of 2016 their whole network will be able to use the IPv6 system. Over the next 12 months there will likely be press …
Stay Safe On Public Wifi
Quick Guide To Stay Safe On Public Wifi Most homes have ditched Ethernet cables and rely solely on Wireless connections for internet access. Most modern routers have very good security to ensure you have a secure connection. When we are so used to connecting to our secure networks at home, …
Stocking Up For Christmas
Firstly – this is not a Christmas advert! In the shop we mostly sell brand new systems and laptops, however we also offer refurbished laptops. The demand seems to be growing for refurbished laptops, particularly around the “back to school” times of the year and also on the run up …
Wifi Sense – Windows 10 Security Risks?
Wifi Sense, what’s sensible about sharing your Wifi Password? There is a new feature built into Windows 10 (this also applies to Windows Phones) called Wifi Sense. The first time you connect to a wireless network, a message pops up suggesting that you enable “Wifi Sense”. What it doesn’t do …
Back To School Offer
Here’s a deal on USB Drives for the kids heading back to school. Toshiba 8GB USB Pen Drives. Enough storage for 1000’s of homework documents or 100’s of Powerpoint Presentations. For 1 week only these are £4.99 each or buy 2 for £6. Normally these are £6.99. Offer available for one …
Office 2016 Technical Preview Available
The new version of Microsoft Office 2016 is in the final stages of development. The beta version is available for download. This means that you can run Office free on your computer as part of the software testing program. Once the product is released, the license will expire. Here’s the …
Windows 10 Tips – Tip 01 Create Recovery Media
W10 Upgrade – Tip 01 Create Recovery Media Less than a week to go before Microsoft roll out Windows 10. Taking the free upgrade? Not decided yet? Here’s our first tip before taking the update… Create Recovery Media. Press Start, then simply type the word “recovery” and launch the built …
Refurbished vs Second Hand Laptops
Back To School Time This is the time that a lot of parents are looking at picking up a second hand laptop for kids to use as a homework machine for the new term. Refurbished vs Second Hand Laptops On this post I want to run over the pros and cons …
Support: How To Batch Rename Files in Windows
Support: Tutorial Level – Easy On this support tutorial we cover batch-renaming files. This may be used to organise your photo archive or music collection. If your collection of digital photos is growing in size but is not organised in anyway, this is a great tool for bulk-editing file names …
Taskbar Icon With Get Windows 10 Flag
Computroon Tech Support Get Windows 10 Taskbar Icon Explained Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 users may notice a new Windows Flag icon has appeared in the taskbar on the bottom right of the screen. Since this icon first appeared on computers on the 1st of June we have been asked on …