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A Brief History of macOS

macOS has quite an illustrious history. Here’s a quick recap from OS X through to Big Sur, and how the operating system has evolved over time and with the ever-onward march of technology.

How to Use Split-screen Mode on Mac

In macOS you can open two applications in full-screen mode, viewing them both on a single display using a split screen. Just the thing for doing research in Safari while making notes in Pages; or…

Creating Backups with Time Machine on Mac

The Time Machine backup utility is a very important part of the MacOS operating system. It creates incremental backups of your files to a specified location, such as an external hard drive.

Need a New Laptop? Everything You Need to Know

Buying a suitable laptop can be a daunting task but if you take heed of our helpful laptop buying guide you should be able to make a well informed choice.

Most routers from an ISP have a reasonable amount of protection enabled by default, however, as with most things of a technical nature, it’s possible to improve this further. Here are our top ten tips…

SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD – Review

The device that puts the ’solid’ into Solid State Drive! If you regularly carry around data, or need storage that can take the knocks, a ruggedised drive is for you.

How To Make Video Calls – The Complete Guide

Being isolated from friends and family is difficult at any time, but even more so during the current Covid-19 outbreak. If you are looking at ways to keep in better contact with your loved ones,…

Coronavirus – Keeping Your Workspace Clean

With Coronavirus infections rising by the hour, catching the virus might seem almost inevitable. However, it doesn’t mean we can’t keep ourselves and our workplaces clean – to help minimise the spread to those who…

Coronavirus – Tips For Working From Home Efficiently

Home working or remote working was becoming an increasingly popular option even before the Coronavirus began to force it upon people. But working from home and working in your office are two very different prospects…

5 Things You Need Before Installing WordPress

Wordpress makes building a website relatively easy. But that doesn't mean that you won't need to do some planning and setting up before you plunge into choosing themes and adding plugins.

Mastering the Mac Finder

As the Finder underpins everything you do in macOS, it pays to familiarise yourself with its features and functions. Here we show you how to use a Finder window, including a guide to its navigation…

Should You Be Using a VPN?

The connection from your computer to the VPN server, via the client, is usually secure to the tune of 256-bit encryption levels, depending on the VPN company who is hosting the service.

How to Solve Windows Network Problems

Locating and diagnosing networking problems can be one of more difficult and frustrating issues that face the computer user. While it’s easy enough to simply restart the computer, thus restarting all the core services, the…

5 Great Adobe Photoshop Alternatives

Professional quality image editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop, can be very expensive. Luckily, there are actually a lot of different options out there which cost nothing and give you access to some very impressive…

Teaching Your Kids To Use Email Safely

We’re often so concerned over social media, online gaming and chat sites that we tend to ignore one of the most common threats to online safety for young people and children, email. Whilst it’s a…