Category Archives for "Laptop or Desktop"

Byte Me Article 414 – Windows 7 End of Life Alternatives

Windows to a Better WorldDo You Need to Update Your Operating System? Ready with a cuppa to sit down to another instalment of Byte Me?  Great, let’s delve into the best path to take if you still have a device running Windows 7 or even 8 / 8.1 for that matter.  Before going too far, […]

Byte Me Article 413 – Windows 7 End of Life

Support is Out the Window Today’s main theme is to get the message out that Microsoft will be ending support for Windows 7 on the 14th of January next year.  Just to set the stage for this discussion we should quickly recant the different versions of Microsoft’s popular “Windows” series of home user operating systems. Windows […]

Byte Me Article 412 – No more HDD’s

Out with HDD, in with SSD Fresh from our mini-series on computer purchase today we get to look at something different and that focus will be on Solid-state Drives (SSD’s) and what they mean to the industry.  Some of you will note that I have already touched on this topic before – but today we […]

Byte Me Article 411 – Getting Help

A-Z In Purchasing A New PCNow You’re Set Up – Look After Your PC’s Health Today we will discuss what to do when things go wrong in the last of our mini-series in the A-Z of computer purchase, as next week we will slay a different type of dragon!  Previous articles should have helped zero […]

Byte Me Article 410 – Essential Software

Bloatware Chokes New PC’sManufacturers Are Guilty of Loading Junk Software Today we are following a trail of articles in an IT mini-series of the A-Z of computer purchase and are now at the stage where we have the PC setup at home and are about to turn it on.  If you have purchased the PC […]

Byte Me Article 409 – Refining the Home Setup

Next in our mini series documenting the A-Z of computer purchase, which is currently focusing on the setup of a new computer once you get it home. As a result, we have some more cable tips and we will start to touch on software setup.

First off, I need to mention the desire for a lack of the unsightly cables that often plaque computer desks. One hot tip here is to purchase a computer screen that has built in speakers. Don’t expect these to run a disco however they will be more than adequate for a documentary and save having extra desktop speakers and extra cables.

Byte Me Article 408 – The Unveiling

Picking up where we left off 2 weeks ago with our A-Z of computer purchase mini-series, this week we look at the stage of getting the new PC home. In case you have made a purchase mistake or ever need to send it away for warranty, be careful with the packaging. Given a little care you should be able to unbox the new device and re-box all the packaging to be kept safe ‘just in case’

Byte Me Article 406 – The Purchase

What You Need In A Laptop This weeks’ progression of our A-Z miniseries of computer purchase is focused on the actual purchase.  If you have been keeping up with these articles then you should already be zeroed in on what you want, however we will summarise these points below.  I’m hoping that you have had […]

Byte Me Article 405 – IT Warranties

The Worth of a Warranty Today we progress our Byte Me Mini Series on the A-Z of computer purchase and look at the worth of a warranty as it applies to a desktop or laptop PC.  There are huge variations in the cost and relative worth of warranties in our profession so let’s start to dispel […]