Individual support and training for your home and small business computing needs
Your mouse experience is one area where you can make improvements, especially if you use a laptop with an integrated trackpad. It was a great usability experience to switch from the one that came with my desktop PC to this ergonomic one (which is cabled).. Suddenly all my tasks seemed easier as the mouse glided…
If you’ve bought a laptop in the last few years, you may well have found it doesn’t have a physical network port, called an Ethernet port, which looks like this image below:- If so, it doesn’t mean you can only connect the laptop to internet using wi-fi (though it is more convenient for most people)….
Any hard drive from a desktop computer (and many older laptops) can be easily transferred into a USB Drive Enclosure like the one shown below:- This one is for a desktop hard drive (3.5″) – whether an older IDE one or a newer SATA. It can be bought from PC World for about £30-40. Those…
Bought a recent model without a DVD drive? Did you know that – whenever you need one – you can plug one into a USB socket?
If you find it tricky to plug items into your computer’s USB ports (especially if it’s a Desktop PC where most are at the back!), you can purchase an extension lead to make it much easier. Here’s what they look like:- They come in a variety of lengths to suit your needs and I usually…
