Individual support and training for your home and small business computing needs
One factor you can improve is your experience using the mouse – especially laptop users using a built-in trackpad. Switching from the one which came with my desktop PC to this ergonomic one (this one is cabled), was a great usability experience. Suddenly all my tasks seemed easier as the mouse glided across my screen…
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…
