Individual support and training for your home and small business computing needs
As a followup to this post:- If your device has a USB-C port, you could keep your regular USB port free for other items and use the C one. But is that a good idea? According to an experienced user, USB-C ports don’t hold the cable as tightly which means it can easily slip out…
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…
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?
Power banks are small boxes which act as a second battery for your tablet, mobile phone, or bluetooth headset. To prepare for the possibility of the main battery going ‘flat’ on you, you plug a power bank into the mains power for as long as possible (I find at least 30 mins is needed) to…
If your wireless connection is becoming unreliable, you can simply plug a tiny adapter like this … into one of your laptop or desktop PC’s USB ports. It will immediately set itself up, ask for your router’s name and password so that it can provide you with a steady connection to your broadband router. Click…
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…
