Just been told about this offer by my friends at Ebuyer.com… A 240GB Kingston SSD for £52.99 instead of £65.96 Thursday 15th October 2015 only I love Solid State Drives (SSDs) – they make new PCs amazing and tired older PCs great again. Anyway, here’s how to get the offer… 1) Pop along to Ebuyer.com …
Fancy saving 20% off a 240GB Kingston SSD? Today only! Read More »
I’ve just fixed a server with my business card. I’m sure I have made comments along the lines of “if you know someone with IT problems they only need my business card” during my 60 second BNI slots, although that’s usually covered by my memory hook: “Don’t just press any key, press the HDG key!“ …
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Free the Whitstable 18! No, not the latest legal system scandal. This time, it’s a case of when you’re not good enough to be in the first 66%. Regular reader(s) will know that here at HDG Towers we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of BT Infinity in Whitstable. From initial reports of a June …
When Infinity is Finite – do @BTCare about the Whitstable 18? Read More »
It’s difficult to avoid the ads for BT Infinity at the moment. Those 3 rather mature undergrad students sharing a house and tales of broadband woe crop up everywhere.
Oh, Microsoft, you’ve disappointed me. And you were doing so well. In the last few weeks I’ve enjoyed using Windows 8, moving to a Nokia Lumia 800 running Windows Phone 7.5 and even migrated a couple of clients from Google Apps to Office 365. Eek! Microsoft Security Essentials continues to impress and recent events have …
Abuse of power – Microsoft Updates and the Bing Desktop Read More »
Apparently, although no doubt this is not cast in stone, come June Whitstable will have their broadband connection upgraded. “Fibre to the Cabinet” will roll out, which means instead of dodgy old copper between your house and the exchange, most of the distance will be covered by fibre optic cable. So the broadband connection between …
Just been accused of sending out spam? Sadly, it happens a lot. Ok, not to me, but then the theory is I should know what I’m doing (tempting fate). We’ve just had a laptop in the workshop that proves how easily it happens and how you should never forget the simple solutions. Now the owner …
Accused of sending spam? Use Hotmail? Start with the obvious. Read More »
Oh, the joy of New Year’s Resolutions. How many do you make? How many last more than a few days? So, here are 3 resolutions you can make and easily keep, that could save you money and heartache over the years to come… 1) Passwords We are constantly reminded (lectured) on having unique and secure …
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Wondering who sponsored our “Can you crack it?” post – the secret is no more!
Setting up your new PC is so easy, isn’t it? It should be, but more often than not it is time consuming, complicated, boring and frustrating. So, here are 5 reasons to call HDG in to set up your new PC in Kent… 1. Christmas morning blues – is it done yet? Oh, the excitement …
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