Signals in the air are massing, teeming and crowded

Wi-Fi signals being demonstrated on a long exposure in an urban enviroment

I often get asked by clients why their Wi-Fi signal is so poor on one side of the house from the other, or in some densely populated areas why is it is so poor on this side of the room from the other? …read more »

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How to switch on or off roaming on a Samsung Galaxy

Turning on or off data roaming on a Samsung Galaxy

Going on holiday? Want to know how to turn roaming on or off?

Travelling with your Samsung Galaxy is great for keeping up to date with emails, calls and texts, but there is a hidden danger of massive bills when you get back. …read more »

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How to switch on or off roaming on Windows Phone 8

Turning on or off data roaming in Windows Phone 8

Going on holiday? Want to know how to turn roaming on or off?

Travelling with your Windows Phone is great for keeping up to date with emails, calls and texts, but there is a hidden danger of massive bills when you get back. …read more »

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How to switch on or off roaming on an iPhone using iOS6

Turning on or off data roaming on an iPhone

Going on holiday? Want to know how to turn roaming on or off?

Travelling with your iPhone is great for keeping up to date with emails, calls and texts, but there is a hidden danger of massive bills when you get back. …read more »

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How to switch on or off roaming in Android’s Jelly Bean v4.2

Turning on or off data roaming in jelly bean

Going on holiday? Want to know how to turn roaming on or off?

Travelling with your phone is great for keeping up to date with emails, calls and texts, but there is a hidden danger of massive bills when you get back. …read more »

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Just days left until Microsoft Office 2003 & Windows XP is dead and over

office-2003

When does it expire: April 2014

Microsoft has announced that they will no longer support Microsoft Office 2003 and Windows XP on 8th April 2014 (That is a Tuesday for those of you who are marking it in your diary). …read more »

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How do I update my iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch via iTunes?

iTunes Logo

If you have a old iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and you cannot get over the air updates then this is the guide for you.

This guide for updating via iTunes, there is also an easier way if you have iOS5 device and up here. …read more »

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How do I update my iPhone, iPad and iPod touch?

You'll see this message if iOS is up to date. (Ignore the version number, that is just a demonstration)

I am finding increasingly that people love their Apple products but not bothering to take advantage of software updates for them.

There are plenty of advantages of keeping your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch up to date. From improvements to battery life, to better security or performance. Best of all it should cost you nothing* and takes about 15 minutes at most to do. …read more »

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I am still alive! Don’t Panic! Back now…

Not the offending door frame but very much like it!

Hi everyone,

I am still alive, but I’ll keep this brief.

On Sunday I got a rather bad injury to the head thanks to a rather low door frame and me being too tall. A proper whack! But didn’t know until Monday morning that I was properly concussed. As the day went on I couldn’t concentrate, deal with bright lights or screens, felt sleepy, etc, etc and a lump on my noggin got bigger and very painful. …read more »

Posted in Service updates and announcements

Service update for 2013

Image courtesy of tedits on Flickr

Welcome back. A very Happy New Year from thetechangel.com

The inbox has been slowly filling in the couple of weeks, the phone messages (not so much) but a well rested tech angel is back for 2013 and things have already kicked off this morning with troubleshooting, catch-ups, and of course taking the dog for a good stretch of his legs.

…read more »

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