Hello 2012!

Photo by Creativity103 @ Flickr

Goodness! It’s the fourth week of 2012 already and I haven’t said a word on here.

Things have kicked off to a good start, with plenty to do and welcoming in some new clients which I am looking forward to working with. read more

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Last call for service!

Image courtesy of Jes'ca090 @ Flickr

Dear client,

It’s fast approaching Christmas and 2012!

I am out of the office from Friday 16th December. Normal service starts again on Friday 6th January. read more

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Setup Hotmail on iPhone or iPad (pre-iOS5)

iphones

Since the arrival of 5 many iPad and users have been dumbfounded as to how to retrieve their hotmail emails. The setup was far to complicated for the average user.

But for those with older models that cannot take the likes iOS5 fear not! read more

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Back on form!

Flu Virus

Last week I was hit by flu which is going around at the moment.

Happy to say back to work this week. This week is going to be rather frantic as it’s a sandwich of last week which I wasn’t around for and what was already booked in for this week. read more

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Winscape – it’s just sooooo clever!

Room with a view - any view

Some tech, or should it be dream tech(?), this week. Waking up in the same place every morning is boring.

Winscape is based on large super plasma screens being mounted into your wall to create the visual effect of windows. The idea being that the windows you then look out of are wherever you want them to be. read more

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Mapnificent – a must visit site

Mapnificent

Occasionally you come across a site that you think ‘hmm, this could be really useful’ this is one of those: Mapnificent.

Mapnificent quickly shows you places in the area you’re in or planning to visit using public transport, a bicycle or walking to on foot. It is founded on the familiar Google Maps application. read more

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iOS 5 (maybe) here – time to do a back-up of your iPhone & iPad

iOS 5 intro

It’s still not 100% clear as of today if 5 is going to be released today at ’s special event, but whatever happens, if you are planning on upgrading to the new system it would be a smart idea to take a full back-up of your device before doing the upgrade. read more

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Isn’t my music collection covered by home insurance?

Is your collection safe? (Music covers as seen in iTunes)

Back in 2007 I touched upon the subject of home insurance and whether or not the policy would cover an MP3 collection. I did some brief (but still quite in depth) research to see how things had changed since 2007, looking at  the standard home policy wording of some of the UKs top companies (Direct Line, Churchill’s’, AXA and More Than). read more

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New site for thetechangel.com

The New thetechangel.com homepage

A brand new site as been launched for thetechangel.com this week.

Rather than going the all the way with all the it was decided that a ‘soft launch’ was in order. This allows for good testing in the real world and also for delivery of some new things to start off with. read more

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Service disruption in the coming weeks

Royal Wedding Day Cakes. Image courtisey of L2F1 @ Flickr

Dear clients,

The weeks ahead are stuffed full with religious holidays, a royal wedding, and the May Bank Holiday which are going to cause a bit of disruption for the normal working routine. read more

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