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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Change in hourly rate

Dear clients

With effect from Monday 4th April 2011 my rate will increase to £35.00 per hour. ^ read more

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BT announces possible UK broadband disruption

This Friday, until next (18th) BT will be carrying out some upgrades to their network in the small hours.

The maintenance windows are as follows: read more

Posted in Essential Information, News

Out of office 4th – 7th February 2011

Just a quick post to say that thetechangel will be out of the office on Friday. read more

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It’s nearly the end of 2010. Last call for service updates.

This is a reminder that next Tuesday will be the last working day for thetechangel.com in 2010.

At 1800hrs on Tuesday evening (21st December 2010) thetechangel.com will be closed until Thursday 13th 2011. read more

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