Tech Tips
Tech and Training Related Tutorials and ArticlesBeneath The Surface – Part 1
iMacs, MacBooks, iPads and iPhones…when it comes to my tech kit, I’ve had both feet firmly in the Apple camp since 2006. So why, in November 2018, did I choose to spend just over £2,000 on a top-of-the-range Microsoft Surface?
Goal Live: Goal Alerts on iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch
In April 2009 I discovered iFooty. During the 7 years of it’s life (it relied on a 3rd party service and was discontinued in April 2016) it provided me with the latest soccer news and up to the minute scores. But what did I replace it with once it had gone?
Screenflow and HEVC Video – a Match Not Made In Heaven
In Screenflow, she dragged the playhead across the video to check it only to find that there was no audio, there was no waveform in the track on the timeline and there was no picture! Disaster! How did we fix it?
Nulaxy Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter Radio Adapter
Over the years, I’ve tried a number of Bluetooth solutions in my car. The current solution which works really well is a Bluetooth FM Transmitter.
How to Restore Chrome Bookmarks on a Mac
A few weeks ago I accidentally deleted all my bookmarks in Chrome. Because I sync my bookmarks across devices, they also disappeared from my iPhone, iPad, personal Windows laptop and work Windows laptop. In this post I explain how I restored them on my iMac.
iPhone: Receiving Texts in Do Not Disturb Mode
A while ago I made a decision to enable Do Not Disturb mode on my iPhone as a default. The problem with this scenario of course is that there are people that I want to talk to when Do Not Disturb is enabled. In this post I explain how I solved the problem.
Microsoft OneDrive
OneDrive is a Cloud storage solution from Microsoft. In this post I cover how to get access to it on Windows, Mac and iOS and talk about some of the functionality such as syncing, sharing and co-authoring documents.
Missing Audio Device in Windows 7 (VMware Fusion)
Last week I fired up my Windows 7 VMWare Fusion virtual machine and found that there was no audio. In this blog post I explain why that was a problem and how I fixed it