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03/09/2023

TechFriendly is now focusing on small to medium sized business clients. However even if we can't help you, we can probably point you to someone who can.

01/25/2020

Windows 7 is Dead, Long Live Windows 10!

On January 14th Windows 7 officially reached End of Life (EOL). So what does this mean to you?

DON'T PANIC! You have some good options :)

Here are the Main Risks

* Over time your computer will become less secure, as bugs and security issues will no longer be fixed. This means that your computer will be more vulnerable to viruses and other malware.

* Companies will stop updating their own software for Windows 7. This means that you will not get the latest updates for the software you use.

So what should you do?

* Update to Windows 10, either by replacing your computer, or by updating Windows on your existing hardware. If you purchased the computer in the last 6 years, you should be good.

* In the meantime, keep your antivirus up to date, and be careful with what you do on the internet, and what you click in your email.

The risk with keeping Windows 7 will increase as time progresses, but you can limit your risks :)

If you want help or advice please get in touch.

08/27/2019

Hello everyone!
Due to some changes in my schedule I will no longer be able to make house calls, and take on any more residential IT work.

I've been really fortunate, and the time I have available for work has been completely filled up.

Thank you to all of my existing customers, I've enjoyed helping out where I can. I have made allowances for my business customers so as not to leave you high and dry.

If you have any questions, then please ask away.

Regards

Richard

08/02/2019

Hello!
I'm going away on vacation soon, and won't be back until August 22nd.

I'll get back to any messages then
Thanks
Richard

09/19/2018

Off on vacation for a short while. Back on September 27th!

07/02/2018

Some MAC love for the second half of the year :)

There are a bunch of great apps you can install on your Mac—no question there. Separating amazing apps from must-have apps is the hard part, and we don’t want you to spend hours analyzing the Mac App Store (or scouring the web) to find the very best and most useful apps. We’ve made a list of c...

05/13/2018

It's mother's day, and I haven't had to help my mum with her computer for quite a while now. Even though I'm thousands of miles away, and my brother can drive there, I'm still the front line for them :). And I don't mind. Being a parent, and a sliver of maturity, has shown me some patience.

Having this business has introduced me to a whole range of people, with a variety of IT confidence, and I haven't met anyone yet that didn't want to learn. I really like my job, thanks to all of you for making it work!

05/01/2018

I love it when a plan comes together :) Last year, after careful consideration, I chose Lenovo as my supplier for business computers. So far I've been very happy with them, it can take a little while for delivery, but the quality has been top notch.

Now Endgadget have come out with their laptop brand reviews for 2018, and Lenovo are top once again. It's nice to be vindicated!

Lenovo defends its claim to the top spot.

04/20/2018

I don't recommend treating technology this way, you may void your warranty :)

12378 points and 260 comments so far on reddit

04/08/2018

It's interesting how the same problems clump together. This morning, within an hour of each other, two different people having problems with their laptops not loading up.

Generally this is a software fault, but it can be a virus, and it can be hardware failure. Now normally it's not the physical computer than people are worried about, but the data on it.

People now have thousands of pictures on their laptops, plus work docs and all kinds of other personal information.

My best advice, back up your computers! Get an external drive, or some kind of cloud storage, and make sure what matters to you is safe. A broken hard drive can cause a lot of heartache..