We are also able to provide assistance on a range of different technical issues including the following:
Windows PC Desktop/Laptop:
- Desktop wallpaper background settings - Learn how to customise your background
- Screensaver settings - Apply a screensaver for when you are away from your desk
- Windows updates - Every now and then, Microsoft releases important bug fixes and other improvements
- Virtual meetings - Learn how to use virtual meeting software such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams for when you're working from home or just wanting to talk to friends/family
- Virtual private network (VPN) - Disguise your location to keep your data safe and get access to services such as American Netflix with use of Avast's VPN SecureLine
Phones/Tablets:
- iPhone screen recording - Enable this helpful feature to record your phone's screen
- Apple Pay - Add your credit/debit card to your iPhone or Apple Watch to pay anywhere that accepts its use
- Unknown call silencing - Silence nuisance calls from unknown sources
- Number blocking - Block calls from specific numbers
- Do NOT disturb - Get some peace and quiet on a night from calls, texts, emails and social media
- Phone/tablet email signature - Customise your email signature for emails sent from your phone
Browsers:
- Safe search settings - Keep you and your kids safe online from inappropriate content
- Browser passwords - You can check saved passwords in your browser and remove defunct ones
- Bookmarks/favourites - Make it easier to find your favourite websites to revisit
- Ad blockers - Stop pop-up ads coming up on the websites you visit and even stop ads on YouTube videos
- Private browsing - Go incognito to keep your searches anonymous, particularly great if you're trying to buy a secret present for your spouse or children
- Site blocking - Learn how to block any website to avoid procrastination at work or to protect your children from harmful sites they want to visit
- Dark mode - Dislike the brightness of default white background on Google Chrome? Turn on dark mode to help reduce the exposure to browser's bright white aesthetic (may NOT affect websites you visit)
Email:
- Email signature - Customise your email signature
Social Media:
- Social media privacy settings - You can control what others can see about you on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter
- YouTube Kids - Learn about the official alternative to the main YouTube site/app that does more to ensure that the content your child views is age appropriate
- Deactivate your account - Take a temporary break from social media sites such as Facebook by deactivating (NOT deleting) your account
- Claim LinkedIn business listing - LinkedIn automatically generates many pages for businesses. Claim your LinkedIn business page and take charge of your company's presence on the site
Gaming:
- Hardware requirements - Want to play the latest games that all your friends are talking about? Find out if your machine's hardware is capable of playing specific videogames. If NOT, we can help you acquire the device and/or components you need
- Legit free old games - Struggling to know where you can find legitimate means of acquiring old games, find reputable sources of old games to avoid the pirates and their viruses
- Flash legacy - Find ways to play old flash games and animations
- Game Bar screen recording - Record footage of you playing your favourite games with Windows Game Bar
- Discord server - Find out how to setup a server on one of the gaming community's favourite platforms so that you can communicate with friends and other players
Entertainment:
- Media streaming - Watch films and tv shows on your devices using services such as BBC iPlayer, All 4, Netflix and Amazon Prime
- Firestick updates - Ensure your Firestick device is up to date with the latest firmware from Amazon to meet all your streaming needs