Micro Mart Closes After 31 Years
4th January 2017 by tabardit in category IT Support BlogDennis Publishing’s long-running weekly magazine, Micro Mart, logs off for the last time Micro Mart, one of the final bastions of the 1980s computer scene, ceased publication at the close of last year. The weekly magazine, latterly published by Felix Dennis’ Dennis Publishing, started life as a computer equivalent of Exchange and Mart. In later […]
0 18 Read moreMicrosoft’s Surface Tension for Apple
31st October 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsCould Microsoft’s Surface Studio wow creative users? Apple seems to have lost its creative mojo, since the loss of Steve Jobs. The specifications of their Mac Pro high-end Mac haven’t had an update since 2013. Compared with similar Windows-powered PCs, their iMac has lost ground. Apple’s Macs have also lost ports in favour of Bluetooth […]
0 27 Read moreSharp Rise in Windows 7 Market Share
4th October 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support BlogSeven-year-old operating system boosts market share at the expense of Windows 10 With Microsoft shipping Windows 10 for free on all PCs with Windows 7 and 8.x operating systems, you would have thought Windows 10 would be the world’s leading OS. It is hailed by some as the most robust version of Windows, given how […]
0 21 Read moreRumours of a Surface PC Keyboard
29th September 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsCould an ergonomic keyboard be the Surface PC’s must-have peripheral? The last five years haven’t be too kind to keyboards. Firstly, few mobile phones have tactile buttons (this week has seen the end of the ‘real’ Blackberry device). Secondly, the rise of digital tablets have normalised touch screen input over proper computer keyboards (fine for […]
0 23 Read moreRandstad Plumps for a Monster Acquisition
10th August 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog£328.6 million acquisition sees Monster remain a going concern Only weeks after we advertised for a System Engineer at our Edinburgh base, we at Tabard IT have found out about the acquisition of a well-known jobs site. Monster, one of the few brands to have survived 1999’s Dot.com Boom, has been acquired by Randstad Holdings […]
0 5 Read moreFour Good Reasons to Try Windows 10
28th July 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsFour important Windows 10 updates that could seriously enhance your productivity The last hour is ticking away. One hour to go till the stretch limo becomes a pumpkin. An hour to go till the free WiFi cuts out in The Palace of the Internet of Things where Prince Charming is sharing Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat […]
0 11 Read moreMicrosoft Surface AIO: The iMac Killer?
7th July 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support Blog, Microsoft WindowsCould the company’s Surface AIO PC be a wake-up call for Apple? Microsoft is enjoying some success with their Surface 2-in-1 devices. Featured on many blogs and news sites, its Surface PCs were the subject of a web browser test with Edge coming out on top for battery consumption. Today, Tabard IT have learned about […]
0 13 Read moreGreetings to the New Responsive Website
30th June 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support BlogIntroducing our brand new mobile friendly website Today, we at Tabard IT are proud to announce the arrival of our brand new website. Our new-look site improves on our previous one in a technical way. Aesthetically, it is worlds apart from the very first design we used in 2002.
0 3 Read morePrint Failure Guide
28th June 2016 by tabardit in category IT Support BlogPrint Failure Guide If you have had trouble printing, perform the following steps to reset your printer. 1: Turn the printer off. 2: Clear the Print Queue. Click Start, then click Printers and faxes. Double click the icon of the printer that is causing problems. Click on Printer in the menu at the top of [...]
0 0 Read moreCommon Email Problems
28th June 2016 by tabarditPOP3/IMAP Email Problems for PC If you use a program on your PC to download your email (called an email client), and your email service is provided by your internet provider (for example BT, Virgin, Talk-Talk etc) or if you use a 3rd party service (for example Hotmail or Gmail) with a mail client, then [...]
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