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Transfer photos from an iPhone or Android phone to your PC First, connect your phone to a PC with a USB cable that can transfer files. Turn your phone on and unlock it. Your PC can’t find the device if the device is locked. On your PC, select the Start  button and then select Photos to open the Photos…
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Did you know that hackers share details of accounts that they have compromised? Well this can lead to you having your e-mail account taken over by hackers, this means they can pretend to be YOU with all the sites that you visit, such as Amazon, E-Bay, Facebook, and sometimes your banks. You can secure your…
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Are you working from home? Do you need support for your IT needs? Then look no further than MBSiT – www.mbsit.co.uk Support for home users has never been so important as we switch to home working to prevent the spread of Covid 19. That support must be responsive to customers requirements. Our remote support facilities…
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Things to do with older hardware? I was given an old MacBook Pro 8,2. it had a faulty hard drive and only 4GB ram. After I upgraded the RAM to 16GB and threw in a 500GB SSD I figured reloading it with Mac OS should be a breeze. Connected it to my network and did…
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Ok, so you might be a little paranoid about passing your credit card details over to someone. You are right to be. Although many websites will offer you a secure and reliable service, there are may out there that will simply love to steal your money. So what do you look out for? Well lets…
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Why would you want to reset your PC? It may be because you want to fix a software issue, get back to how it was when it was new or recycle the PC. Good news, Windows 10 has a built in RESET function. Important: If you’ve encrypted your device, you’ll need your BitLocker key to reset…
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Having served in the Army for 9 years, one of the things we learned to do was get the best out of what we have. We never always had the best kit, but we knew how to use it, how to fix it, and how to make it effective. This is a skill I transferred…
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During the last lockdown, I was proud to be part of a group of like minded individuals that could see that school closures, albeit necessary due to Covid, were suffering with a lack of IT kit. So we put out a call to the public to donate any old kit that they had I drawers…
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One project that I was involved with a little while ago was to provide information displays around a school. These were going to be known as Pupil Information Points – or PIPs. It was around the time the original Raspberry PI’s were being released and so I looked at how we could utilise these ultra…
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Working at home has proven the need for robust, yet fluid ICT provision. Working in a school and having to support staff and pupils during the pandemic was challenging, not due to the nature, nor the technology. It was down to lack of equipment and skills of end users. By planning before the pandemic, our…
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