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Forcing your Mac to a newer operating system
Apple are quite ruthless with making their old tech obsolete and unsupported. I've even had trouble getting the SAME operating system...
Jul 2, 20212 min read


Finding and deleting duplicates
In this day and age having duplicates of files is not the disaster it used to be. In the old days memory / storage was so limited and...
Apr 12, 20213 min read


Migrating to a new...whatever...
Over my many years in this game I have seen a lot of "easy migration" tools. From special cables, to special software, to built-in tools...
Sep 5, 20193 min read


Migrating smoothly from your old computer to a new computer* - Part 3
Put a few hours aside. In my experience the average basic migration takes about 2 hours. HOWEVER, everyone’s is different and there are...
May 20, 20194 min read


The ever changing IT value proposition or, PC life expectancy - Is it worth fixing?
Computers are better and cheaper than ever. You may not believe me, especially if you are in the middle of a technology induced crisis,...
May 15, 20193 min read


Migrating smoothly from your old computer to a new computer* - Part 2
Determine which elements of your old computer are to be retired and which are to be kept. For example, if you are using software that is...
May 13, 20194 min read


Migrating smoothly from your old computer to a new computer* - Part 1
Most people are shocked by the average life of a computer. 2 to 3 years for laptops 3 to 4 years for all-in-one type PCs 4 to 5 for...
May 6, 20193 min read


Usernames and Passwords...seriously, USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS – have them all to hand
If you are paying someone to set up a new computer and do the migration for you, then you really must have your ducks in a row pertaining...
May 3, 20192 min read
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