Tech tricks

September 2011

Change default file location in Word

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Microsoft Word may save your files in a default location that you don’t particularly find useful. There’s actually a way to change this and have your default files saved in whatever folder you want.

iPhone App of the Week: PlainText

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford PlainText is a simple app but if you find yourself taking notes a lot, this may be a better option than the iPhone default.

Set up a regular backup

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Backing up your files is critically important. Too many businesses ignore this critical practice and get into trouble when they’re caught out.

Run a regular disk defragmenter

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford It’s important to keep your computer running fast as much as possible. One way to accomplish this is with a disk defragmentation.

Run a disk clean up to free up space

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Every so often you may find your computer is running slowly, even though you haven’t installed any new programs. It’s time for a disk clean up, which rids the computer of some unnecessary files.

Filter email with attachments

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Did you know there’s a way to filter your email in Outlook to find a specific messages?

iPhone App of the Week: TomTom

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford The TomTom iPhone app does pretty much everything a dedicated GPS unit can do, and for a cheaper price.

Turn Windows features on or off

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Many entrepreneurs prefer to use Windows but don’t enjoy some of the features that are associated with it. Thankfully there is a way to actually turn off some of the features that you don’t want.

Block your number on the iPhone

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford Sometimes you may not want your number appearing on caller ID when you’re on your iPhone. Many users don’t know there’s actually a way to turn this off. Here’s how.

Resume video on iPad where you last left off

9:42PM | Monday, 5 September 2011 | By Patrick Stafford If you exit the media player on the iPad or iPhone, it sometimes doesn’t re-start in the same place. Here's what to do.
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