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6 Oct 2022
I thought that wouldn’t happen…Read more »
7 Sept 2022
What I did this summerRead more »
23 Aug 2022
Reflections after a visit to Holme Moss.Read more »
7 Jul 2022
Windows 11, and Avoid getting locked out.Read more »
13 Jun 2022
We learn what we will be missing out on.Read more »
7 May 2022
Further budget cuts to the BBC and end of the TV licence. Can the Beeb survive?Read more »
25 Mar 2022
Tame that Inbox! Getting email organised.Read more »
1 Mar 2022
Another digital switchoverRead more »
7 Feb 2022
Are you paying the right amount for your protection?Read more »
4 Sep 2021
I learn first hand the importance of backupsRead more »
7 Jun 2021
IT glossary for normal peopleRead more »
1 May 2021
How to spot text and email scamsRead more »
29 Mar 2021
Beware a new twist to those nuisance phone callsRead more »
5 Mar 2021
Stay safe and get the most out of your browserRead more »
1 Feb 2021
Learning to program with ScratchRead more »
20 Jan 2021
The best computer of 2021?Read more »
30 October 2020
A run-down of the services vying for your attentionRead more »
20 October 2020
Free and paid broadcast television explainedRead more »
12 July 2020
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20 Apr 2020
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12 Apr 2020
How tech can helpRead more »
1 Apr 2020
for over 70s in needRead more »
23 Mar 2020
... during the coronavirus emergency, and how we will keep each other safeRead more »
23 Mar 2020
Don’t lose your precious files!Read more »
22 Mar 2020
Why the TV channels are changing on 22 AprilRead more »
4 Mar 2020
Why you need to do something, and what your options areRead more »
25 August 2019
... But it’s good to have itRead more »
20 February 2018
Dispute leads to – hopefully temporary – withdrawal of services from Thursday.Read more »
17 July 2017
I write this as thunderstorms are forecast for the area later today, and having just watched a weather forecast that said there were 200,000 lightning strikes in the UK yesterday…Read more »
7 June 2017
Are you vulnerable to ransomware like the Wannacry virus that so badly affected the NHS in May?Read more »
4 April 2017
What to do for free if you still run Vista.Read more »
14 January 2017
Why your new HD television may have a lower resolution than TVs in 1947.Read more »
7 November 2016
“Why do we have to have all those wires? Can’t they just make one cable to connect everything up rather than having so many?” How to reduce the clutter.Read more »
6 September 2016
From 1 September you need a licence even if you only watch online. This will especially affect students.Read more »
12 August 2016
Join the discussion, ask questions... The blog gets social.Read more »
1 August 2016
Parents finally got around to connecting up the Hi-Fi in their new house, and suddenly realise that they don’t have a VHF aerial for the FM tuner. We find a better solution for a fiver.Read more »
15 July 2016
They say no good deed goes unpunished... I take down an old aerial, only to find it was still being used.Read more »
16 June 2016
In an earlier blog I talked about how we will need to change our habits as the result of BBC 3 becoming online only. But I didn’t expect it to affect me personally.Read more »
16 May 2016
Putting up an aerial has to be pretty easy, right? Just get an aerial from the DIY shop, screw it to the house and you’re in business.
Oh, really? Let’s take one example... it can be the details that make or break an installation.Read more »
6 May 2016
After a long wait, C5 HD finally appears free-to-air on channel 105. No Sky box required. You may need to retune...Read more »
3 May 2016
Ever think there is nothing on? TV going downhill and not as good as it was in the past? Subscriptions costing an arm and a leg every month?
There is a service that solves all that, and you might be surprised...Read more »
1 Mar 2016
I got a call from a neighbour, Mr P, as he couldn’t get a TV picture again. When I got there it was obvious that his cheap set-top box had finally given up the ghost.
I also noticed that his ancient TV was showing some very odd colours and wasn’t filling the screen properly. Mr P had very poor vision and hadn’t been fully aware of the problem.Read more »
24 Feb 2016
It was all supposed to be a revolution in TV viewing. The traditional way of receiving TV over the airwaves was to be married with the new:
TV via broadband – TV that wasn’t constrained by a broadcasting schedule; TV you could watch when and where you wanted. It was to be the UK’s
first all-encompassing hybrid television system...Read more »
16 Feb 2016
On February 16 something rather significant happened to a BBC television channel. It became online only.
What is significant about this is that it is the first time a major broadcaster has dumped the idea of broadcasting to a schedule.Read more »
11 Feb 2016
Welcome to the GoggleboxTech blog.Read more »