Tech tips from ChezvousPC

We often get called to help people with scanning issues, mostly because the system they were happy using has stopped working. If the user starts at the printer and 'pushes' the scan to the computer this works, but we find it is better to use the software that came with the printer to 'pull' the scan from the printer. All printer manufacturers provide software to do this and it usually provides more choices for the end result.

Google Drive has been transformed. If you are a current user, you may know it is now called Google Backup and sync, which does a whole lot more than before. Originally it was a method of online storage a little like Dropbox and The OneDrive, but now it is a very good way of backing up just about everything on your computer as well as synchronizing things between your phone and PC too - like photos! Beware though if you have more than 15gb of data, you will have to pay for it -  100Gb is £1.59 per month and 1Tb is £7.99 per month.

Superfast is coming to a place near you - Buckland Monachorum is the latest of such places as well as Crapstone. Our office is now on 80mbps broadband which makes things a lot easier. Not everyone needs Superfast however, so don’t be drawn into the extra cost unless you already have very slow internet or watch a lot of catch-up TV etc. You might want it for when the relatives visit, but as one person said to us, ‘they can always go to Costa!’

Internet Explorer users with Google set as the home page will no doubt be frustrated like us by the constant pestering to ‘get Google Chrome’. This can be stopped by going to Internet Options – change the home page to google.co.uk/webhp? and then click on apply. On the home page, you have to decline Chrome, then click on home and decline again. Do this 4 times and it WILL go away!

TIM, Tim and Carol – ChezvousPC

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