Category page containing all blogs under the Hardware topic on Hale IT, including blogs about the latest hardware tips, tricks, faults and so on!
Since it’s release in July of last year, Microsoft have been working extra hard this time to get users to upgrade. Hoping to avoid the decade it took Windows XP users to move on, Microsoft have even waived the fee to upgrade in an effort to get everyone on board with Windows 10. Now that’s [...]
If you still don't think you are vulnerable to viruses or unhealthy links, or worse, phishing scams then think again. I was recently sent an official-looking text from Apple...
For all its hiccups, Windows 10 is a pretty decent operating system. In our opinion, it’s leagues ahead of Windows 8 and Vista, though not quite as high up in the power rankings as the...
For the last decade and a half Apple have been a dominant part of our society. Whether it be the monolithic Apple stores dotting our high streets or the stylish smartphones...
Virtual reality is all the rage right now, with the successful launches of both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. With more headsets on the way, including Sony’s PlayStation VR, the market looks to be thriving with options already.
Have you ever heard of Fernando Corbató? Chances are you probably haven't. Corbató is an 87 year old former MIT professor who is credited with inventing the first ever computer password in the days of shared computers in the 1960's. What's amazing is that little has changed since; passwords continue to be the dominant form [...]
When designing your office space, it usually begins with ensuring you have a few necessary things in place. A desk is good, a chair and a computer too. These are things you can't do without.
Everyone gets a certain amount of desk envy when exposed to somebody else's orderly desk. For many, an attractive desk means distraction and you won't be able to do your best work on it.
With no Windows 9, Microsoft has jumped straight to Windows 10 which launches this Summer, new updates include Cortana, Mobile syncing and Project Spartan offering up Edge which finally replaces Internet Explorer. So what happened to Windows 9? One theory had it that it’s name was too close to Windows 95 and 98 and that [...]
VoIP stands for “Voice over Internet Protocol” which potentially means free phone calls through the internet, using technology designed for the 21st century, rather than billed calls from your landline, which uses the same kind of technology since the 1970s! Which is why Hale IT have renewed their partnership as a certified provided of 3CX, one [...]
