Category page containing all blogs under the Hardware topic on Hale IT, including blogs about the latest hardware tips, tricks, faults and so on!
Have you ever taken a sledge hammer to an old piece of computer hardware? Satisfying isn’t it? It’s the same pleasure we get when we throw our junk over the barrier at the local household waste facility As we watch it crash to the bottom of a, preferably empty, container. When breakages happen by accident [...]
When you get a new computer, you will be thinking, ‘what should I do with my old one?’ Don’t just throw your hard drive away. Computers have all sorts of toxic chemicals that are pretty dangerous to people and the environment. They also contain a huge amount of personal data like passwords, licence keys, finance [...]
How many letters to Santa will read ‘new computer’ this year? Whether it’s a laptop, desktop or new Mac, we can already hear the patter of keystrokes and the grumbling of how slow the computer is. Here are five tricks to help speed up your computer and avoid having to dig deep for a new [...]
Let’s back it up a minute, go back to basics, get back to reality. Backing up isn't always your first thought when using a PC or laptop. Back in the day when 1 megabyte computers were king, backing up data didn't hold so much relevance, now we’re talking terabytes. If you aren't backing up your [...]
During and after every school holiday, we notice an increase in the number of virus infected computers that are brought into the shop for repair. At these times, children are using computers more at home and when they're not sure of how to surf the internet without leaving themselves open to a virus infection, problems [...]
When, recently, I heard a shout from the living room, I wondered what on earth could have happened. What I found when I went to investigate was a very interesting pattern displayed on the laptop screen accompanied by a huge crack on the left hand side. My first thought was that one of the children [...]
Apple Mac Repairs and Support As well as supporting and maintaining Windows based computer systems, we also repair Apple products. Whether you have an MacBook, iMac, iPad, iPhone, iPod, we can resolve issues you may be experiencing with them for you and get them working again for you in a cost effective way. Some Common [...]
If your computer stops working or is damaged, it doesn't necessarily mean that you will need to replace it with a new one. At Hale IT, one of the main services that we offer, is computer repair. These repairs are carried out in-house by our experienced engineers. Whether you have a desktop PC, a laptop, [...]
Need help upgrading your iPhone/iPad/iPod to iOS5? We'll try to make it a less stressful experience for you than has been reported by some users. Just pop into the shop with your hardware and we will do the rest.
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