Hale IT’s Most Anticipated Games of 2016
If 2015 was anything to go by, gaming is only on the up and up. Last time we told you about our favourite games of 2015 but what about the new year? 2016 is only a fledgling year thus far...
Hale IT’s 5 Best Games of 2015
Welcome to the first ever Hale IT Game of the Year awards! Because 2015 was such an incredible year on all platforms, we simply couldn't single out one game; instead, we've hand-picked five of the best games of 2015 that we've enjoyed the most. So, without further ado, let's get started! Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment [...]
Problems When Upgrading to Windows 10
As Microsoft's Windows 10 rollout continues, we are experiencing as many problems as there are computers at the moment. For anyone with a newer PC, Windows 10 offers a few niggles but nothing major, but if you happen to be operating Windows 7 or 8 then those little problems can turn into a paralysis of [...]
How Can I Completely Erase Data from My Computer?
We often get asked to recover deleted data, this time we are showing you how to delete it. Permanently. We recently wrote a guide about how to get rid of an old hard drive and have been asked to explain in greater detail, how to permanently wipe it clean. So, here it is: what to do [...]
Practical Solutions to Common Laptop Problems
Here are some of the most common laptop problems our users have experienced with their laptops, and a few ways in which they can be fixed...where possible. Why does my laptop screen have lines running through it? This might be because at some clumsy point in its life it has been dropped, banged, bashed [...]
Help! I’ve Cracked my Smartphone’s Screen!
Smartphones meet their maker in a variety of ways; the last three cracked screens for have been putting my iPhone in the same pocket as my car keys, crushing it under the rails of my car seat while searching for it and just dropping it in a particularly clumsy episode while opening a door. When [...]
Dust and Other Computer Cloggers
What does dust do to your computer? Come to think of it, what does all that dirty, smoky air do to the insides of your computer, too? And what happens to all the debris and detritus of cake on a Wednesday? It might well be slowing down your hard drive. Depending on your environment, the amount [...]
A Brief Overview of Windows 10
Windows 10 is out now. Since the news of it was announced last year many people have been wondering how this free upgrade will work and what benefits it will bring. PCs are now able to upgrade to Windows 10, which has been touted as the last major Windows operating system release. From here on Microsoft will see [...]
Yosemite 10.10.3: It’s New with Photos
Yosemite National Park, California The earlier Yosemite upgrades of 10.10.1 and 10.10.2 concerned themselves mostly with hidden bug fixes and reliability issues. Yosemite 10.10.3 takes a good look at some major functions and introduces some improvements and new features. In April, Apple released the latest update of Yosemite and with it new features [...]
Boost your business with government-funded superfast broadband
Would you like better, faster business broadband? It’s a simple question, likely to be answered with a ‘yes’ shortly followed by a ‘how?’ The government is currently funding the SuperConnected Cities programme and has already committed £150 million to help fund faster broadband for business around the UK. It is managed by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), [...]