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Happy 2012 from all of us at Hale IT! We're now open again as normal after our Christmas break. So, for any enquiries and your computer needs, pop into the shop or contact us to see what Hale IT can do for you.

Try typing 'Let it snow' into a google search box.  Can you guess what happens? In the words of Google: 'Through the fog, you have to peer Because it's the most wonderful time of the year Your page turned into a winter wonderland When you typed in that search command You can always defrost the [...]

Welcome to the last instalment of Our Twelve Websites for Christmas blog series. I've saved my favourite website until the end: today's choice is a site which has become a major feature of the build up to to Christmas Day for our family for the last few years now. NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) [...]

What better way to prove that Santa does exist than to have photographic evidence?  At Capture The Magic  you can get such a thing.  Simply upload a photo of the inside of your house and then follow the prompts to add Santa into your picture. There are different Santas and poses to choose from.  These [...]

It's Day Ten of our 12 websites and apps for Christmas blog feature and today we're choosing an app to help you manage your Christmas card list.  Sincerely Ink is available on both the Apple and Android operating systems and allows you to choose from a range of their pre-set Christmas card designs. These can [...]

'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' is a classic Christmas story which is brought to life in an e-book available as an  Apple and Android App.  The book has different formats; 'Read to Me' allows you to listen to the story being read to you as the words are highlighted to follow, 'Read it Myself' displays [...]

Today's choice for Day Eight is the Telegraph's Christmas mini-site: a one-stop shop for all things Christmas. There's gift guides, food and drink reviews, Christmas checklists, guides to the best Christmas Markets in the UK and my particular favourite, the best bad Christmas jumpers. Lots and lots of information to help you plan your shopping [...]

Today's choice is an alternative to sending an actual Christmas card to someone.  Instead, at The Penguin Show, you enter your personalised message and let the penguin do the rest. After sliding down the snowy hillside, twisting and turning around, your message  magically appears! Here's a message from us to all our readers and customers. [...]

Today's choice is a Christmas favourite of mine.  Who wouldn't love to get a message from Father Christmas? At the Portable North Pole you are able to create personalised video messages for your family and friends, from Santa Claus himself . I can clearly remember the joy on my daughter's face when she received one [...]