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Synology BeeStation | BeePhotos

One of the main reasons for owning a BeeStation, is to have a personal cloud that you can use to store your photographs and family videos. So we’re going to take a look at how you setup and use the BeePhotos web portal and smartphone app. Note:…

How to setup a new Windows PC with a local user account

While Microsoft has made it more difficult to sign into Windows using a local account. If you are someone who prefers to use a local user account rather than a Microsoft account. In our quick notes we provide you with a number of different options to…

What’s in my tech toolkit | A Victorinox Cyber Tool M

One of the first tools that we added to our tech tool kit, was a Victorinox Cyber Tool M Swiss Army knife. Which is a 32 function tool that is very useful for general purpose tasks. However where this tool really shines is if you don’t have the…

MS Excel | combine data with the CONCAT function

As you become more proficient with Microsoft Excel, it’s conceivable that you might find yourself in a situation where you need to concatenate. Which is where we link or chain together data into a series. For example you might need to chain…

How to turn off the Startup screen in Microsoft Word

By default when you start Microsoft Word, you will be presented with a startup screen. While the aim of the startup screen is to help you get started with creating or editing a document. It can be distracting and unnecessary. So in this video we…

10 tips for a new Nintendo Switch 2 user

If you just got a new Switch 2, or even the original Nintendo Switch. There are a number of things you need to know or do before you start playing games. So in this video we take a look at 10 actions or settings that we think are useful to know…

MS Excel | Customise your instance of Excel

The default layout for Microsoft Excel, can be both distracting and a little intimidating. Particularly if you are new to Excel. So it’s lucky that there are a number of settings that we can use, to customise and de-clutter this application…

MS Word | Use Text to Speech

Built into Microsoft Word is the ability to have your computer read back the text that you wrote. Something that is very useful if you are trying to proof-read your work. So in this video we take a quick look at this feature. Note: If you are…

What’s in my tech toolkit | Mi Precision Screwdriver Kit

As all toolkits should include a precision screwdriver. We decided to choose a Mi Precision screwdriver for our tech toolkit. While perhaps this kit does not have quite as extensive array of bits, when compared to other brands. It’s very well…

Synology BeeStation | backup and restore

While you probably got your Synology BeeStation to back up your computer, it’s also a good idea to back up your BeeStation. That way, you’ll have an extra layer of protection, just in case something unexpected happens. So in this video we take a look…