Solihull MP Lorely Burt took time out of her busy parliamentary schedule to visit the PC PAL HQ this week. Lorely had heard the news about PC PAL winning the prestigious PCR Award and wanted to meet the team and offer her personal congratulations. Lorely also wanted to find out more about how PC PAL…
READ MORE...How to Create a Windows 8 Shutdown Button Navigate to the desktop. Right click on the desktop and select New -> Shortcut. A shortcut menu appears. Enter shutdown /s /t 0 (that’s a zero) in the location box and hit Next. Enter a name for the shortcut and click Finish. A new shortcut will appear…
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Do you have your valuable data and files backed up? What would happen if you lost it all due to hard drive failure or something similar? All of your family photos, movies, music and documents lost? Or maybe you have a small business with valuable and legal documents and contracts on your computer? Gone. The…
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The PC PAL site is now compliant with UK cookie Law. You may have notice a lot of talk about cookies recently that’s because of a new EU originated law effecting how website are allowed to set cookies. The UK law allows website owners to use “implied consent” allowing their websites to function normally but…
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After numerous calls and emails from our customers, local businesses and friends who have shown concern, PC PAL is advising members of the public and business owners to be on their guard if they receive a telephone call from an individual alleging to be from Microsoft, advising them they had “detected problems with their…
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Here at PC PAL HQ, our 2 Head Office Engineers, Chris and Dave, love all things computer related! Chris and Dave had a little competition last year to see who could strip down a computer the fastest! Who do you think will win? Do you think you could beat them?! Click on the links below to watch the…
READ MORE...Damian Holland, our new franchisee for the Stockport area, tells potential franchisees of the support and funding he received from The franchising Works Programme to help him make the first step in starting his new business and career as a P C PAL Franchisee Engineer. For the full story, click here.
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Free mobile apps which use third-party services to display advertising consume considerably more battery life, a new study suggests. Researchers used a special tool to monitor energy use by several apps on Android and Windows Phone handsets. Findings suggested that in one case 75% of an app’s energy consumption was spent on powering advertisements according…
READ MORE...PC PAL head office unveil the new iPad 3 The new iPad arrived at the PC PAL head office this afternoon to the excitment of Jat Mann, Managing Director. We love the crisp and ultra-clear display – everything looks amazing and the graphics take the new iPad 3 into the next generation. Check out our…
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London Underground passengers will be able to tap into Wi-Fi networks at 80 of the 217 tube stations within a few months and 127 stations by the end of the year. However it remains unclear when or whether the WiFi coverage to be provided by Virgin Media will be extended to the whole of…
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