Tech Talk

Web browser add-ons

Tech Talk Posted on 13/03/2013 by Eamon Walsh
@galwayindo
Last time we talked about browsers and how they have developed over the past few years. You can do a lot more via your browser using add-ons, which allow you to personalise your browser and access your favourite content and services. They include things like search providers, accelerators, web slices and toolbars. One of the most interesting developments of the past few weeks is that Google has launched their first laptop.
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  • Web browsers

    Tech Talk Posted on 06/03/2013 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    The web browser is probably the computer application we use most, as it’s our gateway to the World Wide Web. However, we tend to overlook it or take it for granted. It’s well worth getting to know your browser a bit better.
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  • Virtual private networks

    Tech Talk Posted on 27/02/2013 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    With all the current talk about cloud computing, security is becoming a very important issue. In the past, the only way of achieving a private secure network connection between two physically separate offices would have been to purchase a leased line from a telephone operator such as Eircom.
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  • Video converters

    Tech Talk Posted on 20/02/2013 by Marie Madden
    @galwayindo
    Last time we looked at DVDs and some software used to copy them. This week, we will take a look at converting those same DVDs into other formats. Before you convert a DVD format file (VOB) to the popular computer format MPEG, the output file will need to have no encryption on it.
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  • Digital Versatile Disks

    Tech Talk Posted on 13/02/2013 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    Before we look at how to convert between the different video formats, let’s take a closer look at one of the most common formats: Digital Versatile Disks or DVDs. Most of us own some DVDs and sales of DVDs still remain strong, especially for box sets of popular TV Series.
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  • Video formats

    Tech Talk Posted on 06/02/2013 by Marie Madden
    @galwayindo
    A short time back a neighbour came by my house and handed me a DVD and asked if I could kindly convert it to “computer format” for him as he had to send it to a customer in Japan. It was some home video he had shot of a horse he owned and was looking to sell.
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  • A changing world

    Tech Talk Posted on 30/01/2013 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    In the past year, I have been advising a friend who had reached the end of the road with a program called Entourage 2004. Entourage is an email client used on Macintosh computers. I had spent countless hours recovering lost emails for my friend, as the Entourage database would often crash under the strain of massive volumes of email.
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  • Tips for longer battery life

    Tech Talk Posted on 23/01/2013 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    When I started my first job many years ago, a clever young chap affectionately nicknamed ‘Jez’ one day blurted out that he was off to better places to work on the next big thing, batteries.
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  • 2012 technology highlights

    Tech Talk Posted on 26/12/2012 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    At this time of year our thoughts turn to the New Year (hoping for a better one) and reflecting on the year gone by. Let’s take a look at some of the technology highlights of 2012.  Cloud Computing This was the year the term ‘Cloud Computing’ went mainstream.
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  • Android tablets

    Tech Talk Posted on 11/12/2012 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    Last time we looked at the de-facto king of the tablets, the iPad. However, in recent times there is a new kid on the block, a new open source mobile Operating System (OS) called Android. One of the key success factors of the iPhone and iPad is the accessibility of apps or tiny software programs that run on the touchscreen devices and bring them to life!
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  • Touchscreen tablets

    Tech Talk Posted on 28/11/2012 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    The touchscreen tablet is the hot topic in the computer world at this time and set to be a top seller this Christmas. These are an really an extension of the smartphone device with bigger screens and loads of functionality and this market is heading towards maturity with literally dozens of new models arriving every few months.
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  • Setting up cloud storage

    Tech Talk Posted on 31/10/2012 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    As we discussed last time, several companies are offering free storage in the cloud of up to five gigabytes and this is very useful for contacts and photos. It can also be extremely useful for business customers, especially those in a start-up situation.
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  • Snap Happy

    Tech Talk Posted on 17/10/2012 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    The mobile phone is a fantastic little gadget and much more than just a phone these days. One of the most popular uses is as a camera and the quality of photos from camera phones is increasing all the time, letting the user take some pretty decent photographs.
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  • Where are my contacts?

    Tech Talk Posted on 03/10/2012 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    The first thing that enters people’s minds if they change or (heaven forbid) lose their mobile phone is their contacts. I have had to rescue contacts from mobiles for family, friends and business customers on countless occasions and all breathe a huge sigh of relief when they are recovered.
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  • Information overload – email hell

    Tech Talk Posted on 19/09/2012 by Eamon Walsh
    @galwayindo
    Email, or ‘electronic mail’ to give it its full title, has been around since the 1970s and has revolutionized the way we communicate. It has also provided businesses with a cheap and extremely efficient way of sending near-instant messages and is now the de-facto method for written communications between businesses and their suppliers and customers.
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