January, 2010
Our Tech-solutions for your New Year resolutions |
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It’s typical at this time of year to reflect on the way we live our live, and make our annual resolutions....but how many of us have actually managed stick to them for more than a weeks or two? Whatever you’re aiming to achieve this year let technology give you a helping hand when it comes to keeping your resolutions |
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Spend more time with family & friendsIf you're PC or laptop doesn’t already have one, buy a webcam and sign up to Skype. That way you can say hello to your mum face to face once a week rather than once a year. Improve fitnessIf joining a gym seems like a big commitment, why not use an existing games console to help get in shape. Yoga on Wii fit is a great way to improve flexibility from your living room, or if you like something a little more lively try DDR Hottest Party 2, and dance those calories away. Lose weightRemove your old files and folders off your computer onto an external HDD and free up some space on your hard drive, your find your computer will move run a lot quicker. Quit smoking / drinkingFind support from Bloggers and online forums. When you get the craving chat to others online and find out how they’re coping to beat their cravings. Enjoy life moreStay in contact with family and friends more by setting up a profile on a social website like Facebook so you don’t miss out on the next big event. Why not get all your family and friends to subscribe to the same IM account, like Microsoft instant Messenger that way you can keep in touch throughout the day, its quick, easy and it’ll help keep your mobile bills down. Get out of debtTracking you’re spending habits using an excel spreadsheet. Input your daily spend then review where your money has gone each month. This will give you a better idea of where you can address those naughty spending habits. Learn something newBook a gizmo "Show Me" service and a friendly gizmotech will come to your home and give you a tutorial, and teach you how to get more out of your computer in 2010. Help othersForward the gizmo guide on to your friends, our top tips, fun articles , special offers and advise are bound to help them to get in 2010. Get organisedRemove all those temporary files, unnecessary programs or schedule a defrag of your hard drive, each of these will help your computer work faster. If you would like a hand with this give us a call and we’ll do it for you with our Optimise Me service We’d love to hear how you get on, and will be checking in again in a few months time |
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