Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 21 asyouselectaPCforworkingfromhome.First,we recommendalaptopoveradesktop.Weknowwejust told you to pick ...

22 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS Thunderbolt ports and devices offer greater throughput. That’s most significa ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 23 can connectyourlaptopdirectlytoa Thunderbolt- compatibleexternaldisplay.Butmaybeyourdisplay is an ol ...

24 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS Older laptops and laptops can serve as secondary displays without taking up t ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 25 A candid shot of my home set-up. I use a nice roll-top desk that offers tons of cubbyholes for stori ...

26 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS monitorthatswivelsintoportrait mode, saving horizontaldeskspace. Anultra-wid ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 27 Knowyourboundaries,andyourtechnology.A goodwebcam,mountedateyelevel,offersa feeling ofintimacyandcol ...

28 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS If you’re working from home on a prolonged basis, pay attention to how your w ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 29 prefercasualjeansandaT-shirt.Remember,youmight needtojumponaconferencecallatanytime. Know where your ...

30 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS M aintainingyourhomeofficetechisjustas importantasmaintainingyourgardenoryour ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 31 There’saneconomicalsidetothis,too.Incertain situations,workingfromhomeeffectivelymaymean buyingneweq ...

32 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS leasedtoyoubyyourISP,youcouldtweakthose settingsaswe’reabouttodescribe.Buteve ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 33 Change the router password. You should know and change the password for the administrator function, ...

34 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS a router passes Wi-Fi signals as radio waves, so if it’s buriedin a closetit ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 35 to theadvertisedpriceofwhatyoushouldbereceiving. Do you have too little bandwidth? Or too much? Serv ...

36 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS router, for example, can theoretically deliver up to 300Mb/sdownfromyourISP,b ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 37 thenopenit upandblowit out(again,movingoutside ifyoudon’twanttocreatedustcloudsinside). Laptopsareab ...

38 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS Speed up, declutter and optimize your PC. If your PC is running slowly, we ha ...

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 39 waytoincreasetheperceivedspeedofyourlaptop. It doesrequireyoutopayfora newSSD,though,and installityo ...

40 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS free,integratedWindowsDefendertoprotectyour PC.Afreeantivirusprogramcanstillb ...