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Most people have some piece of technology now especially now that mobiles, tablets, and laptops have become multifunctional and easily portable. Its very rare that anyone is walking around without a mobile in their pocket or without access to the internet one way or another but do they know how to look after and maintain their tech. Whether you just have a mobile phone or you have every piece of tech going including the latest voice command tech looking after your tech can be easier than you think. Have a look below at some of the easy ways that you can look after your tech.
Virus Protection
Not all technology will require virus protection however, in reality, anything that accesses that the internet runs the risk of catching viruses from online. Let’s face it there are potential threats all over the web, whether we are prepared for it or not it can be dangerous for our much-loved devices. Having a good anti-virus protection software installed on things such as your laptops and desktop PC’s allows you to be prepared and proactive when it comes to potential threats from the online world. Most of them provide you with live updates as the threats have been detected and they also allow you to tailor it exactly to your needs. Devices such as your mobile phones and tablets are starting to include built-in virus scanners more and more, they can often be found under the settings section and it is advised that you complete a quick check every few months just to be safe. If you are unsure on how to protect your devices some softwares provide an advise service or have detailed information included to help you to understand what some of the notifications mean as if you don’t know what the warnings are showing you, your device would be at just as much risk.
Protect Your Devices
The majority of devices now have become extremely fragile. With designs following the demand to be sleek and stylish it’s no wonder that we have a growing need to protect our devices with things such as cases and mobile insurance. Some designs advertise that they are robust to been dropped and yes, they are now adding features such as waterproofing which is great but there is still an ongoing problem with screens, casing and corners smashing and becoming extremely costly to replace. Often on a standard mobile phone, you are looking at more than a days pay to fix just the screen. Have a look at some Phone Remedies that you can complete at home, where you able to complete tasks such as replace screens yourself, saving you a lot of money especially if you’re accident prone and likely to drop your device. A really easy way to help with the protection of your expensive devices is to purchase a case and add a protective tempered screen. It could be the difference between a costly mistake or just damaging the protective layer. Be warey when making any changes to your devices at homw through as if you’re planning on reselling in the future it good to bear in mind that you will need to declare if you haven’t used genuine parts for your make and model.
Insurances
If you are a lover of technology you already know that this can be an expensive thing to be interested in. It’s definitely a good idea to think about sorting out some sort of insurance for your more expensive devices. You can often get small insurance to cover parts of devices such as your mobile phone screen replacement if it smashes but it is also a good idea to think about insurance that will cover you for things like accidental damage, water damages, and theft. Try using a comparison site to check some of the best deals going. If you have contents insurance at your home then it may be possible to add these items to this, they sometimes even offer cover for the items (up to a certain value) that you take out and about with you. Do you pay a premium for your bank account? If you do then it may be worth seeing what this pays for as some premiums include some insurances including mobile phone insurance, although the excess on these can sometimes be sky high. If you choose not to insure be mindful that technology is only getting more expensive as it adances so needing replace damaged goods could be an expensive mistake.
Do you have any other easy ways to take care of your technology? Please share them in the comments section below.