File Genie will be holding a Technology Surgery at The Kiosk in Itter Park, Peterborough.

The Kiosk is an independent outdoor café, a family run business located in the heart of Itter Park, Walton in Peterborough. The Kiosk is a meeting place for everyone in the local community and beyond, to enjoy the surroundings and wonderful food and drinks.

File Genie is offering a great chance to meet and chat about your tech... a little bit of personal care. Maybe you are looking to buy a family member a new device for their birthday, looking for some back to school tech advice or upgrading one of your own for your small business. Get some valuable advice and pointers on looking after your devices... come and grab a drink with a trusty geek!

File Genie is established in the Peterborough area with many happy customers. Take a look at some of our reviews here > 

Latest Technology Surgery
Weds 17th April 2018
12:00pm - 16:00pm

Previous Technology Surgery
Weds 5th Sept 2018
12:00pm - 15:00pm

Weds 1st Aug 2018
12:00pm - 16:00pm

Weds 12th June 2018
12:00pm - 16:00pm

The Kiosk
Itter Park
Walton
Peterborough
PE4 6JT

Get directions here: The Kiosk >

As ‘tis the season of goodwill', this month I’m going to share one of our family traditions with you all.
 
On Christmas eve, we will be tracking Santa’s progress and he travels around the globe delivering all those gifts to children young and old. There are several apps out there to help – the oldest is the NORAD Santa tracker which is available on Apple and Android apps as well as on your desktop or laptop browser.

NORAD is the North American Aerospace Defense Command and they have been tracking Santa now since 1955 and telling children where Santa has been spotted on their radar. www.noradsanta.org
You might also want to try the Google version at https://santatracker.google.com/village.html
 
There are another couple of things you can do both with and for the little people in your family at Christmas that we have great fun with.
 
Try the Elf Yourself app (on iOS, Android and browser) and make some great elf animations into which you paste selfie face shots or photos of family members. This make excellent electronic greetings to send around your family as well as being good fun to make. You can include up to five family members – so go fish out a picture of all your kids and get creating.
https://www.elfyourself.com/
 
Last but not least, how about a video for your children sent direct from Santa in the North Pole? You can personalise a message so that Santa knows your child’s name and what they have asked for as gifts and so on. This is a great one for bedtime on Christmas eve to encourage your little ones to sleep…well, try at least! Do be aware that this has both free and premium (Paid) options. The free ones are terrific though.
https://www.portablenorthpole.com/en/home
 
Most of all, we wish you and yours the very best at Christmas and hope that Santa has you all on his ‘nice’ list and brings you everything you deserve.

A Merry Christmas to you and all your family.

Tis the Season of Good Will - written for File Genie by Freelance Writer Ruth Raymer @WritingWalking

​If you missed Black Friday and Cyber Monday or you didn’t get anything in the sale but still want to save some money this Christmas, here are 5 money saving tech tips from File Genie.





   

1. Understand what you are looking for before you go into the shop. It’s a bit like doing your food shopping on an empty stomach. You will come out with a lot of things you don’t need!
2. Bundle deals e.g. computer game systems or TV and surround systems - make a comparison and shop around, bundle deals are available in many stores and offer different options and specifications depending where you go.
3. Don’t get sucked in to buying any unnecessary add-ons, they may seem great at the time but are often things you don’t need or want.
4.  Open box and refurbished electronic items are a great way of saving extra money, they still have the 1 year warranty that new tech has.
5.  When it comes to mobile or other tech insurance at the point of sale… check it, you may have this already covered under your home Insurance. With extended warranties, think about the longevity of the device or appliance and its existing warranty, do you really need it?

 
Save the File Genie number in your phone: 07872 052 751. If you have seen something whilst out shopping (a great bit of tech for what looks like a good price) and you are unsure about buying it… give File Genie a call, our trusted Geek will help you decide if it is the right tech for you with some impartial advice.