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Bandwidth refers to the amount of data that can be transferred from one point to another via computers and your network. It can refer to something as simple as the internet speed in your home of the complicated array of networks you use in your work. If you are experiencing things like computer crashes, or slow connectivity then it is possible that you have Bandwidth issues.
If you are a home user then it may be useful in upgrading your internet service. If you are a corporate entity though, you might want to consider Managed Hosting. This is essentially hiring your own server to do all of the hard work. You alone will use it, therefore you will have complete and total control over the bandwidth and any problems that may ensue. You can sort them at your own speed, as quickly or as slowly as you like. It certainly puts you in the driving seat, so to speak.

It's an expensive old world out there, especially when it comes to electronics, but if you're planning on making a big spend any time soon, think reconditioned.

Many companies offer reconditioned or refurbished items for a considerable discount on the regular price, and they come with their own warranty

'What makes an item reconditioned?' I hear you ask. Well, often they are items that were returned as faulty or had a fault during production, they are then fixed or their parts used to create new perfectly functioning items.

I've recently bought a refurbished MacBook Pro saving £400, and helped my parents save hundreds by buying a reconditioned Stannah Stairlift.

I was always a bit reserved about buying refurbished or reconditioned items - particularly when it came to electronics but with the warranty cover and (sometimes huge) savings it's definitely worth it.

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‘Shopping Around’ is probably one of the most annoying phrases for a salesman to hear. It means that person isn’t convinced and what a better bargain.

Who doesn’t want a bargain? Comparison websites have made my life so much easier for this. Now I don’t want to sound like a clichéd version of one of their annoying adverts but you can really save!

I have managed to compare gas and electricity prices, compare holidays and compare insurances.

A lot of the time you have to be careful as not always the price shown is the final total price and each offer can vary. For example some exclude VAT or are a trial price, which rises after 3 months.

But you can literally compare any item, which is great with at the moment, not many people having much money and making sure you are stretching every penny.

‘My best bargain’, I hear you ask, has to be a two week all-inclusive holiday to Barbados for £800 each. I really did feel like I was on the Jedward advert for holiday comparisons! My trip was a lot cheaper than the poor old boy on the sun bed next to me I’m sure!

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1. iFitness: The alpha male of fitness apps, this little beauty will help you plan workouts, working specifically for your needs. Providing along the way some pretty neat exercise illustrations to help your feeble uneducated mind. It also tracks your progress and offers the odd bit of encouragement like a little cyber personal trainer. The only thing that it doesn’t do is mop your brow.
2. Two Hundred Sit-Ups: One app, one exercise programme designed to get you fit in six gloriously sweat stained weeks. This will help you get fit and increase strength and whats more, it will also provide the graphs and bar charts to prove it.
3. Bleep Test Pro: Remember the horrendous fitness test that you had to do at school that nearly killed your mate Johnny? Well now you can go back to those days with this handy phone app guide complete with bleep track. Hmmmmm gruelling.
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