Christmas is less than 24
hours away, but there's still time to make sure your entire day goes perfectly -
well, certainly if gadgets are participating.
Screwdriver and batteries
Screwdriver and batteries
If you have bought the kids a menagerie of electronic toys everyone will most certainly come with message "Batteries not included". Not a problem, make sure you stock up on AAA and AA batteries and more importantly a screwdriver to get the battery compartment from the gadget in question.
If you actually want to be ready for all battery eventualities without buying numerous packs of batteries, Sanyo offers C-cell and D-cell adapters for AA batteries as an ingredient of its Eneloop rechargeable battery range.
Perform updates
If you're giving a tablet or perhaps a games console it's probably worth checking whether it needs an update - particularly if you've bought a Nintendo Wii U.
"Giving #WiiU like a gift? Pro-tip: Perform system updates before wrapping so it’s all set as soon as it’s opened!" recommends Nintendo via Twitter.
But it is not just the Wii U that you ought to try to sneakily update before you create it for that all-important special person. If you've purchased a Nexus 7 or an iPad mini it'll need updating too to make sure it's on the latest software version.
It's worth doing since it means you will get all the extra features.
Using your phone alarm when cooking the turkey
You have the roasties to cook, the turkey to bother with, and that's before you start trying to time the rest of the elements to the mega Christmas lunch you plan. A quick tip is that instead of counting on a single wind-up timer you've probably got inside your kitchen, use multiple alarms in your phone to go off when certain bits of the meal are prepared. If you want to get really caught up, you could even opt for different tunes to experience when different parts of the meal are prepared.
Wi-Fi code for your guests
Christmas is about visitors, and some of those may be
coming to your house. If they are visiting your house, you might want to set up
a guest Wi-Fi network so that they don't have access to any files in your
network, but also because they are certain to ask you for the Wi-Fi login to
allow them to check their Facebook, Twitter, and other things for that
matter.
It's fairly easy to complete if you haven’t done it already, and also the setup process will be different with respect to the router you have. Check the manual or even the help pages for your router on the internet to determine what's what.
Once you've done that, the next thing is to let them know about the Wi-Fi network. An email it their bedroom or through the front door ought to do it.
Get free Christmas and New Year's Eve playlist
It's fairly easy to complete if you haven’t done it already, and also the setup process will be different with respect to the router you have. Check the manual or even the help pages for your router on the internet to determine what's what.
Once you've done that, the next thing is to let them know about the Wi-Fi network. An email it their bedroom or through the front door ought to do it.
Get free Christmas and New Year's Eve playlist
Visit Spotify (if you haven't got it already) and subscribe to a Premium account. By doing so you will get 30 days free on your phone to test the service - don't be concerned, you can cancel it after Christmas when all of us have gone home.
