Did a few more posters for the folks from Sarn Baptist Chapel today.
Just needed a few alterations to the text, then it’s time to warm-up the laminator!
Professional Print & Tech in Newtown 🖨️✨
At Bluesdigital, we pride ourselves on being the local choice for Newtown printers. Whether you need a simple community notice, a batch of waterproof posters, or professional business stationery, we handle the details so you don’t have to.
And if you’re struggling with the tech used to design your own posters, don’t forget we offer full computer support in Mid-Wales. From fixing slow software to providing laptop health checks, we make sure your digital tools are as reliable as your printed ones.
Need a quick print or a tech tune-up?
Laminated Posters: Durable, high-quality printing for any weather.
Graphic Tweaks: We help you get your text and layout just right.
Tech Support: Expert PC and laptop repairs right in the heart of Newtown.
Find us at Frolic House: ☎️ Call: 01686 610 106 📱 Text: 0783 222 7823 📍 Visit: Frolic House, Newtown (Between the Medical Practice & Driving Test Centre)
A Local Entrepreneur needed a little website help with starting a new website. After chatting about options for hosting and domain names, etc., she got stuck in & set up her own website!
A few days later, she got back in touch for some help with a few things.
First off was finalising the server & domain name settings via her chosen hosts 123.Reg. Which can be a little confusing if you are new to this.
Then it was some tweaks to the main page alignment & sorting an image size issue on the “About” page.
Next was sorting out the formatting on the “Event Prop Hire”, as it was displaying some random text & images from a theme. The best way to sort this kind of stuff out is to start with a blank page, without any “sample” content, and start building columns etc. That way it displays nicely on any device, and is a lot easier to manage for a newbie!
Finally it was time to sort out the “Contact” page & form. One of my personal Fav’s is “Contact Form 7”, as it’s pretty straightforward to get on with, and just works.
🛠️ Getting stuck into your own website build?
It’s great to see local entrepreneurs taking the lead on their online presence. As anyone who has wrestled with domain settings or “sample text” knows, sometimes you just need a bit of guidance to get it over the finish line.
If you’re looking for web design in Newtown—whether it’s a full build from scratch or just some expert help to tidy up columns, forms, and formatting—We’re here to help you get it right.
📱 01686 610 106 | 💬 0783 222 7823 📍 Newtown’s local website helper, helping you build with confidence.
Your Partner for Professional Printing in Newtown 🖨️🎨
As Newtown printers, we love working on projects that celebrate our town. Whether you need A3 glossy posters for an event, high-end flyers, or bespoke business cards, we deliver professional results with a personal touch.
While we handle your physical prints, don’t forget we also keep your digital world spinning. If your museum-worthy old computer needs a speed boost or a clean-up, bring it into Frolic House. We specialise in PC and laptop repairs, ensuring your tech runs as smoothly as a high-quality loom.
Get ready for your next event:
Large Format Prints: Glossy A3 and A4 posters that stand out.
Museum-Quality Tech Support: Expert computer repairs and hardware upgrades.
Community Focus: Proudly supporting Newtown businesses and landmarks.
Visit us at Frolic House: ☎️ Call: 01686 610 106 📱 Text: 0783 222 7823 📍 Find us: Between the Medical Practice & Driving Test Centre, Newtown.
Bike to the Future Newtown are celebrating the opening of the New Bridge being built between the Poundstretcher store and Newtown Cemetery in Pool Road, to connect with the river path near Canal Road.
They’ve had an Outdoor Banner, Flyers & Business cards done for some promotional work at the opening event this spring.
Whether you are launching a new bridge or a new business, we are the Newtown printerswho can handle it all. From weather-proof outdoor vinyl to professional hand-outs, we make sure your organisation looks exactly how you choose from every angle.
While you’re out exploring the new river paths, don’t let a sluggish computer keep you stuck indoors! If your laptop is struggling to keep pace, bring it to Frolic House for a performance health check. We offer expertPC repairs and SSD upgrades in Newtown to ensure your tech is as fast as a downhill cycle.
Ready for your next big event?
Event Bundles: Banners, flyers, and cards tailored to your needs.
Outdoor Durable Print: High-visibility signage that stands up to the Welsh weather.
Tech Tune-ups: Fast, local computer repairs to keep your project moving.
Visit the team at Frolic House: ☎️ Call: 01686 610 106 📱 Text: 0783 222 7823 📍 Location: Newtown (Between the Medical Practice & Driving Test Centre)
Time for another Custom PC Build…. Gamer PC… fun! General office work during the day, whilst commanding battalions & mystical beasties after hours. As there’s no need for absolute cutting-edge performance, we can use some of the best last-gen components to get a lot of power at a reasonable cost.
The inherent stability of components that are tried & tested, versus the troubles associated with the latest tech, leads to a long & stable service life. (This machine comes with a 5 year warranty as standard, or 10 years as an option!)
My Friday treat from “LionBites” has arrived, Coffee is brewing, so time to crack on!
Right, Let’s have a look at the parts list:
HCS HellCracks Midi Case: Great value case from HellCracks to house it all, and rather neat looking too.
ASRock B550M-HDV Motherboard: A solid workhorse of a motherboard from ASRock. On it’s 3rd generation, so it’s a bloody stable & fast chipset, without the any excess frills.
Ryzen 5 5600X CPU: Rated “The Worlds Best 6-Core Processor” a couple of years ago, Who am I to argue?
WD BLACK SN850X 2TB Gen4 NVMe (7300 MB/s): Absolutely blazing fast primary drive for this kind of build. Great warranty & support from WD as always.
Kingston Fury 3600MTs 32Gb RAM Kit: Some well cooled, very hi-spec RAM to help things along. Nicely over engineered & built to last.
Zotac RTX 3060 12Gb Graphics Card: Class leading 12Gb of GDDR6, And loads of Tensor/Ray-Tracing Cores for battling visuals.
Corsair CV650 80 PLUS Psu: Another no-frills rugged Power Supply from Corsair. Plenty of amps in reserve, and every cable you could ever need in a nice heavy PSU.
Official Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Along with Office 2021 Pro Plus
Now for the build….
Clear the desk…
Kettle on…
Last few bits arrive!
Here goes
Off with the CPU Cooler brackets that came with the motherboard. They won’t be needed with the AMD Wraith, supplied with this CPU.
In with the Ryzen CPU now.
Then the Cooling fan & Heatsink.
After that, Clickety click goes the RAM
Inserting the NVMe SSD.
Tidy!
Sort out the motherboard stand-off’s into the correct position for this little “MATX”
Gently does it….
And we are in.
Flip it over…
In with the PSU.
Will tidy that wiring after initial testing, I Promise….
Told Ya!
IT’S ALIVE
Testing, Testing
Cable Tie, Cable Tie..
Done.
Newtown’s Home for High-Performance Gaming 🎮🔥
At Bluesdigital, we are the perfect choice for custom gaming PCs in Newtown. Forget the flimsy, overpriced laptops from the big chains; we build rigs with proper airflow, cable management, and room to grow.
From PC health checks to ensure you aren’t dropping frames, to full custom water-cooled builds, we make sure your hardware never lets you down in the final boss fight. And if you’re a local streamer or esports fan, don’t forget our Newtown printing services for custom posters, stickers, or merch to brand your channel!
Gear up for the win:
Custom Rigs: Tailored specs for 1440p gaming and beyond.
Component Upgrades: SSD and RAM boosts to cut your load times in half.
Rock-Solid Stability: Expertly built, cable-managed, and stress-tested in-house.
Start your build at Frolic House: ☎️ Call: 01686 610 106 📱 Text: 0783 222 7823 📍 Find us: Newtown (Between the Medical Practice & Driving Test Centre)
Had a client in the other day with a VERY old windows XP Machine.
The hard drive was very noisy, and it was generally in a rather poor state, taking ages to boot up after many attempts.
I did an immediate backup of his files, photo’s & documents, in case the HDD gave up the ghost. It took ages, as the HDD really was on it’s last legs, but a few hours later, everything was safely backed up to a memory stick for him…Phew.
After sorting the failed graphics card out, and a few other bit’s n bob’s, it was back up & running again, starting first time every time.
He asked how much a new PC would be, and I saw his face drop. Things are pretty tight for him at the moment, as they are with us all these days, so there was no way he could really afford to replace the machine.
As a self-employed chap, with only quite basic office/photo requirements, there’s no need for bells & whistles.
I had a this solid little HP Pc in for recycling the other day, after a local digital artist upgraded to a custom built Photoshop beasty to help with her growing workflow demands. As it’s a Windows 8 machine, it’s the perfect candidate for refurbishment, and far too good to be scrapped.
After removing the Artist’s hard drive and returning it to her for security & peace of mind, I set about getting it up to modern standards.
First off: Cleaning out the airways & power supply, so it can breathe properly. The former owner is a cat lover, and it showed! However it was not too bad, and the first stage of cleaning was completed in a few minutes.
Next up, before going any further is testing the power supply with my trusty old Antec gadget. It’s looking a bit worse for wear these days, but still does the job well, (bit like me I suppose…)
Now that I knew it was electrically safe & sound, it’s time for some hardware upgrades. The original spec had only 6Gb of RAM, which was fine back in the day, but just won’t cut it now.
Out with the old….
& in with 16Gb of repurposed memory.
Then it’s time for a fresh CMOS/RTC battery & some fast storage, with a brand new SSD. There are some rather cheap & nasty drives about, but a decent branded one like the Lexar is literally just a few quid more, and has a decent 3 year warranty too.
After a final clean-up in the case, it’s time to plug everything in & get Windows installed. As it was originally a Windows 8 machine, it will happily upgrade legally, as the licence is locked to the motherboard.
In with the stick (using the faster USB-3 sockets on the front to speed things along nicely)
Then into the “Bios” to make sure everything is setup correctly.
After thats saved,
it’s back to the boot menu.. to select the USB drive with the Windows 10 installer,
and we are away!
As the licence/activation key is tucked away out of sight in the Bios, and not on a sticker on the case, click the “I don’t have a product key” option for now. (It will automatically activate once the computer is connected to the internet later, so don’t panic)
Then select the correct version of Windows that matches the built in licence (in this case Windows 10 Home)
Accept the licence terms,
Choose “Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)”,
Then we get to the “Where do you want to install Windows” screen.
If the HDD/SSD you were using had an operating system already on it, and you don’t need to save any data. Highlight each partition and click delete until it looks like this pic. Then select “Drive 0 Unallocated space” & click next.
Once that stage is done, the machine will restart automatically.
After selecting your language & keyboard settings, a username & password (not really required), you’ll eventually get to the Windows desktop, Yay!
Time to hook up your Ethernet cable / Wi-Fi and get those updates rolling.After all updates are completed, and you have set your browser up etc.It’s time for a “Disk Clean-up” & Drive Optimisation.
Down Tools….
And Insert Coffee!
DONE.
Now we have a perfectly capable little machine, that should serve my client well for a few years, for just £150.00 with a 12 month warranty.
It’s an “antique” PS2 Mouse from the Windows 95 days.
Only used once so that one of my sons could experience the sheer speed & accuracy of the trackball.
From Vintage Tech to Future Builds 🚀🛠️
At Bluesdigital, we’ve seen tech evolve from trackballs to touchscreens, and we’re here to help you navigate it all. While we’re happy to say goodbye to Windows 95 peripherals, we’re busy saying hello to the latest SSD upgrades and custom PC builds in Newtown.
Whether you have a vintage machine that needs a bit of love or you’re ready to swap that old “clunker” for a modern powerhouse, we provide the expert PC repairs you need to stay ahead of the curve. And if you need to print something a bit more modern than a dot-matrix banner, our Newtown printing services are ready for your next big project.
Keeping you up to speed:
Modern Upgrades: We swap old, slow hard drives for lightning-fast SSDs.
Tech Evolution: Expert advice on when to repair and when to upgrade.
Local Printing: High-quality digital print that’s miles ahead of the 90s!
Visit us at Frolic House (we promise the rest of our stock is newer!): ☎️ Call: 01686 610 106 📱 Text: 0783 222 7823 📍 Location: Newtown (Between the Medical Practice & Driving Test Centre)
At Bluesdigital, we believe in giving back to the Newtown community that supports us all so brilliantly. Whether we are donating tech for a local raffle or acting as your go-to Newtown printers for school flyers and event programmes, we are here to help local organisations thrive.
Beyond the bingo hall, we’re also here to help with your home and office tech. From laptop repairs to SSD upgrades, we ensure your devices are always “prize-winning” in terms of performance.
How we can help your local group:
Event Printing: High-quality posters and flyers to get the word out.
Prize Vouchers: Perfect for local charity auctions and fundraisers.
Tech Support: Reliable PC repairs in Newtown for teachers, parents, and businesses alike.
Drop by and see us at Frolic House: ☎️ Call: 01686 610 106 📱 Text: 0783 222 7823 📍 Location: Newtown (Between the Medical Practice & Driving Test Centre)
