The 12 days of IT Christmas
12 Days of Christmas On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: a Brand New Shiny PC! On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 2 CPUs and a Brand New Shiny PC! On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 3 Flash […]
Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts to save time! Tasks such as opening a program, starting a new file, saving a document and even moving between open programs can all be done with a click of a button, but did you know you can also do this with your keyboard? Here are a few of the essential keyboard shortcuts […]
IT is easy isn’t it? My son can do IT. It won’t take you long
All common statements we hear from potential customers all the time. The ugly truth is often discovered at their expense when they put price ahead of service and go with the cheaper quote. The old saying “you get what you pay for” is especially true for business IT support. Business IT Support is a completely […]
Super Critical Patch for Windows Computers
Super Critical Patch As part of today’s “Patch Tuesday” release of 14 security patches and bug fixes, Microsoft has released 4 “critical” patches – the first being deemed “Super Critical” on the same scale as the Heartbleed exploit discovered earlier this year. The critical patches are to fix vulnerabilities in Microsoft Secure Channel, Windows OLE, […]
Google – it’s not just a verb
By now everyone should know what Google is or even ‘How to Google’. However, there are many other useful functions to this search engine that you may not know. Here are a just few of them:- Converting. Need to convert a unit of measurement or even another currency? Google will do this for you, simply […]
Encrypted USB Sticks – a must if you carry data around
If you are transporting data that you don’t want other people to see, on a portable hard drive or a USB flash drive, you should be doing so on secure media. It is so easy to lose a USB stick, and it is possible that large quantities of confidential data (spreadsheets, documents, photographs, business plans […]
Keep the Bogeyman out of your computer
Here are some questions to ask yourself, are you safe from the Bogeyman? Is my software and system up to date? Making sure your operating system and software is kept up to date is vital. Updates are released not only to improve the software but to secure it and fix any security vulnerabilities. Is my […]
What is the best way to dispose of a computer?
So you have some old computers to dispose of. You may have replaced them, downsized, or changed the way your business runs and simply have no need for them any more. It is time for the old machines to go and meet their maker. But what is the best way to dispose of them and […]
How to send files straight to OneDrive
Getting more from OneDrive OneDrive is Microsoft’s online storage offering, and it provides 15GB of storage for free. This allows you to save files online and access them from multiple devices such as PCs, laptops, smartphones and tablets. Saving files into your OneDrive can be made really easy by adding OneDrive as a location in […]
6 Ways to Speed up your Computer
Computer slow? Over time, your computer can start to run slowly and there are many reasons why this may be the case. However here are a few simple things that you can do to help get the best out of your computer. Uninstall the “Bloatware” that came with it Manufacturers often install software that you […]