In-House IT Team vs Outsourced IT
Building your own in-house IT team can definitely have its benefits. Large enterprises with complex systems and many users will certainly benefit from an in-house IT department. However in the small business world the argument for an in-house IT team becomes far less clear cut. In general small business have far less complex systems […]
Harlow Business Exhibition – Leisurezone – stand 59
Harlow Business Exhibition Come join us today at the Harlow Business Exhibition in Leisurezone on stand 59. We are very proud to be a part of this years Harlow Business Exhibition. Please join us for some free advice on all and any of your IT needs. We are knowledgeable, deliver a high quality service and […]
Should I be worried about the Gameover Zeus or Cryptolocker virus threat?
Gameover, Zeus, Cryptolocker, are you covered? If you have an industry standard antivirus installed on all your machines and they are all up to date and running a real time scanner you should be fine. The people behind the latest virus threat called Gameover/Zeus, have been detained and the botnet (virus) has been disrupted. If […]
Slow internet with BT? Internet down?
Why is my BT internet slow? We are receiving many complaints from our clients that the internet is slow or not working at all today. This has been caused by multiple problems suffered by BT across their Broadband and Telephone networks. This is affecting not only BT clients but customers of smaller ISPs who use […]
Should you stay with Sky for your business broadband?
Should I stay with Sky broadband? If you are a BE customer you probably already know they have been bought out by Sky. You should have received a welcome letter or email informing you of a change in your login details is imminent (usually within 7 days of receiving the letter).So what do you do […]
Happy Birthday First Stop IT!
Please join us in celebrating our 14th Birthday! For the last 14 years First Stop IT have been providing cost effective Outsourced IT Support to SME’s throughout the UK. We have come a long way since our humble beginnings in the director’s loft, and now call a 1000 square foot office in Harlow our home. […]
What is happening to Windows XP, and what can I do about it?
What is happening to Windows XP? On April 8th 2014 (less than 3 months away) Microsoft will stop pushing out security updates for Windows XP. That is likely to be a big problem. Viruses, Malware, Spyware, and anything else written to infect, snoop or steal data from users on Windows XP after 8th April will […]
Is a one man band right for you?
We see it again and again, businesses tire of the poor levels of support provided by “one man band” support companies. As a business dependant on your computer systems, you need to ensure that your IT Services provider will be there when you need them. They must respond quickly to your support needs, they must […]
Welcome to our new website
New Website Launched! Yesterday the last 6 months of hard work all came together and we launched our brand new website. With a new style, new layout and all new content, we are very proud of our creation and we hope that you like it. I hope that it goes some way to explaining the […]