Email Spam has almost been around since electronic messages (email) was invented. We’ve all received dodgy message. From a person who as millions of pounds that they are willing to to share with you. or certain products that will enhance your prowess after dark. More and more normal emails are being spam filtered incorrectly so […]
Microsoft announced in May 2021 that it would no longer support Internet Explorer from 15 June 2022. After almost 27 years of Microsoft’s browser will anyone miss it? Most users have had a love-hate relationship and Web developers have had to cope to its mis-behaviour for years. With Windows 10 Microsoft pushed its Edge browser […]
Outlook is Microsoft’s personal information management software that is primarily used for email. In this article we will focus on the email function. Outlook also has Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Notes functions that are often overlooked and we will provide tips for these in another article soon. Hide Email address Sometimes when sending a message […]
Continuing our series on tips for office, here are some handy tips when using Excel and its features Conditionally Format Looking at a huge amount of data and wondering who has the highest (or lowest) score, what the top five are? Excel’s Conditional Formatting will do everything from put a border around the highlights to […]
Taking time to explore Word’s features can make the program even more useful for you. Below are a few features that you might not know where there and you might start to wonder how you ever worked without them. Break the language barrier Translate words, phrases, or sentences to another language in Word. In your […]
When we are setting up new servers for our clients, we will often have to setup file shares and copy existing files from their old systems. We typically get asked to tidy up folders or recommend a structure for clients to follow. The structure often depends how the company is structured and how many staff […]
Whether you are looking to upgrade your desk layout or want to improve your posture, choosing the right monitor with the right features can break your budget. Most monitors will be supplied with a simple monitor stand attached the monitor. Some may allow the monitor to be tilted or may have some height adjustable stand […]
Display technology has been improving for some time. As monitors are mostly light flat panels, the size has consistently grown so that average is now 22-24″. I can recall that it would take 2 technicians to lift some 21” CRT screens on to a desk. A larger monitors gives you: more usable area increased resolution […]
Should you upgrade to Windows 11 from October 5th? Microsoft will be starting the free upgrade to Windows 11 from 5th October 2021, this will be a phased so you will need to meet the new requirements that Microsoft have advised previously (see Windows 11 Launch) Microsoft have learned a lot from the launch of […]
Microsoft currently support the following Windows Server products: Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Microsoft recently announced that Windows 2022 would be generally available from September 2021. The evaluation version can be downloaded from https://aka.ms/WS2022Preview When does support for Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2 end? Mainstream support […]