The use of computers and robotics has taken jobs away in all walks of life, some dangerous or repetitive tasks such as welding in the car industry and mass production of computer components. In computing, Chat AI systems are being used to save time and with a wider knowledgebase, than even the most experienced developer, […]
With the popularity of AI systems used to create content with ease, there has been a lot of concern relating to fake content including image and videos published on the internet. For just a few Pounds you can subscribe to some Artificial Intelligence based systems that allow even the novice user to produce a document […]
We are often asked to recommend a PC for a new starter by our clients but we also regularly review client’s systems to ensure their kit is meeting our recommended minimum requirements. We will provide advice if the clients devices are performing slowly, or users need more resources to run multiple applications, these can be […]
Now this does not just mean you should backup your data this week! It’s a reminder to some to think about if they are backing up and if what they are backing up can be restored? Why should you backup? There are a few reasons you should need to backup. What do you backup? For […]
As IT systems have developed many threats have been developed and discovered by malicious parties. The use of Two Factor Authentication (2FA) and Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) is often described as the best method to keep your logins secure. There are however a few recent cases of successful attacks where 2FA/MFA Apps have been used […]
With OpenReach now ‘throttling’ broadband speeds and limiting phone calls as measures designed to gently “nudge” customers to upgrade as the “Big Switch-off” approaches, we look at exactly what’s happening, why, and when. What Is The Big Switch-off? The “Big Switchoff” refers to the switch from the old copper phone network to a new ‘Digital Voice’ alternative. Back […]
The recent outage with Microsoft 365 has raised a number of questions relating to the reliability of Microsoft 365 and if this is the correct solution for clients. Microsoft 365 has over 345 million paid subscribers and use over 4 million servers in multiple data centres around the world with a reliability of 99.999%. Having […]
Microsoft announce this week that they are adjusting their prices for their Microsoft 365 products (previously known as Office 365) to be consistent with their global pricing. https://news.microsoft.com/europe/2023/01/05/consistent-global-pricing-for-the-microsoft-cloud/ For customers in the UK this will mean licensing prices will increase by 9% from 1st April 2023 (This is not an April fool’s joke) Microsoft Price […]
Microsoft have released Windows 11’s first major update 22H2 since they released Windows 11 in June 2021. For most users, the new interface will take a little while to get used to. The hardware requirements still mean that you will need an 8th gen Intel processor that were available from October 2017, so you if […]
Guest news by Mike Knight In this article, we look at how the risks to businesses posed by pirated software can far outweigh the benefits of using it, and how you can protect your business from the true costs of pirated software. Benefits On the surface, there appears to be some clear benefits to using […]