The TechPulse Blog by Via Wire
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Man up and press that button!
We all like to protect our comfort zone and that means that when something familiar changes there’s a level of resistance, no matter how beneficial we’re told the new...
NotSpots – are you in one?
Everybody has a mobile phone today don’t they? Most people do and certainly if you’re in business you can’t survive without one. Today’s mobile phones are immensely...
Get the website you really want
When you decide to have a new website – or to give your current site a serious overhaul it’s easy to overlook the complexity of what this means. This is why asking a...
Google Earth launches their virtual reality
Most of us use Google Earth for all kinds of reasons from checking out a business location we are aiming to visit to researching areas for relocation. So what will...
Out of our control …
When our customers have a problem they can either email our help system so their problem is tracked or they can phone us (and then we put it into the system to ensure...
How customer focused are your systems?
When you review your technology what drives your decision? Ease of use for staff? Keeping up with the latest programmes, systems, apps, etc? The old systems can’t cope...
Big brother is watching YOU!
There’s been a bit of a flutter about the latest Investigatory Powers Act. It means we will no longer be a free country – but one where any part of the government can...
Whose systems are your staff using?
What happens when your internal systems don’t do what your staff want them to? Any slightly computer literate employee will look for a usable solution. This can...
Revolutionising finance
You have probably heard of BitCoin, but how does it work? BitCoin is a totally virtual currency generated by a mathematical equation. Early investers in BitCoin got...
Getting better connected
There’s been a lot in the media about mobile phone coverage and how much better foreign travellers as they skip to the network with the best signal as they move from...
Zombies are about
It may be appropriate that a zombie network was created at Hallow’een time, but a host of well-known websites like Gov, Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, SoundCloud and PayPal...
Are you sleeping well?
The stats say that, on average, it takes 7 minutes to fall asleep, but people who have electronic gadgets in the bedroom often find it takes much longer. If you’ve got...
How to get the best from your IT support team
When you sign up to an IT support service it is usually perceived as the number to call when things go wrong, but it should be much more than that. A good IT support...
Clever nerds or crafty thieves?
A bunch of nerds came up with some coding that developed into the Kodi box (formerly the Xbox Media Center)– which is a media centre box that the viewing public took to...
‘There’s something wrong with my computer!’
When you understand technology some things seem ‘obvious’. When you’re not a techie it’s easy to overlook things. These are some of the frequent support requests we...
How fast?
The advent of 5G is already planned for 2020 for the commercial market, but earlier for the technology world. This means really high speed connection. It’s not just a...
Evolving Technology
Every day something new appears in the technology news and you can guarantee that there will be a section of the community that will shake their heads and insist it’s a...
Better safe than sorry
Your Mum probably said this about all kinds of things when you were a kid, but it’s not a bad rule to live by. Now we’re all linked to the rest of the world online...