The TechPulse Blog by Via Wire
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We’ve moved!
Moving offices can be a bit of a nightmare. It either means doing it over a weekend and hoping that everything works when the staff arrive on Monday morning, or...
The bare essentials
We’ve written plenty of blogs about the importance of technology to your business – and how painful it can be when things don’t work, but, so far, we’ve focused...
When your virus checker is the problem
Many websites offer ‘free virus protection’ downloads, many are part of an affiliate system whereby they introduce customers to specific virus protection (in the hope...
Safe networks
Whether you are giving other people access to your WiFi or out of the office using someone else’s WiFi network you need to be aware of security. A new business centre...
Presenting with Pzazz!
Powerpoint has made visual presentations well within the reach of everyone and, as long as you stay focused on the concept of a visual presentation, rather than your...
What you need to know about routers
Firstly, let’s be sure we’re talking about the same bit of kit. Your router is the little box that houses your modem and where your broadband signal arrives to...
IT reviews to keep up with business
If your IT is working it’s easy to operate on the ‘don’t fix it if it ain’t broken’ approach! While it’s reassuring to have an IT support contract to deal with those...
Landline v. internet phone service
There are many misconceptions about internet based phone services – and many service offerings too. It’s hardly surprising that some people are confused about them. ...
The keyword is ‘social’
Everyone is on social media these days – and if you want to be found it makes sense to promote your various social media accounts. That means they need to be on your...
Cheap and cheerful websites
When you’re just getting started the cost of a website can seem massive. In fact, when you’re working hard to grow your business even a revamp to keep your website...
Don’t just tick the box
When you’re working online you often get asked to confirm that you’ve read the terms and conditions before you can proceed. How many of us just tick the box without...
Bugs and other creepy-crawlies
There seem to have been a few very high-profile bugs that have been infesting the internet lately. First it was Heartbleed where the public sites, like social media and...
Can you remember your password?
When it was just one or two passwords it wasn’t a big deal, but these days we all have dozens of passwords, pin numbers and ‘secret words’ to remember. Given...
Money Games
A new phenomenon is raising its head – YOBSN – Your Own Branded Social Network. If you haven’t discovered this yet it’s an online business that offers you an...
Get your images working for you
Images bring website pages to life, but are yours working hard for you in the race to the top of the search engines? There are a number of places to source images: Your...
Back buttons should be banned!
OK – maybe not banned altogether, but something that you can opt into on your website – or not. Unfortunately, they are a browser feature, not directly attached to...
Come on slow coach!
Do you sometimes find your computer has slowed to a crawl – usually when you’re in the biggest hurry to get things done? It’s not unusual and can be for a whole host...
Big brother is watching you!
It’s a bit of a joke, especially since the TV show reversed the roles and we were all watching a few people sitting around doing not very much. However, Vodafone has...