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How expensive will your office move be – really?
It doesn’t matter whether you have a big company or a small one, moving offices has costs – as we know having undergone an office move earlier this year. Most people...
Windows 8 needs a clean
Despite the fanfare and razzamatazz as Windows8 gears up for launch our first impressions are not great. Microsoft has leapt on the mobile and tablet wagon and created...
Dusting out the cobwebs in your computer
Most people download programs from time to time and, although a few of them are used regularly, it’s likely your programs folder has several old applications that you...
Keeping your computer organised
Where are all your documents? Are they scattered across the desktop, all in My Documents or in folders with appropriate names on? What happens when you need to find a...
Basic DIY for poorly computers
Most people know that if their computer starts to misbehave then the first thing to do is to reboot it. If it won’t turn off, then do a hard close, give it a few...
Creative Telecoms!
Most people are familiar with fixed line telephones and mobile phones – but as soon as it gets more complicated, the eyes glaze over and, unless you’re an avid techie,...
IT Basics for the confused
It’s easy for people to get confused when IT people start throwing around terms like domain name, registrant, name servers, hosting, web development (isn’t that...
New staff – new equipment
If you’re growing your team you’ll also need to grow your IT system to accommodate new staff. They’ll need a computer, workstation, or laptop, appropriate work space,...
Bouncing email from a mobile
In today's world people are no longer sitting in front of a computer when they send you an email - and that can influence whether or not the email arrives successfully....
Cracking the Code
If you talk to an IT professional you’ll hear a whole host of jargon – and, whilst it’s tempting to tune it out, it’s just as well if you know roughly what they’re...
Why do we use contact forms?
Why do we use contact forms on websites instead of just putting an email address on the Contact us page? It’s not simply to demonstrate how clever we developers are!...
Have you gone social yet?
Many businesses have embraced the world of social networking and you’ll find even the big boys on Facebook and Twitter, which they use to enhance their customer...
Is your website mobile friendly?
If you’ve got a website, do you know what it looks like on a smart phone? If you haven’t got it set up to present on a mobile phone then people who use their phones to...
Dressing up your website
Technical people talk about CSS when they’re discussing your website, but what on earth are they on about? CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets; are you any wiser? ...
QR codes – more than interesting artwork!
If you’ve seen those square patterned black and white boxes on websites, business cards, adverts and even on your TV screen and wondered what they are – here’s the...
WordPress widgets
More and more websites are being converted to WordPress simply because it provides a really comprehensive and easy-to-use content management system (CMS). WordPress has...
The words that get the message accross
This guest blog was written by Lesley Morrissey, a commercial copywriter who specialises in website content and readability. Does your website get people interested...
The technical side of starting a company
When you’re starting a new company there’s so much to think about - the business structure, the product or service development, finding potential customers and...