Making Connections

As an IT company we know a lot about networking – we connect up our clients’ computers so that they can share information, communicate easily with each other and don’t reinvent the wheel by all operating in isolation. It makes good sense to do this...

Is your website out of style?

Like clothes, websites can date.  The designs that looked fresh and attractive, even five years ago, now look ‘old-fashioned’.  How does your site measure up to the ‘in style’ test? Over the years there have been fashions for: Splash pages – now really out of date and...

Danger! Virus at work

Many people think that viruses arrive via email, but today just as many viruses are hidden and ready to pounce on websites that you visit. Malicious software can be easily hidden in advertisements on even the most respected sites – even the London Stock Exchange has...

Shop safely for Christmas

With the shops gearing up for Christmas it can be tempting to avoid the crush and craziness and sit in front of the biggest shopping centre in the world – the internet. With a bit of planning, it can be very satisfying to sit in a nice warm room ticking items off your...

Copywriting – do I need help?

When you’re getting your website designed, you will be asked for ‘content’.  Very few web designers write copy – most expect you to provide it for them and won’t be able to complete your website until you’ve done that. If you’re lucky and work with a web designer that...

Technical confusion

After the last post about the misuse of the word ‘hacker’ a whole raft of other misused words raised its head!  Just to clarify a few technology terminology misapprehensions – or techie words that don’t mean what you thought! Screensaver – this is not the ‘wallpaper’...

Hackers and Crackers

Most people refer to individuals who gain unauthorised access to websites, email accounts, bank accounts and online profiles as ‘hackers’.  That’s not accurate and, if you’re talking to someone who deals with technology, you may find serious miscommunication going on!...

The cost of open source software

Although the giants of software, like Microsoft, have a stranglehold on our desktops, most people have heard of open source software.  These are applications that have been developed and are free to use.  You may have heard of Linux and Open Office (the alternative to...

Climbing the search engine rankings

Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a bit of a black art. The major search engines change their algorithms weekly, sometimes daily, so it’s hard to keep up. Here are a few basics to ensure you get your website as far up the ranking as possible without investing the...

Clever phone systems with competitive edge

We installed an internet phone system for a client recently, replacing a previous phone system. They were concerned about the work that would go into programming all the phones in the company with their frequently used numbers – their previous system required each...