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Files won’t open, can’t save and are in use!
Problem Files in OneDrive / SharePoint cannot be opened, are already in use or cannot be attached to emails. Challenge Client called to report intermittent issues with files either not opening, not saving correctly or at all, and being unable to add to emails as attachments. Some files opening with 8.3 file names Eg …
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Making Tax Digital czyli cyfryzacja biznesu – wymóg, nie wybór!
Świat biznesu się zmienił, a wpływ na tą zmianę w ogromym stopniu miała panedmia, ale to już wiemy! Globalni dostawcy rozwiązań biznesowych takich jak Quickbooks (QB) podkreślają dwa istotne, po-pandemiczne trendy w świecie globalnego biznesu: 1. Rozpoczęła się era lockdownowych start-upów – w ubiegłym roku liczba start-upów wzrosła o 14%. 2. Takie po-pandemiczne start-upy…
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Goodbye to the iPod
Apple has announce that after 21 years of production, the iPod line will be discontinued. I have loved the iPods I have had – and luckily I got my my latest iPod Touch just a few weeks ago. Apple to discontinue the iPod after 21 years – BBC News ‘The spirit lives on’: Apple to…
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Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 13 May 2022
I have published several posts this week talking about the lowering cost and skill sets needed to run a successful cyber attack – such as infecting your systems with ransomware. This is because the well resourced cyber criminal gangs are renting their malware and other resources to less well resourced gangs. Therefore adopting the model…
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Omicron Scam
So I got this text last night. It looks normal enough, but it isn’t! The NHS doesn’t usually refer to itself as a health department although they do have other specific departments that they use. Also the link looks incorrect, it would usually be NHS related or have a .gov or a .uk address if…
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Just NO!
I have been researching the annual “Geek Father’s Day” blog (this was last year’s post) when I came across this “geeky” present. It is a nice product, with various sections and dividers to highlight and organise your passwords and other sensitive personally identifiable information (PII). It even has a loop for a pen and is…
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Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 6 May 2022
Privacy has been back in the news this with the Indian government’s announcement that they will be requiring companies that provide VPN services to record and save for up to five years, user information, so removing the anonymity of the services. President Putin has raised the cyber security stakes in the Russia Ukraine conflict by…
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Backup – Secure – Control
I was fortunate to be born in a time when computing and gaming were on the upswing. I grew up with a few different personal computers at home such as the Commodore 64, Amiga500 and later on an IBM PC. Even though I had no real work to do and mostly played games, from the…
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Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 29 April 2022
There have been two advisories put out by the Five Eyes group of cyber security organisations this week – both of which we have covered. I have also updated the pinned post that deals with the advice and information being issued about the cyber-attack issues because of the Ukraine Russia conflict. I have an article…
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Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 22 April 2022
Just like the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), last week, I took a break from posting the Smart Thinking weekly round-up here at Octagon – although over Easter I posted some things which were a bit more fun and/or a longer read: Vending machines – Absolutely Fabulous – Smart Thinking Solutions Crypto for the weekend…
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No Teams Meeting in Microsoft Outlook
Problem: No Teams meeting option in Microsoft Outlook showing on 365. Challenge: The user logged a call with us as she couldn’t use the teams meetings addin for Outlook and it didn’t exist to be added manually. Solution: We tried reinstalling Teams and checking the addins to see if it had been disabled etc. Nothing…
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Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 8 April 2022
We all still need to be on our guard as the situation between Russia and Ukraine continues. There are stories circulating that hackers on both sides are now moving their interests against countries that are supporting the other side in the conflict. A number of my posts this week highlight why training is a key…
