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Common email problems and how to solve them
Email is an amazing technology. It’s used for many things that you probably do in modern life. Companies use it for a day-to-day communication with their customers, to welcome them and to send updates about their services/products, promotions, purchase confirmations, password resets etc. Unfortunately, it can create some problems too. Here are some of the most common email issues and ways to deal with…
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Securing WordPress 5.6
Since this version of WordPress came out last week Wordfence, the leading WordPress security plugin, has brought out an update (7.4.14) to prevent a potential security vulnerability. WordPress 5.6 now has application password functionality which will be useful in a number of scenarios including ecommerce plugins, but hackers could gain administrator access rights through phishing…
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Digital Transformation 2020
COVID-19 has changed the world – no doubts about that! Was it for the better or for the worse? Well the answer would differ I suppose depending on who answers – some people would say 2020 was difficult, many businesses had to close their doors temporarily and many for good, whilst for some companies the…
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Google going down
On Monday the 14th December the online world stopped for over 40 minutes – most of Googles services went down. This put a lot of businesses out of action, affecting not only their usual day-to-day operations but also creating a lot of stress and uncertainty. This also had an impact on the whole education sector…
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Ransomware might be your bigger threat in 2021!
A lot has been said about ransomware and still I feel that this topic is a never-ending story. Each time I revisit the stats about the costs of a ransomware attack to businesses I am shocked. Why? Well, I have only just found out that in 2020 the cost of downtime was on average more…
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Beware Adrozek Malware
Following our blog about unwanted ads last weekend, I thought I would pass on a warning from Microsoft, which came out last Thursday. A piece of malware is targeting major browsers such as Edge, Chrome and Firefox and incidents have been found all over the world. It works by injecting itself into search results and…
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Small business technology dilemmas
Technology is critical to operations for most companies. Would businesses be able to trade without email, computers, printers, phones etc? I don’t think so! Technology can be a key success factor but it can also create problems. If things are not going well with it, these powerful tools can quickly become your weak point and…
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Pop-up ads are appearing on my desktop
A lot of advertising you are seeing online is legitimate, but not always. If you need to close a window, be careful because some people like to add fake “X” close buttons. Remember these keyboard commands to make sure you close a window – Control + F4 for Windows and Command + W for Macs. …
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Do your best ideas come at night?
For me working from home means that my mind is occupied by work “almost” 24/7 – not in an unhealthy way, don’t get me wrong, I like what I do – but I have a family and friends too! Some people travel to work daily, they have a long way to get to their office…
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Where’s my flying car?
Who watched the Jetsons? If you say yes to that question then we are of a similar age or you are a real geek. If you say “no” then google it – and that simple statement “google it” is what this blog is about – technology today. No one told me I’d have Google in…
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Outlook – good or not good?
Most of us have a love-hate relationship with email. Usually you get your work done and your email is responsive and reliable, but occasionally Outlook can offer you a truly stressful morning. It’s true, but it typically happens when you are in a rush and there are still many more emails to be read and sent,…
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Why am I unable to open an email attachment?
There are a few reasons why you may be unable to open an email attachment: Unrecognised file format If your computer does not have the necessary, program installed to recognise the file format then you will not be able to open an attachment. For instance, if you received a .PSD image file and you do…
