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Do you like science fiction? Octagon Technology and StarShipSofa @StarShipSofa

As part of the celebrations for Octagon Technology’s 20th Anniversary in 2015, we are sponsoring the UK based, award winning podcast StarShipSofa hosted by Tony Smith. Hugo Award winning StarShipSofa Podcast StarShipSofa had already been running for several months when I discovered it, but I was able to “catch up” from the online back catalogue […]

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Branston Christmas Market – We were there helping

General / By The Octagon Team

Hi All, As you know, we are members of Branston Business Network and again this year the group was helping at the Branston Christmas Market – which was held last Saturday. Clive was there, ready with his camera! (Have a look at his daily photo blog at clivecatton.co.uk.) Branston Christmas Market The day started early for many

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New Tool #ITSupport

General / By Martin

Hi All, Just thought I would share this new gadget with you. I picked it up from a popular supermarket. It is a cordless screwdriver but with a cool difference. It has the bits stored inside it so when I am putting up a wireless access point I can just select the bit I want

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BBC News – Apple bendy iPhones

General, Technology / By Clive

BBC News – Apple says bendy iPhones are rare Will you bend your iPhone 6 – the BBC carries out some “non-scientific” tests and Apple makes excuses for it’s flagship product. You have to ask yourself did Apple not consider people would put the pocket sized phone in their pocket!

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So you want iOS 8 #ITSupport #iOS8

General, IT Support, Technology / By Clive

With Apple launching their new mobile operating system this week – iOS 8 – for iPhones and iPads, I have already had a number of calls from people who have had problems carrying out the update. Two big issues have come up: It is slow to download – the answer to that is that millions

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Carl Sagan on civilization #ITSupport

General / By Clive

We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. Carl Sagan

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My Week – email use and keep your PC clean

General, IT Support / By Clive

I have had a couple of jobs this week, which I blogged about at www.clivecatton.co.uk, which I want to mention again here. Someone opened a zip file in an unsolicited email! At this moment I am sitting in front of a client’s computer, working on it because they accidentally opened a .zip file attached to

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Carl Sagan – on science and technology #ITSupport

General / By Clive

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan

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Electrical Faults, Ruined Computers and Pigs #ITSupport @RandFarmPark

General / By Martin

Last week one of our client’s suffered a problem with a site wide electrical fault. Some of their equipment was protected but as always some was not. Following the accident we were onsite to change out some of the damaged equipment with items we had in stock, but the till computer required some specialist parts, that

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