I’m sure every business in the country has the energy crisis and emerging energy prices in front of their mind at present. I’m also sure you are currently using IT solutions within your business, unless of course your business belongs to a small group of businesses that can operate without any IT and technology whatsoever […]
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Prepare for the fall The school holidays are almost over and so is summer. With back to school, yellowing leaves, and soon pumpkin spice latte and warmer socks, autumn is coming in tiny steps. I love this time of the year! It’s also a good time to reflect on your marketing strategy and “lean” into
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Many people who use their laptops and devices for work find themselves doing work wherever they are, from the comfort of their home office, to a hotel or perhaps an airport lounge. They all have Wi-Fi available and often for free, however not all Wi-Fi is created equally. Should you find yourself having to use
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Jack Welsch once said: “Business is a game, and as with all games, the team that puts the bast people on the field and gets them playing together wins. It’s that simple.” I agree, it may be simple but only if we invest our time and effort in gathering new knowledge, sharing information and upgrading
Father’s Day is rapidly approaching – 19th June for those of you that need to know. Here is my annual “Geek Dad” present list. I have done the hard work of virtually shopping for you to find those gifts that geek Dads are sure to like. No affiliate links here – ideas, just for fun.
Is your Dad a geek? Do you need a present for Father’s Day? Read More »
Sorry it is a little late this week as I took the Bank Holiday off – well nearly there were some posts on Smart Thinking. Let’s start with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we got a four day weekend and it was an excuse for me to run some technology stories from 1952: Platinum Jubilee Technology
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 3 June 2022 Read More »
Request: Access to an email account by a third party Challenge: We had a call the other day from a relative of someone who is terminally ill. They were requesting access to their family member’s business email. Straightforward? No. We protect our clients’ information! Solution: I made the request to the person for a Power
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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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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
