My alarm went off at 3.30am to get to site and make sure everything is working, with the server swap, before the staff get in. There was not much traffic on the road when I drove in, but a guard dog at a next door factory did startle me when I got out of my […]
MacLife has a great article showing 90 of the new things you can do on your iPhone or iPad if you are using iOS 7. No 5 is one of my favourites – especially useful if you are using your phone or tablet abroad. (MacLife) I take lots of photographs (see my blog for the evidence) so
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Yesterday I did the preparation today I need to transfer the data and test the system ready for Monday morning and everyone coming back to work. I am hoping these are “Microsoft minutes” as I want to get home to watch the live American football on the TV today!
Having looked at Martin’s post from yesterday it looks like the theme of the week will be helping our clients, with the least amount of disruption to their businesses. The next two weekends are busy for Octagon as we upgrade a client’s network, server and software. A variety of our clients are using cloud services
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I have been setting up a test environment to replicate a new installation at a client site. By doing this we can minimise any disruption to the client. And correct any potential issues before putting any hardware on to the premises.
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It was the Branston Business Network last night and I gave the fifteen minute presentation, a quick overview about cloud computing. I have put my notes online here. Thanks to all those people who said they enjoyed the talk and got some good information from it. Branston Business Network is an active, informal group of
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Nearly everything you wanted to know about the Cloud but you didn’t know the questions to ask. There is nothing mysterious about the “cloud” it is simply something you want to do, but it happens on the internet. Explain more! Rather then you owning kit and software to do a job, someone else, for free
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This is an obvious statement but our latest clients, who organise safaris to Africa, have a map painted on their office wall. Their office is a converted church so they had enough room for this huge mural. This client is new to Octagon so I have spent a couple of hours there today making sure
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After the Apple iPhone 5S launch hype, now here come the thoughtful questions about, how, what and when. How does the Apple iPhone 5S really work? What happens to the identification data on the device? When will it and you get hacked? BBC News – Apple fingerprint tech raises ‘privacy questions’.
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