I had scheduled today to be the day I caught up with my paperwork, however it did not work out that way. Among a variety of support jobs, I had to go out to Gainsborough to sort some email issues and then follow up with an issue Guitar George was having. After I fixed his […]
Although we are not web designers we have a great deal of experience of helping client’s with their self produced WordPress sites. This is what I am doing this evening for clients who need the work done by Wednesday so they can promote some things they are doing next week. Fast cars are their business
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I have just got off the phone to my brother who works with a reputable I.T. company down in Essex. There has been a malware attack on 3 of their clients sites. The bug gets in by an email etc. So I can only reiterate how important it is to be wary about which emails
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I have been working on a new server for one our clients and it will be going in tomorrow. And is all setup ready for the data transfer at the weekend. It has server 2012 and Exchange 2013 installed so the client will be able to utilise the additional features these provide. If you are
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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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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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Clive found this short useful article, about taking some sensible precautions before updating your iPhone. What to Do Before Downloading iOS 7. In the past the Apple update process has even caught the geeky out – see Clive’s Blog here. Me, I just leave my iPhone out and Clive gets the message that I want
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Today I have been to a variety of client sites and I have been helping others on the phone. I had one call today which was a little confusing at first, it started like this “we can’t access the shared drive”. A few minutes in to the conversation I had worked out the issue. It
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