Image By Microsoft Designer via CoPilot ( AKA Copiplot ) What follows is an AI generated piece by Microsoft CoPilot about CoPilot. AI is becoming more effective every day, but as you might have spotted in the image, it isn’t always perfect. Microsoft Copilot is an AI assistant developed by Microsoft. It’s designed to be […]
We fix things! We recently have had to deal with Power cuts and one of our largest clients. It is important to remember that a large network with multiple systems cannot be just switched on and off in quick succession. Rebooting a large network after a power outage is a critical task that requires careful
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For a very long time nearly all Windows computers were sold in one of two flavours, Windows Home and Windows Pro. There have been variations but those two are the most widespread. The use cases are obvious, but that’s not to say you cannot use either for both. If your business I.T. needs are very
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Jeremy and I were going through some old equipment yesterday at a client who is moving offices and we found the IBM Personal Portable Computer from 1984. This isn’t something you see everyday. It has brought back powerful memories to Diana, who was in the first batch of six employees at Ford of Europe to
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It can be amazing how long people will sit and put up with something mildly uncomfortable without even realising. From bad shoes and hard chairs to hunched shoulders, its easy to get accustomed. Thankfully there are some easy to find features on your computer which can at least reduce eye strain from your screens. If
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Into the bin it goes ! It is generally recommended that when you throw away house rubbish that you do not include intact personal information. To avoid electronic dumpster diving and people getting your (PII) such as bank accounts, NI numbers, ID and such. This is because naughty people can and will look through bins
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If your process for choosing an IT support supplier is purely based on cost then stop reading now and go here. IT support – that is a bit old fashioned! I used to spend my time fixing computer problems, talking to people about technology, running my team of experts and generally providing IT support for
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When we are not supplying IT support for our clients, one of the things we often do here at Octagon is just explore technology. We like to understand – not only the core products we support but also – you never know when keeping up with the latest tech will help us solve your problem!
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Robots? Clive did not know for sure but he gave a good answer… A couple of weeks ago we were invited to speak to a Zoom meeting and this was basically a Question and Answer session. After reassuring the group that no question was too silly to ask, just that nobody had been brave enough
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