If you are anything like me, when i’m looking for my next purchase for my home or where to go on holiday i’ll do my research or ask for advice from an expert. As a business owner or staff member – do you do the same thing with IT purchases in your organisation? Here at…
Have you ever read or seen a piece of IT Security terminology and wondered what it meant? Check out our A-Z guide of some of the most popular terms that you might come across. A = Antivirus – Software design to protect devices against conventional viruses, spyware, ransomeware and other threats. B = Brute Force…
So what are the must have “tech” items for an organisation or individual? These don’t have to be the very latest, greatest and most expensive but the “must have” items that i recommend and use myself. For an organisation The above is not a particularly innovative or exciting list but it provides all of your…
Multi Factor Authentication is that extra level of security that many of us are familiar with if you use online banking or other such services. After logging in, it essentially ask you to confirm your identity via a text message, phone call or app. Is it worth the hassle? Slightly unusually…I’ll give you the answer…
What is that they say? “An image paints a thousand words”. That can be very true, but when using images in digital locations such as websites, social media, newsletters or physical items such as leaflets, you need to ensure that you have the permission to use that photo (both from a copyright perspective and from…
Microsoft 365 (Formerly Office 365) from Microsoft has become somewhat of a foundation block for many organisation’s IT infrastructure – but what is it actually? Microsoft define it as a cloud powered productivity platform which is sold on a tiered monthly subscription basis (usually per user). Within the platform there is an increasingly large set…
The humble office printer – perhaps not the most exciting element of IT but is part of an industry that is seeing threats and changes, coming thick and fast! Forgive me for a bit of stargazing in this month’s blog article! The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact in the area of printing, with…
What do I mean by Green IT? In a nutshell, Green IT refers to all information technologies (ICT) whose use reduces the harmful effects of human activity on the environment. It is estimated that the carbon footprint linked to digital activities accounts for around 4% of the world’s total emissions – which represents 2 gigatonnes of CO2. Where do these…
Have you ever considered undertaking a digital audit of your organisation? Do you know what this would cover? There is no one standard structure of a digital audit but typically it is a qualatitive and quantatitive evidence based report on your key digital infrastrucuture, typically around marketing elements such as your website, social media and…
Sharing information via social media channels can be a very useful tool in any small business or charities armoury. It is widely accepted that over half the global population use some form of social media channel, with the average user often spending up to 2 hours scrolling through them! The social media space can seem…