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Microsoft blocks 1,000 malicious emails a second

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Feb 13, 20222 min read

Microsoft blocks 1,000 malicious emails a second

Microsoft’s recently revealed that more than 35.7 billion malicious emails were sent to its customers last year. Fortunately for us, the...

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The security problem of John’s “other” laptop

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Feb 7, 20221 min read

The security problem of John’s “other” laptop

How to keep your business’s data ultra-safe during the Work From Home revolution Working From Home and hybrid working are here to stay....

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Your business’s Windows updates might be failing because of this one simple thing…

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Feb 6, 20222 min read

Your business’s Windows updates might be failing because of this one simple thing…

If you’re the kind of person who installs security updates on all of your devices as soon as they become available, don’t start polishing...

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Finding the Right IT Provider: Avoid These 8 Mistakes

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Feb 1, 20224 min read

Finding the Right IT Provider: Avoid These 8 Mistakes

Your business can benefit a lot from working with an IT provider. However, you need to avoid several key mistakes when choosing your...

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Some of your staff REALLY want to work from home permanently. Here’s how you can make it happen

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Jan 29, 20222 min read

Some of your staff REALLY want to work from home permanently. Here’s how you can make it happen

Remote working has really come of age in the last two years. Many people have loved it, while others realised they preferred an office...

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Would any of your staff actually click that link?

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Jan 17, 20221 min read

Would any of your staff actually click that link?

There’s a cyber-crime called phishing. It’s a major pain. Criminals send emails pretending to be someone they’re not, hoping one of your...

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Defend and Invest Your technology strategy for 2022

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Jan 10, 20221 min read

Defend and Invest Your technology strategy for 2022

Did you get a short break at Christmas? Even if it was just a few days, that break can give you huge clarity of thinking about where to...

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Jan 7, 20221 min read

Data breaches will lose you clients

If your business is the victim of a cybercrime, it’s not just money and productivity you’ll lose. It’s also reputation and trust. Here’s...

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Microsoft 365 Sway: A niche app with a real purpose

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Dec 20, 20211 min read

Microsoft 365 Sway: A niche app with a real purpose

So you need to design a document for work… but you’re not a designer. And apps like Publisher are too confusing? Enter Sway. It’s inside...

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How to accurately predict annual hardware expenses

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Dec 13, 20211 min read

How to accurately predict annual hardware expenses

Pulling together your budgets for next year? While it might be hard to know how much your business will spend on software – especially as...

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Here’s a crazy question: Are you paying your IT support partner enough?

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Dec 13, 20211 min read

Here’s a crazy question: Are you paying your IT support partner enough?

I bet that’s a question you’ve never asked yourself before… But it’s important you do. Because in the world of technology, there’s a...

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How to spot the early signs of a data breach. And limit the fallout

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Dec 12, 20211 min read

How to spot the early signs of a data breach. And limit the fallout

A data breach is one of the most terrifying things that can happen to your business. The financial and reputational impact can be...

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EXCEL: Turn numbers into money with one click

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Dec 7, 20211 min read

EXCEL: Turn numbers into money with one click

If you’re using Excel to track budgets or other financial data, it can be helpful to have your currency symbol alongside the numbers....

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Planner helps your team to get things done

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Dec 6, 20211 min read

Planner helps your team to get things done

If your team is based in lots of different locations, managing projects effectively can be a headache. Not if you’re using Microsoft...

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EXCEL: Save time adding new columns or rows

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Dec 1, 20211 min read

EXCEL: Save time adding new columns or rows

Adding multiple columns and rows into spreadsheets can be time-consuming, not to mention boring. Give that trackpad a rest and add as...

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EXCEL: Create ranges of data without doing any typing

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Dec 1, 20211 min read

EXCEL: Create ranges of data without doing any typing

If you need to create sequential numbers, dates or other data in Excel, it can take forever. Not anymore. We’ll show you how to do it...

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What are the risks of password managers?

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Nov 29, 20211 min read

What are the risks of password managers?

Have a guess how many passwords the average person needs to remember… It’s an astonishing EIGHTY passwords! It’s just not realistic...

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EXCEL: Swap rows into columns and vice versa

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Nov 23, 20211 min read

EXCEL: Swap rows into columns and vice versa

When you need to swap your rows into columns or columns into rows, it can be tricky. Not only is it time consuming, but you run the risk...

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How to stop programs from loading at startup

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Nov 22, 20211 min read

How to stop programs from loading at startup

If Windows takes ages to start, maybe there’s too much software launching automatically on your business’s PCs. Our new video shows how...

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Most business owners don’t know how to manage a security attack

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Nov 21, 20211 min read

Most business owners don’t know how to manage a security attack

If you switched on one of your business’s computers today, and saw a red screen saying it had been infected with ransomware… would you...

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