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Rain again for Google’s cloud

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Google admitted earlier this month that it’s Gmail service failed again, just weeks after the company suffered a huge system outage following a data centre cock up.

It confirmed that a “small subset of users” have been affected by the latest downtime, but didn’t provide a definitive number and could not confirm when the service would be back up and running.

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How can Microsoft SharePoint help my business?

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

You might be thinking what is SharePoint? It is a company intranet technology, written and expandable using Microsoft .Net; in layman’s terms it is a place to store company information in the form of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, all standard document formats, providing simple ways to share information, manage version control, blogs, wiki’s and a whole lot more.

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Hosted Exchange - It does what?!

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Using SpiderGroup’s Hosted Exchange service comes with unexpected benefits. Read about them here…

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How to use the search feature of Windows Vista

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Finding a file is a lot like looking for a pair of socks when you get dressed in the morning. You can’t really start working until you locate those socks, and it’s something you need every single day.Windows can’t help you find your socks any faster, but it can definitely lend you a hand when it comes to finding your files. Here are some ways to find and organize your files, no matter where they might be stored.

 
 

 

 

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How do I know if a wireless network is secure?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

There is no way to guarantee complete security on a wireless network. However, there are precautions you can take to help minimize security risks when you use a wireless network.

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Windows 7 - First review

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Ok so Microsoft let themselves down badly with the launch of Vista, but do you really think that they would allow such a fiasco to occur again? Paul Griffiths goes to find out…..

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Getting Things Done

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

I’m sure like me, having just got back from holiday you are inundated with things to do, both personal and work related (assuming that we even have that distinction these days!). Well along with the standard new year’s resolutions such as joining the gym you could also sit down and work out a productivity system that helps you get things done. (more…)

Can ‘The Cloud’ help me access SAGE?

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

It is a problem experienced by businesses all over the world. More than one person needs access to SAGE but it’s only installed on one computer in the office…..can ‘The Cloud’ help?

Accounting Software

The small business finance software market is now very mature. Dominated by SAGE line 50 with current estimates indicating a 1/3 dominant market share. Quickbooks and MYOB vie for second place however are often regarded as more ‘useable’ than SAGE line 50.

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Blackberry creates a Storm…..well not quite.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

New Blackberry Storm
Since the worldwide success of the Apple iPhone, smart phone manufacturers have been desperately trying to take back some of its market share.

With devices recently released from big names such as Sony Eriksson, Samsung and HTC the latest addition to the market is the BlackBerry Storm.

Already widely being compared to the iPhone it is RIM’s first real attempt at a touch screen device.

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The key to a successful website - Plan your content!

Monday, December 1st, 2008

I have been involved in website development for over ten years, from code monkey to project manager and even the poor mug who wants a snazzy new website but doesn’t quite realise what he’s getting himself into!

Today you can go online, find a nice template, pay pennies, plug in some content and by the end of the day you have a great new website that you can show off to your friends and colleagues. You can have flashy animations, interactive blogs and integrated email web forms, all without needing an ounce of knowledge about web design.

“So what’s the problem?” I hear you say….

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