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Seth Godin describes his experience setting up a PC for a friend. He notes that it’s not really a computer any more, but one big up sell opportunity. He describes it as “ A race to the bottom, […] a sleazy carnival complete with hawkers, barkers and a bearded lady”. He laments “It’s no wonder they [customers...
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Seth Godin describes his experience setting up a PC for a friend. He notes that it’s not really a computer any more, but one big up sell opportunity. He describes it as “ A race to the bottom, […] a sleazy carnival complete with hawkers, barkers and a bearded lady”. He laments “It’s no wonder they [customers...
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TiGra Networks would be pleased to carry out a free security review of your desktop or laptop PC, when you bring it to our offices at Valleys Innovation Centre, Abercynon and check-in at @ GTi Business Suite on FourSquare . We’ll check for malware and make sure that you have adequate anti-virus and anti...
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Fri, Jun 25 2010
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Filed under: Press Releases, Security, Small Business, IT, Windows, TiGra Networks, Best Practice, Computers, Free Stuff, Customer Service
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The gloves are off between Google and Microsoft, with Google announcing availability of a tool to migrate from Exchange Server to Google Apps. The problem is, Google Apps is a ‘cloud service’. Lately, I’ve been badly let down by some cloud services, so personally, I don’t feel like I completely trust...
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The gloves are off between Google and Microsoft, with Google announcing availability of a tool to migrate from Exchange Server to Google Apps. The problem is, Google Apps is a ‘cloud service’. Lately, I’ve been badly let down by some cloud services, so personally, I don’t feel like I completely trust...
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Tim Long
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Thu, Apr 22 2010
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Filed under: Opinion, IT, IT Industry, Microsoft CRM, Technology, Business, CRM, Internet, Emerging Technology, Cloud
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We use BE Unlimited as our broadband provider of choice. They are faster and cheaper than most of the competition and I’ve been blown away by the quality and helpfulness of their customer service. We live in semi-rural Wales, yet we get 24Mbps downstream speed. BE also recently began offering a line...
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Have you been following this fascinating series on BBC 2? It examines some of the social and cultural repercussions of one of mankind’s greatest achievements – and it’s not all good! Today, I find it quite impossible to imagine life without The Internet, yet only 20 years ago, I had never even heard...
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This amazing free report by Imperva presents an analysis of over 32 million compromised user passwords, obtained in the Rockyou.com breach . The report lists the top 20 passwords used, and here they are: Is your password in the list? If so, I’d consider changing it PDQ. Share this post: | | |
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So many people buy the very cheapest add-ons for their computer, or just buy the first thing they see on the shelves. Let me tell you, there is a lot of nasty rubbish out there. It all looks good in the box, but when you get it home and plug it in, things don’t go so well. We’ve all been there – devices...
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I’ve always jokingly said that my favourite computer game is Microsoft Office. Well, I think Microsoft must have heard me, because now, you can play Ribbon Hero and have fun while you learn how to become an Office power user. They say that if you find a job you love, you’ll never work another day in...
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I’ve always jokingly said that my favourite computer game is Microsoft Office. Well, I think Microsoft must have heard me, because now, you can play Ribbon Hero and have fun while you learn how to become an Office power user. They say that if you find a job you love, you’ll never work another day in...
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Tim Long
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Tue, Jan 19 2010
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Filed under: Light Relief, IT, Small Business, Microsoft, 2007 Office System, Technology, Business, Endorsements, Hints and Tips, Microsoft Office, Education, Free Stuff, Social Networking
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Did your business suffer because of the snow? Employees unable to make it into the office?How many staff hours have you lost because of freak weather, transportation problems, sickness or family emergencies? Get a 60-second overview of how Small Business Server 2008 could have saved you time and money...
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As a geek, it’s hard to avoid getting into conversations that end up in religious wars about which technology is best. The Sinclair ZX-Spectrum has 48K of RAM and a Z80 processor! Ah yes, but the BBC Micro has a real keyboard and polyphonic sound generator! You get the idea. Programming languages are...
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So what is Google Wave and what’s all the fuss? Well, you really have to try it, but it is a mashup of email, instant messaging, blogging, document sharing and collaboration. It has the potential to really shake up the established order and create a whole new way of collaborating. For businesses...
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Today I have 30 more Google Wave invitations to give away. There are no strings attached, just send me a private message by whatever method you choose, and you can have your invitation. It would be nice if you linked to my blog or mentioned me in a tweet or somehow give me a mention so that others can...