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...
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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The buzz around Windows 7 is really positive, in contrast to the luke-warm reaction that Windows Vista received. Just check out the Twitter keyword #Windows7 to see what I mean. Right from the first moment I saw Windows 7 beta, several months ago, I characterised it as “Windows Vista – finished”. While...
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Microsoft’s new Business Resource Centre provides personalised help, support, training, articles and tips customised specifically for you and the products you have. I particularly like some of the Office 2007 videos particulary the advanced version showing SharePoint integration. Share this post: | ...
Windows® Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) is an integrated server solution that helps you protect your business data, increase productivity, and present a more professional image to customers. Windows Small Business Server 2008 delivers enterprise-class technologies for data backup and restore...
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Wed, May 20 2009
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Kudos to the BBC this week for (in my opinion) the best episode ever of Click , the BBC’s technology magazine programme. In this special edition of the programme, Spencer Kelly presents the results of a six month investigation into hacking and cyber crime. The programme demonstrates, for the first...
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New broadband installation is complete but was not without some pain. That's not really surprising as domestic providers aren't really geared up for supplying businesses. The line was swapped over by about 10am and I promptly got a text message to inform me that I could connect my new "Be...
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Back in 2000 I was in Fry's Electronics in San Jose, California and I stumbled accross a little device called " U.are.U 2000 ". It was a fingerprint reader and some software that replaced the normal Windows login screen with one that allowed you to use your fingerprint to log in. It was...
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Wed, Dec 5 2007
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David Overton - someone well known to UK SBSC partners - has started publishing a series of demos on his blog. I've watched a couple of them and they are really good, concise SilverLight videos packed with useful hints and tips. These would be great training aids for our customers or might even form...
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