IT Support News, Tips And Advice
Latest News And Articles In ITHow to Video – Microsoft PowerPoint
If you want to create a PowerPoint presentation that will impress, consider adding sound. Music, sound effects and audio files can make your presentation stand out. It’s a lot simpler than you think.
How To Videos – Microsoft Teams
Got a video call but your room isn’t appropriate for work? Did you know you can blur your background or change it entirely in Teams? Here’s how to make your backdrop look professional, without having to do any tidying.
How To Videos – Microsoft Word
Sometimes when you’re writing an important Word document, it’s too easy to be distracted by all the menus and buttons. Did you know you can remove the clutter from Word and put it into Focus mode... with just one click? Here’s how.
How strong is your firewall?
Yet in our experience, most business managers and owners never think about their firewall. Here’s why it’s so important and why you must get an expert to set it up for you
Your team are your biggest Cyber Security Threat
Did you know your team are the weakest link in your business’s data security. Our new video explains why Here’s why – and what you can do about it
OneDrive saves the day as your portable scanner
You’ve got a printer, so that’s OK. But no scanner. That’s annoying. How can you get this done today? Microsoft 365 to the rescue! There’s a scanner built into an app you may already be using. Here’s everything you need to know.
June’s Technology Insider Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the latest June edition of our monthly Technology Insider newsletter. We start this month looking at why you should ensure your team can only access the data and files they need to do their jobs. Scarily, researchers found that more than half of...
These are the threats to worry about
All businesses are being targeted by malware, all the time. And it’s estimated there are now one billion pieces of it out there. What is malware? It’s malicious software that’s been designed to do damage to your IT systems, or steal your data. Malware terrifies most...
Have your emails been compromised?
And that’s why it’s so popular with hackers. A large majority of cyber-attacks start in your email. Here are some ways to protect your business from your own inbox.
The data security equivalent of leaving your windows open
Yet some business owners and managers don’t have the same attitude towards their business’s data security. Which is crazy. Because there are a lot more people trying to access your business’s data, than hoping to steal your TV. Here are four key ways to improve your...
May’s Tech newsletter – Is working from home working?
Hello and welcome to the latest May edition of our monthly Technology Insider newsletter. We’re looking at working from home again this month. Because it looks likely that it’s going to stay as a big thing once the pandemic is over. There are 5 things we recommend you...
Crisis: Your office is on fire
There’s a small fire in your office. No-one is hurt and everyone is safe. But the damage to your workplace is unbelievable. The flames. The heat. The smoke. And of course, the huge amounts of water used to put out the fire. Here’s a good question – if there had been...
Make your employees the frontline of cyber defence
Your employees are your first and primary line of defence against online crime. Equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to protect themselves - and your business - from criminal elements.
Security Awareness Training
Engaging training programs that in still a security-focused culture wherein employees actively participate and make fundamental changes to the security process. Cyberattacks are getting more sophisticated by the minute. With human errors inevitable and data breaches...
Positive feedback
No doubt we will speak about this stuff soon and I am delighted we are carrying on our relationship with you on a personal, basis. However, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you both, and also your staff, both past and present, in the help you have given...
Ever wondered why scam emails drop into your employee’s inbox?
Hundreds of businesses are being hacked and held for ransom for thousands of pounds every day via scam emails that target unaware employees to click on malicious emails which then infect your companies data and ask for money to unlock the encryption. No pressure but I...
Excel: Making productivity easier with ‘Smart Lookup’
Here’s one you might not know about. It’s where Excel can look up the contents of a spreadsheet cell for you
Keep a look out for these malware traps
But it’s not the only place. Here are some other malware scams to look out for.
Our News Articles
IT support- This is the year Windows 10 dies: How to prepare your business
- How to choose the right new hardware for your business
- It’s time to say goodbye to Windows 10
- July’s Technology Newsletter
- July’s Tech Guide – Windows 10 end of life
- All it takes is one email
- April’s Tech Newsletter
- April – Your monthly guide
- March Tech Video
- March Tech Newletter
- June’s Tech Newsletter
- Cyber attacks are more common than you think
- June’s Monthly Guide
- July Tech Guide
- Back up your data
- May’s Tech Newsletter
- Refresh April guide to Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Tech video for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Learn to talk tech with our IT Jargon Buster
- 3 ways to protect your business email
- Positive feedback
- Laptop race – Conventional hdd v’s new ssd
- Ssd drive case study
- Positive feedback is always good to hear
- Thank you Darren Clark of The Spotless Group
- Positive Feedback Is Good – Read Article
- 10 productivity apps in 365 you’re already paying for (but might not be benefitting from)
- Microsoft 365 price increase 2023
- Three clever tricks to get more out of Teams
- August Tech Guide – 10 apps you didn’t know you had in Microsoft 365
- How to video – Microsoft Teams
- How to video – Microsoft word
- How to video – Microsoft Excel
- How to Video – Microsoft PowerPoint
- How To Videos – Microsoft Teams
- How To Videos – Microsoft Word
- How to video – Microsoft Excel
- How to video – Microsoft PowerPoint
- How to video – Microsoft Teams
- How to video – Microsoft Teams
- How to video – Microsoft Word
- How to video – Microsoft Word
- How to video – Microsoft word
- How to video – Microsoft Excel