May 10, 2012
Having worked in IT for all of my working life and for the last 10 years running an IT management practice I have seen backups in all shapes and sizes, backups that work and more disturbingly backups that don’t.
Reading through a discussion on LinkedIn I was mortified to see so many people relying on external hard drives for their backup. You might use an external drive as part of your backup solution; by itself it is not a backup, just a copy of your files.
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April 13, 2012
Find out what has happened to Netscape, Raspberry Pi’s finally arrive and Apple tackle Flashback malware.
- Windows XP support ends two years from now
- Raspberry Pi delivered
- Apple offers Flashback removal tool
- Domain name applications hit by software glitch
- YouTube now letting anyone monetize their videos through AdSense
- Netscape’s ignominious end: Swallowed by Microsoft
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April 6, 2012
Print your own chocolate Easter Egg or promotional gifts and more cyber legislation from the EU are some of the topics picked from this weeks industry news.
- Half a million Mac computers ‘infected with malware’
- Businesses could be liable for criminal offences under proposed cyber attack laws
- Chocolate printer to go on sale after Easter
- Printing’s death has been greatly exaggerated
- Hacker stole 8m personal details
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March 28, 2012
This story belongs to a client of ours, the owner of a nationwide construction company, who was having problems using his laptop. It goes like this:
I had been visiting the chiropractor every 3 to 4 months for quite some time, the pains in my neck were excruciating. It was suggested that my posture in front of my computer might be causing the issue, and that I should elevate the screen to nearer eye level. (more…)
March 16, 2012
Tablets and data protection hog the Tech headlines. Here is our weekly round-up of the industry news for the week ending March 16th:
- Google’s new GetMo scheme aims to get more UK businesses mobile
- Cyber-attack on BBC leads to suspicion of Iran’s involvement
- Data proposals criticised
- New Chinese internet regulations come into force
- Dell sees room to challenge Apple in tablets
- The Devil’s in Your Details
- £50 iPad’ advertised by Tesco will not be honoured
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