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Cloud Computing on the cheap… on the “very-very-cheap”

Denis — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:25:24 +0000

One of the big positives about cloud computing is reducing costs. As mentioned in another post, one of the savings is that smaller leaner equipment can be used, such as tablets and very basic PCs; because the data storage and much of the processing in done in the cloud.… Read the the full post

Domain Ownership

Denis — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:27:05 +0000

Most businesses would expect that if they have or obtain a domain name; that they own it. However this is not always the case.

Recently I noticed that someone I knew and hoped would become a web design client had a site constructed by a different web designer with a … Read the the full post

Death and the Digital Environment.

Denis — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:08:23 +0000

This may seem a fairly gloomy topic to be writing about, but it is one of the few certainties about our life is that it will eventually end. So it a good idea to think about what will happen when you are no longer here.

Your family and friends will … Read the the full post

Why I have left Facebook

Denis — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:33:58 +0000

Perhaps it is because I don’t really get it! Despite having IT skills, or perhaps because of it; I don’t like the way that it seems to have a ‘mind of its own’, and one doesn’t have control. For instance when posting an item which has a link to a … Read the the full post

Chain Email

Denis — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:03:16 +0000

I have not received a chain email for some time, and then one arrived this morning. It contained a warning was to watch out for emails form a person called SIMON ASHTON ( SIMON25@HOTMAIL.CO.UK).

A quick Google for ‘Simon25’ revealed that this particular hoax had been circulating for well … Read the the full post

Cloud Computing can reduce your IT costs

Denis — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:51:57 +0000

Cloud computing is a rapidly growing area, and as their future plans for Office 265 and Office 2013 demonstrate; Microsoft is committed to the cloud. Office 2013 is being marketed as a cloud product – although the boxed version will also be available.

But did you realise that one of … Read the the full post

TimePunch – Just What I Needed !

Denis — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:03:53 +0000

The problem of Time Logging

Time management and logging can be a problem for some people. Being a sole trader working largely from a home office, I find that I have constant interruptions with phone calls or urgent emails. The result is that I frequently have to drop what I … Read the the full post

Slow Websites

Denis — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:32:31 +0000

Parkinson’s Law; “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”

This well-known adage could be applied to much of modern technology. As hardware gets more powerful and more sophisticated, the software we use grows to utilise the available resources. About 2 decades ago, I was running … Read the the full post

The Price of WiFi

Denis — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:06:07 +0000

When business people are travelling, they frequently need to keep in touch with their business, and submit reports etc. In fact some may be required to do so. Nowadays, with Cloud computing, staying in touch is easy for many businesses. The options for this are either mobile broadband, which can … Read the the full post

Firefox Scam Revisited

Denis — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:29:57 +0000

Got an email this morning from Firefox suggesting an upgrade to Firefox 8.0, and was almost taken in. But on closer inspection I found that it came from Firefoxx.com . This is a more sophisticated version of the scam from a month ago: http://www.coras-it.co.uk/blog/firefox-update-scam/

It was quite appealing, especially the … Read the the full post