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"Microsoft" scam calls

Don’t fall victim of the “Microsoft” call scam Victims are cold called, usually by phone and told that there is a problem with their computer. The suspects often claim to be working with Microsoft who have identified that the computer has been infected with a virus and offer an update or fix. The victims are […]

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Get Windows10 – Tray Notification

Get Windows 10 – notification: Is it genuine or is it malware? You may have logged on this morning and like a lot of other Windows 7 and 8 users found a new icon in your system tray that looks like the start menu icon.   When you click on the Windows icon this screen is […]

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Windows 10 is the last version of Windows

Windows 10 has been called the last version of Windows Speaking at Microsoft’s Ignite conference in Chicago Jerry Nixon (Microsoft Developer evangelist) is quoted as stating “Right now we’re releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10.” At first glance this seems like […]

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Windows Server 2003 support ending

After 14th July 2015 Microsoft will no longer support any version of Windows Server 2003 If you are still running Windows Server 2003 in any form including as part of Small Business Server 2003 you need to take steps now to plan and execute a migration to a modern platform. What does end of support mean for […]

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Backup and Business Continuity

Never underestimate the value of your backup system. Let’s start with the facts surrounding data loss and hardware failure                            25% of PCs will fail this year.1                            24% of companies said they experienced a full data disaster.2                            70% of small businesses to experience a major data loss go out of business within a […]

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SSL Vulnerability FREAK attack

On the 3rd March 2015 researchers announced a new SSL vulnerability named Freak attack. Microsoft issued a security warning on the 5th March about the bug that could let attackers spy on communications that are supposed to be secure. The name of the bug “Freak”. The bug affects Microsoft’s Windows Server and Desktop operating systems […]

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Free your Windows 10

 Free your Windows 10 from within     Great news! Microsoft will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 for qualified new or existing Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices that upgrade in the first year!*  And even better: once a qualified Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, Microsoft will continue to […]

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Why switch your small business to Office 365

Small Businesses sometimes get left behind when it comes to the latest IT tech, this can be due to high setup costs and maintenance or because the solution has been designed with large enterprises in mind and it doesn’t fit with how they work. Office 365 is different, whilst it is designed to be feature […]

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Windows 10 The Features

Windows 10 – The Features Windows 10 has been designed to provide a familiar and consistent experience no matter what size screen the device has so users will be able to learn a single system and understand how to use many different devices. The initial unveiling concentrated heavily on the enterprise features as well as […]