Imagine trying to survive lockdown without tools like Teams? Necessity has made us all experts in video-calling, and it’s left us wanting more! During lockdown, we got the ability to change the video call background so other participants couldn’t see where you were...
Every business webinar is talking about the rush to get businesses back up to speed quickly, and test new business models to be more resilient over the coming weeks and months. In the same breath, they tell us things will never be the same again - whether its the risk...
Whenever Microsoft say they are changing something to make it less confusing, most of us get a little cynical. The reality is that there are so many Microsoft tools we use every day, that it can be confusing, From Windows to Office to Teams to Dynamics and Azure,...
Coming – ready or not – while we cope with the challenges of the pandemic and changes to how we work, we also get changes to Windows. Is there anything to be excited about? Firstly, be aware this is effectively a new load of Windows – its much more than a service...
Are you ready for the move back to COVID-19 Level 3? Are you ready to track visits of your staff to other workplaces, or visitors to your workplace? It's not just tracking visits. You have an obligation to check you are not exposing your staff to COVID-19 either in...
The United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received more than 17,000 complaints from U.S. consumers who reported total losses in excess of US$13 million from COVID-19 related scams. The crime that was reported the most was the rather broad category of fraud...
How many working days are there in a month? For many of us doing budgeting, the number of days matter for either income or costs. For years, I have spent a few moments as part of our budget setting exercise to look through an annual calendar, count the days in each...
Who are you going to call? When you are stuck on an IT problem, you are working from home and the only person next to you is a pet! Out of sight but not out of mind - IT Training is MORE important now than ever How do you offer training remotely? How do you...
Life must go on, irrespective of the Covid-19 disruption. With our staff, our clients and our various stakeholders relying on us, we simply have to make sure we use this time to come back stronger than ever. Many of us have been through these challenges before, and...
There’s more than one infection going on right now. There’s an avalanche of cyber-criminal activity as well – the crooks are faking websites to look like official WHO ones, sending fake emails that appear that to come from authorities – health departments,...