Posts In Category IT

1TB Flash Drive Released

on November 19, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in IT, Comments (0)

OCZ TECHNOLOGY has released a 3.5-inch SSD that packs a terabyte of data. Called Colossus, it is designed to boost desktop and workstation performance for people who need really fast […]

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Free Online Financial Tool for Small Business

on November 10, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in IT, Comments (0)

PocketSmith is a new web-based financial tool to help you predict cashflow.  Currently, the service is designed for individuals, but with just a bit of creative thought, small business owners […]

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Wanting to add some Flash to your site?

on October 30, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in IT, Comments (0)

We like sites which look professional and nothing looks better than a little bit of flash! We downloaded this trial of a Flash Slide show maker from here. Look at […]

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Scribble on other people’s sites – thanks to Google!

on September 25, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in IT, Comments (0)

Google has released a new tool which allows notes and comments to be posted on web pages for others to read. Google Sidewiki is a narrow pop-up browser panel which […]

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The EU issue Guidelines on Broadband Funding

on by Oli.Rhys in IT, Comments (0)

The European Commission has adopted guidelines on Public Funding of Broadband Networks and some key questions and answers regarding the guidelines are presented here. What are the Guidelines about? In […]

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Please Back up your Website – and your contact details!

on September 15, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, Flintshire, IT, Comments (0)

We have just had a call from a Flintshire based business who have lost their website! It seems they hadn’t updated their contact details with their website hosting company, so […]

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Misunderstood Data Protection Act?

on by Oli in Business News, Case Studies, Flintshire, IT, Questions, Training, Comments (0)

We are all aware of the data protection act in the UK. It is the law that controls what can be done with information held by companies. There is […]

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Wireless Hacking – Ethical Training Course

on September 14, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in IT, Training, Comments (0)

We are not sure if this is very relevant to the majority of readers, but it might be useful for some of the more technical ones. 7safe.com are running a […]

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Free Software! Sound and Video Reformating!

on September 10, 2009 by Oli in Business News, IT, Comments (3)

This is a cool piece of software we’ve found. Imagine you wanted to take a video you just did on your mobile, and make it available on your website – […]

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Better than Google?

on by Oli in Business News, Case Studies, IT, Training, Comments (0)

Back in the early days of the internet, there was always a message from someone on Usenet asking if anyone knew of a better search engine than the one they […]

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Conficker – a virus for the unpatched!

on by Oli.Rhys in IT, Comments (2)

We had to comment on this story, mainly because everyone is talking about it. Personally, we don’t think its going to be a major issue in the UK – if […]

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7 things about IT security, your supplier would prefer you didn’t know!

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, IT, Comments (0)

Ever thought there was something fishy about an IT company which not only told you about a threat to your system, but also happened to sell the ‘cure’? IT security […]

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Want to be No1 on Google?

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Flintshire, IT, Marketing, Training, Comments (0)

This is something that we hear many people stating as their ultimate aim. Surprisingly, its much easier than it seems. The trick is to tap in the keyword or phrase […]

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Facebook users fall in numbers in UK

on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, IT, Marketing, Comments (0)

New figures have shown that Facebook may not be as popular as it once was in the UK. Research firm Nielsen Online found that Facebook declined for the first time […]

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It’s not too late to get on the web!

on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, IT, IT related, geekpost, Comments (0)

There have already been at least two revolutions online in the past 10 years. The first was the introduction of subscription free, pay as you go internet access. The first […]

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Is this the easiest way to find information?

on by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, IT, Marketing, uk, Comments (0)

You might have used one of these toolbars before, but don’t you find they are a bit generic?  Don’t you find they work better for teenagers looking for entertainment?  Well, […]

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IT Security – what do the experts think?

on September 8, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in IT, geekpost, Comments (0)

There is a very good discussion on the latest in IT security on this page. A very interesting piece of information we picked up was the gender difference for success […]

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Wireless even more unsecure – WPA sort of broken!

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, IT, Comments (0)

An interesting development in wireless networking will be announced next week when details of the latest attack on WPA is published, the full story is here. Wireless has always been […]

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Review of Microsoft’s New New Operating System

on by Oli.Rhys in IT, IT related, Comments (0)

Surfing the net, looking for news to publish, we found this wonderful article about the latest Microsoft Operating System.  Its worth reading, if only to make you feel better! If […]

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7 IT Myths you don’t need to worry about!

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, IT, IT related, Questions, Comments (0)

IT drive many people to distraction.  Nothing more so than some of the advice that well meaning colleagues and friends dish out.  We have compiled a list of IT issues […]

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We need more tech training, says small business

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, IT, IT related, Training, uk, Comments (0)

By Tom Espiner European associations representing small and medium-sized enterprises have called for more European Commission-backed funding for SME employee IT training. The European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized […]

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A Real Problem with Excel 2007

on September 7, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, IT, Comments (0)

If you did your duty to Microsoft and upgraded your Office package recently, you will now be using Excel 2007 for your calculations. Try this one – 850*77.1 What answer […]

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How to create the perfect website!

on September 4, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Case Studies, IT, geekpost, Comments (0)

The whole concept of the perfect website is subjective, but the results is going to be based on the concepts of accessability.  This is where the site is easy to […]

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How to spot a Crooked Email!

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, IT, Comments (0)

In my inbox this morning was an email which had worked its way past the spam killer. It was from eBay telling me how I had done something bad on […]

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Picking good passwords

on September 2, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, IT, geekpost, Comments (0)

What password do you use? Regardless of all your other security measures, a password is the last door to your secrets. Pick a poor password and others will see your […]

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Why give free content away?

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, Case Studies, Flintshire, IT, Questions, Training, Comments (0)

One of the main pieces of advice that web site owners have been reading on this site recently is the suggestion to add relevant articles to their sites. The first […]

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Free Software! Photo Resizing!

on by Oli.Rhys in Business News, IT, Comments (1)

Finding great software isn’t always about visiting the local computer shop – you can also download them for free! A great piece of software I recently found was this   […]

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Office Open XML is an ISO Standard

on September 1, 2009 by Oli.Rhys in Business News, IT, geekpost, Comments (0)

It’s official, Office Open XML is an ISO standard ISO have posted the official news to their web site, and the less than inspiring title, “ISO/IEC DIS 29500, Information technology […]

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How to BEAT the Recession – Free FSB Guide!

on by Oli.Rhys in IT, Comments (0)

BRITAIN’S largest business organisation has teamed up with Flintshire and Conwy business support services and Bangor University to help small businesses in North Wales overcome the recession by funding a […]

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An update to picture resizing

on August 28, 2009 by Oli in IT, Marketing, Training, Comments (0)

Over the weekend, I became aware of a new package from Microsoft, as part of their XP Power toys. You might have read this post earlier this month, well, try […]

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