After several years of poor Summer weather, last year turned out to be a fantastic Summer here in North Norfolk (although not so great in other parts of the UK). Yes, we DID get the promised ‘barbecue Summer’ last year. And this year, we’re having another spectacular Summer, although the lack of rainfall hasn’t been [...]
Another nasty but convincingly genuine phishing email has come to our attention. This one suggests that the user should upgrade to Internet Explorer 8. Click the image below to see the full email screenshot. Please be sure to delete this email if received. Andrew Benn, who carries out computer repairs here in north Norfolk reported this to [...]
The traditional approach to managing emails The majority of businesses prefer to use a ‘client based’ software package such as Microsoft Outlook to manage their emails, contacts and calendar. Emails are downloaded from the mail server to the users computer (using the POP3 protocol). Under this set up, it’s important that users keeps their email [...]
The new operating system for iPhone users, iOS4 was made publicly available yesterday. iPhone owners are able to update their software (for free) via iTunes. Note that some of the features brought by the update won’t be available to iPhone 3G users. The new operating system brings 3 key new features – the ability to organise [...]
I often visit clients who don’t have the luxury of a dedicated in-house IT technician. As a result of this, PCs are often not serviced regularly, if at all. Nor are any basic ‘housekeeping’ tasks undertaken. One particular issue which all PC owners can take charge of themselves relates to the cleanliness of the inside [...]
