Many small businesses think they have backups. But when ransomware hits, they discover the truth: the backups were never working properly. Common reasons backups fail They weren’t tested They were stored on the same network They didn’t include all systems They were overwritten by ransomware The backup software hadn’t run in months What reliable backups [...]
When a cyber attack hits, panic is the enemy. Small businesses without a plan lose precious hours trying to figure out what to do — and the damage gets worse. Why you need a plan Faster recovery Less downtime Clear roles Reduced stress Better communication with customers and suppliers What a simple plan should include [...]
Users of the free version of Teams, the Microsoft 365 online collaboration platform, can now create video meetings. The change means Teams free users can create a Teams meeting from their account, rather than only being able to join a meeting created by paying customers. The move is likely to be another effort from Microsoft [...]
Over the last week many people's copies of Microsoft's Windows 10 Pro Operating System have started to report that it is not activated. This seems to have been related to an issue with Microsoft's Activation Servers and they have acknowledged the problem and have released a fix. According to Microsoft running the Troubleshooter should now [...]
On the 14th January 2020 Microsoft will be ending support for Windows 7. This doesn't mean that on the 15th January 2020 your computer will stop working but it does mean that Microsoft will not be releasing any security updates or patches for the operating system. Security updates and patches are an extremely important line [...]
As the hot weather continues and forecasts are for an even hotter period, can we spare a moment to think about our poor PCs and servers! On a serious note, these current high temperatures can have a really negative effect on the components used within the computers and can also affect performance. This is especially [...]
When using social media services such as Facebook for example, you may have seen “fun” surveys appear in your timeline. Often linked to by other friends in your social network. These may contain questions like, what was your first pets name, your mother’s maiden name, football team you support, your first school, favourite colour, first [...]
I am sure you have been asked at some point to reboot your computer to see if it fixes an issue you may have been having or just to “freshen” things up. Some people choose to select the Restart option in Windows and others Shutdown and then turn the computer back on. Historically whichever option you [...]
