Web Security
Ok, so you might be a little paranoid about passing your credit card details over to someone. You are right to be. Although many websites will offer you a secure and reliable service, there are may out there that will simply love to steal your money. So what do you look out for? Well lets…
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Reset your PC
Why would you want to reset your PC? It may be because you want to fix a software issue, get back to how it was when it was new or recycle the PC. Good news, Windows 10 has a built in RESET function. Important: If you’ve encrypted your device, you’ll need your BitLocker key to reset…
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More for less
Having served in the Army for 9 years, one of the things we learned to do was get the best out of what we have. We never always had the best kit, but we knew how to use it, how to fix it, and how to make it effective. This is a skill I transferred…
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Lockdown Laptops
During the last lockdown, I was proud to be part of a group of like minded individuals that could see that school closures, albeit necessary due to Covid, were suffering with a lack of IT kit. So we put out a call to the public to donate any old kit that they had I drawers…
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Information Displays
One project that I was involved with a little while ago was to provide information displays around a school. These were going to be known as Pupil Information Points – or PIPs. It was around the time the original Raspberry PI’s were being released and so I looked at how we could utilise these ultra…
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Schools & Covid
Working at home has proven the need for robust, yet fluid ICT provision. Working in a school and having to support staff and pupils during the pandemic was challenging, not due to the nature, nor the technology. It was down to lack of equipment and skills of end users. By planning before the pandemic, our…
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Examples of work
A small business wants to expand and allow staff to collaborate from more than one office. With Microsoft Server, you can connect your users and share resources across the world. With state of the art always on VPN connections your users can connect to your central office and carry out their roles just as though…
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