A new government scheme has been developed to assess the controls businesses have in place to deal with cyber security threats. What is Cyber Essentials? The Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus marks are a government and industry backed certification available for businesses of all size and sectors. Companies who are assessed and meet the [...]
Apple’s new iOS 8 operating system for iPhones and iPads has been available for download for a while now but for the uninitiated the update can be pretty confusing, with Settings app now bloated by a seemingly endless list of apps and options. So, if you’ve just bought a new iPhone or installed OS 8 [...]
With all the excitement about the new iPhone we thought we would share a few our favourite tips and tricks for improving productivity with your iPhone. Shake to undo This one can be a huge timesaver. Ever do something by accident – moving an email to another folder? Accidentally deleted a word or sentence? Give [...]
Presentations are a fantastic way to convey ideas, whether in a business environment or in a learning one. Most of us are familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint which comes as part of the Microsoft Office Suite of software and it still remains the tool of choice for electronic presentations. However there are a number of exciting [...]
Do you seem to spend all your time at work dealing with email? Does email overload prevent you for doing more valuable, productive work? Is your inbox bloated by email you don’t really need to see? Do you struggle to separate important emails you need to deal with? If so, you should read on…. The [...]
We are increasingly finding that people wish to connect their PCs and tablets wirelessly to their TVs both for streaming videos and pictures at home but also increasingly for ad-hoc presentations and collaboration in the office environment. The world where you do not have to crawl under the meeting room desk looking for a monitor [...]
After my partner managed to lose a memory stick containing some important work related files this week, it made me wonder whether there is still a place in today’s office for these devices which we have used so resolutely for many years. There are many arguments to say that cloud based file storage services are [...]
If, like Pro Drive, you use Autotask to manage your IT services business, and you also use Microsoft Lync to make phone calls, you may appreciate this ‘productivity hack’ to make Lync phone calls directly from within Autotask using the LiveLink tool. To create a LiveLink to dial a contact's phone number you need to [...]
When Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference kicked off on the 14th July, the first to take to the stage was Phil Sorgen. While on stage, Phil stated that "Office 365 is fastest-growing corporate product ever," which was big news for several reasons. It shows that the software as a service (SAAS) business model is viable for [...]
Typically when we get emails offering something free we tend to take this news with a cup of salt. A few days ago Eric Ligman, Microsoft Senior Sales Excellence Manager, posted a blog in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) This blog consisted of the largest collection of downloadable and useable eBooks from Microsoft. After careful [...]
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