Category: Tech

  • Choosing a Web Hosting Service

    Choosing a Web Hosting Service

    Once you’ve created a website, you’ll need a way to get it online, as well as some facilities with which to create and manage your content. There are a lot of companies out there, promising 99% uptime, unlimited resources, and knowledgeable support. This guide will help you decide which type of hosting package best suits […]

  • What is the Future of Wearable Tech?

    What is the Future of Wearable Tech?

    Most of us picture science fiction shows when we think about wearable tech. We imagine an actor with glued on ears giving the wall his lunch request. Or the shot of a cyborg’s vision, telling him that the pigtailed young girl is unarmed. These things all seemed pretty far-fetched when we saw them onscreen less […]

  • Shortage Of Cyber Security Professionals

    Shortage Of Cyber Security Professionals

    In October this year, at a Digital Skills Committee meeting that was hosted in the House of Lords in the UK, it was revealed that by 2017 there will be a global shortage of 2 million cyber security professionals. Why is this? Well, everything these days has an “internet layer”, as Stephanie Daman, CEO of […]

  • New Monthly Featured Customer – Sauder

    New Monthly Featured Customer – Sauder

    We’d like to kick off our featured customer blog post this month with one of our favorite customers, Sauder Woodworking Co. Located in Archbold, OH, Sauder was established in 1934, and has grown into North America’s leading producer of ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture, and the nation’s fifth largest residential furniture manufacturer. Pro-actively monitoring their network is […]

  • 5 Ways to Recycle Your Smartphone

    5 Ways to Recycle Your Smartphone

    The digital age brings with it many benefits. We now all have smartphones, dedicated personal computers that fit in our pockets. We’re the “always on, always connected” generation and we have access to vast quantities of data right at our fingertips. However, with every new innovation and technological addition there are the inevitable pros and […]

  • Top 10 Amusing Questions To Ask Siri

    Top 10 Amusing Questions To Ask Siri

    Since the iPhone 4S release back in October 2011, people have been falling in love with Siri the world over. In case you’re not familiar with it, Siri is your virtual personal assistant neatly stowed away within your phone. All you need to do is ask Siri a question – using your spoken voice – […]

  • Is Antivirus Software Becoming Obsolete?

    Is Antivirus Software Becoming Obsolete?

    Viruses, trojans, worms – malware (a contraction of ‘malicious software’) come in many forms. Even though these threats have been around for decades, the volume has increased steadily in line with overall internet usage. What’s more, just as the sophistication and capabilities of technology has improved over the years, so too has the proficiency of […]

  • BYOD Security Threats and How to Solve Them

    BYOD Security Threats and How to Solve Them

    Bring your own device, or BYOD, is becoming an increasing trend within large and small businesses alike. Allowing employees to use their own devices has its benefits. It has been seen to increase productivity immensely by allowing employees to work from home and the freedom to work during commuting and outside the office has gone […]

  • How Useable are Word and Excel for iPad?

    How Useable are Word and Excel for iPad?

    Microsoft’s Office for iPad was a long time coming, and indeed the delay has allowed plenty of alternatives to get their foot in the market door, some of which are now thriving and are fully integrated into some larger organizations’ mobile and cloud service strategies. The debate surrounding how useable Office for iPad would end […]

  • Computing Degree or Experience?

    Computing Degree or Experience?

    Deciding whether to continue your education and go on to college can be a difficult decision. It used to be that going on to further education was the only way to get a well-paid job, and a career that would sustain you during your entire working life. But with the rise of Internet based courses, […]