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Homeworking - is your business ready?

Paul W. in Support | 13/11/2011

The necessity to work out of the office is ever-increasing in the world we live in. This is never truer than when the bad weather is upon us.

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Fake antivirus alerts

Paul W. in Security | 31/08/2011

Recently, we have seen an increase in the number of computers affected by fake antivirus alerts and applications. They try to entice money from you by claiming you need to purchase a piece of software to remove.....

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Windows Small Business Server migration - documentation

Paul W. in Small business server | 28/08/2011

Microsoft have kindly organised all of their small business server migration documents and tools into one handy location.

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Phone hacking – are you safe?

Craig B. in Security | 22/07/2011

Recently people have begun to ask how secure their phones are from those mischievous hackers, and quite rightly so, given recent events and scandal. So here at Waite IT, we decided to do a little bit of investigation into which techniques were allegedly used by the phone hackers and to see if we could conclude any preventative measures.

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Can a tablet replace your laptop?

Paul W. in Support | 22/07/2011

With all of the recent advances in tablet technology and their growing popularity, I thought I’d share my opinions of the different platforms and highlight whether (in my personal opinion) a tablet can replace a laptop.

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IT support services

Paul W. in Support | 22/07/2011

What should be your top priority when considering an outsourced IT support service?

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Protecting your data from unauthorised use – part 2

Craig B. in Security | 22/07/2011

In the previous post we talked about some of the reasons why having a clearly defined ICT Acceptable Use policy enforced within your business should be of top priority.

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Protecting your data from unauthorised use – part 1

Craig B. in Security | 19/07/2011

Information Security is currently a hot topic amongst the business community.

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Small Business Server – annoyances

Paul W. in Small business server | 19/07/2011

Microsoft Windows SBS 2008 is a great product, providing the small business with MS Windows Server 2008 and MS Exchange 2007, as well as a few other robust features. It does, however, come with a few annoying issues.

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Migrating SBS 2003 to SBS 2008

Paul W. in Small business server | 19/07/2011

We thought it would also be useful to give our perspective on the SBS migration process. So here it is!

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Building a cost-effective small office network

Paul W. in Support | 07/07/2011

Your business may be small, but your reliance on the IT network is probably much the same as a large enterprise.

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Online backups

Paul W. in Support | 07/07/2011

As part of your disaster recovery plan, having an offsite copy of your data is a vital part of that plan. Our online backup service enables you to keep an offsite backup of your data securely.

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How to make Windows start up faster

Paul W. in Hints and Tips | 07/07/2011

Over time, with the many applications and services that you install on to your PC, more and more apps and services are set to start up when Windows loads.

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How to stay clear of viruses

Paul W. in Support | 07/07/2011

Spyware, Adware, Malware, Worms, Trojans – the list is endless.

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Network switches vs hubs

Paul W. in Hardware | 07/07/2011

This topic is extremely important for the flow of data in a network, and it can be quite frustrating when people try to say that a network switch and a network hub are one and the same. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

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How to remove a bad driver in Windows

Paul W. in Hints and Tips | 07/07/2011

If you’ve installed a new device driver in Windows but it doesn’t work, then here’s how to remove it.

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Cloud computing – what is it all about?

Paul W. in Support | 07/07/2011

Cloud computing is a widely-used term right now, but what is it all about?

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Press release

Paul W. in Announcements | 07/07/2011

You may be aware of our recent press release. If not you can read the full story here.

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Why use a server?

Paul W. in Hardware | 07/07/2011

If you’re a small business, you may be considering adding a server into your network. Once your business reaches a certain size, there are many good reasons to add a server into your organisation. Below are just some of the best reasons.

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