Are you on business broadband?

In the working world many people can work from almost anywhere, even people in large corporations are able to work from home when needed. Few households have at least one computer – most have multiple devices attached to their own home WiFi.  So that means working...

BitTorrent? Isn’t that illegal?

Many people associate BitTorrent with downloading pirated movies, but it’s not an illegal application, it’s a protocol that allows you to move large data files around. Yes, of course, some people use it for piracy, but it can be used for totally legal reasons too –...

Does your business need an intranet?

Big organisations talk about their intranet, but does a small organisation need one? Firstly, let’s be clear about what constitutes an intranet – in simple terms it’s simply a shared network – sometimes called a VPN – Virtual Private Network.  Typically, this means...

How to get your website to the top of the rankings

There are a lot of SEO companies who promise you they can put you at the top of the search engine rankings – but how can they all succeed?  Everyone can’t be Number 1. Search engine optimisation is not a one-hit wonder, it’s a long term strategy that needs constant...

Never, never click a link

There are endless scams that land in your inbox and many of them look like bona fide emails.  The latest is an email that appears to come from the DVLA asking you to verify your driving licence or vehicle tax online – you will then be asked for your bank details to...

Cryptolocker revisited

  Just as the threat of having all your data encrypted and held to ransom had begun to fade into memory – it’s back.  And this time it’s got a few nasty little enhancements. Now it not only encrypts the data on your computer, but goes on a search mission to get...