How to perform a SWOT analysis, and why your business needs you to You may have heard the expression “SWOT” analysis being thrown quite a lot when working on business strategy and for good reason - it’s one of the foundations of identifying the current state of your business and therefore how you can make […]

Here's what you should look for when picking an internet phone package If there's one thing virtually every business needs, it's a phone system. Whether it's for sales calls, communicating with distributors, or customer support, it is essential to have some form of business phone network. A professional-grade phone system can make a small operation […]

We look at design, security, compatibility and more to see which OS best fits your business Everyone knows someone who’s unfailingly loyal to their smartphone operating system. If you don’t have the same system as they, do, they’ll be sure to tell you what you’re missing out on. You might think that your phone has […]

From 3G to 4G, mobile connectivity has revolutionised our lives. Now 5G is set to do it again We now live in a world where internet is fast-becoming a human right, the days of GPRS seem like a prehistoric thing of the past and we grow ever more demanding for faster, more reliable network connectivity […]

iPhone users can now protect their chats with Touch ID or Face ID Facebook has added biometric authentication to WhatsApp, allowing users to better prevent unauthorised access to their conversations. The new feature is currently only available to iOS users, and can be accessed by updating the app to version 2.19.20 from the Apple App […]

What an IT manager does and how to become one “Have you tried turning it off and back on again?” Back when IT managers only had desktop computers and servers to worry about, this might have been the only question needed to solve a problem. While this method might still be a viable solution, it […]

We put the web's three best browsers head to head. So which one comes out on top? What would the internet be without the humble browser? A database of information no one could make sense from – pretty useless really. Browsers are the gateway to the internet. Allowing the world wide web's huge swathes of […]

The legacy OS has an end date of 14 Jan 2020, so it's time to move on Windows 7 has been a much loved operating system but it has just one year of support left. Yes, that's right, come 14 January 2020, extended support will be no more. A decade after its release, Windows 7 […]

We look at what SSID is and how it is used to connect devices to the internet When looking to join a wireless network from your smartphone, laptop, or tablet, users are typically presented with a list of names to click on. These names are known as a service set identifiers (SSIDs), which can either […]

A guide to all the latest cyber criminal tricks, and how to beat them When it comes to defeating security threats, awareness is one of the most effective weapons in your arsenal, and our chief aim is to continue providing you with the knowledge and the defences you need to stay one step ahead of […]