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In this article, we look at how the risks to businesses posed by pirated software can far outweigh the benefits of using it, and how you can protect your business from the true costs of pirated software.  Benefits  On the surface, there appears to be some...

Thames Water has said that it wants to work with data centres in its jurisdiction to enable them to use raw water rather than drinking quality water for cooling.  Switching To Raw Rather Than Drinking Quality Water  Just as the drought has led Thames Water...

With the world facing a considerable semiconductor microchip shortage, we take a look at the causes and effects of the shortage plus some potential solutions.  Why Is This Important?  Microchips are now included in virtually everything from watches to white...

Following an experiment by Bristol and Cambridge Universities, Google has announced that it plans to run adverts on YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook, educating users about how to spot disinformation and misinformation.  ‘Pre-Bunking’ Experiment  The...

If you’d like to improve your productivity and focus on daily tasks, but in a way that works with your existing behaviour patterns, and doesn’t create ever-longer to-do lists, ‘My Day’ in Microsoft's ‘To Do’ cross-platform app may help. Here’s how to use it: - Go...

In this article, we look at what ‘job phishing’ is, how it works, and how you can protect yourself from this type of fraud.  What Is Job Phishing?  Job phishing refers to recruitment/employment scams where fraudsters pose as recruitment agents or reputable...

In this insight, we take a brief look at Calendy contrasted against Microsoft Bookings and highlight some of the pros and cons of each.  Calendy  Founded in 2013, Calendy is a SaaS meeting and event scheduling app for website, Chrome extension or mobile app,...

Microsoft Excel’s new @mentions feature allows users to create, assign, and track tasks in a workbook, thereby making collaboration in Excel easier.  Added To Roadmap 2020  The @mentions feature, which was added to Excel for the web in 2020 and added to the...

A Google data centre going offline in July due to a cooling related failure is just one of a slew of challenges posed by climate change that the big tech companies are facing.  Heatwave Knocks London Data Centre Offline  The heatwave in July caused outages...

Here’s a simple tip using Notepad to check if your antivirus is working as it should: - Open Notepad. - Type X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* into notepad. - Save the file as either e.g., test.exe or test.bat (cyber criminals often...

In this insight, we look at what Microsoft Azure is, plus what it offers businesses.  Azure  Microsoft Azure (formerly Windows Azure) is Microsoft’s public cloud computing platform. Public cloud refers to cloud computing services offered over the public...

Advanced, an IT supplier to the NHS, has been hit by a ransomware attack that could take a month to recover from.  What Happened?  Birmingham-based ‘Advance’ provides digital services to the NHS such as patient check-in and NHS 111. The company’s Adastra...