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Microsoft Volume Licensing can be a minefield, so here’s a quick guide applicable for small businesses. Generally we don’t recommend it to our clients unless there’s a very good reason, mainly because it often works out more expensive than buying OEM/PKC. Eligibility To start a Volume License there are eligibility criteria. For businesses, this typically […]
We think Office 365 is best for several of the solutions it offers when compared to various other solutions. Of course this is just our opinion and is based on our experiences of software, companies and customers. History Email started with basic POP and then IMAP type mailboxes. Moving from ‘just email’ to ‘groupware’ is […]
Is cloud computing for me? A question I am being asked more often. My answer is always the same – it depends. There is a lot to know about cloud and navigating can be a minefield. Here is the vital information you need to consider before making a decision: 1. What sort of cloud solution […]
Here’s a problem we encountered recently – if you update to Adobe Reader 11.0.9 and then get an error every time you double-click on a PDF file saying ‘Error opening this document’ you might want to know how to fix it. In essence it seems that Adobe no longer trusts PDF documents on a network […]
If you are moving premises check your broadband speed first. Since the Internet is so integrated into our lives and businesses it is often important to know what sort of broadband speed you may be able to get before you commit to a 5-year lease. It isn’t as easy as you might think it should […]
Microsoft have discountinued the SBS line of software, a great-value option for a lot of small businesses including the massive power of Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Exchange Server, this is a fact. But many companies still need this sort of solution and are looking around for an SBS 2011 replacement. We definately recommend to […]
If you own a Yealink EXP38 expansion module, you may ask ‘Which button is which’? The EXP38 offers 38 programmable buttons for the T26 and T28 model phones, including dual-colour LEDs which can be lit or flash in green or red. As you look at the unit the buttons are split into 2-column-pairs, and are […]
You will need these SBS 2011 Certificate installation instructions if you are using a self-signed SSL certificate and and of the following apply:- You connect to your SBS 2011 server from a PC at home for Outlook, Remote Web Access or Outlook Web Access Your company server was upgraded to SBS 2011 and your Outlook […]
Sage Accounts is compatible with Windows 7 x64 aka 64 bit but you need the sage pdf converter x64 bit update. Sage UK do not make it easy for you to find and install the Sage PDF Converter x64 bit update. They want you to login to the support website first, and have a support […]
Windows 2003 FRS Replication DFS+NTFRS Windows Server 2003 DFS uses the FRS File Replication Service aka NTFRS replicatoin service to replicate data between servers. Typically only the Sysvol is replicated (by default it is between AD domain controllers) but if you are using DFS to create a redundant or diversified infrastructure you may come into […]
This week’s topic is “What I learned during a recent Server Rebuild and Disaster Recovery” session, in which a RAID system failed catastrophically on a Windows SBS 2003 server. Anyone who knows about SBS knows that most people who have it have only 1 server, and so for this company the business was largely offline […]
Wireless Networks are a very common thing nowadays and there is an expectation of connection everywhere you go. Large networks, in terms of either number of users or the physical scope of the network, can become quite complex to satisfy everyone’s needs – users as well as administrators. If you are need to deploy or […]