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How to Airplay to a Fire TV (Screen Mirror)
Amazon Fire TV usage is wide spread due to low cost and the wide range of support for streaming services, I am a big fan and have many…
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How to fix Outlook and Word 365 performance issues with Fusion 2020 (Jaws/Zoomtext)
On first installing Fusion 2020 from Freedom Scientific on a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (i7 16GB Ram, SSD) it would work for a few minutes, but then just…
Reflecting on 20 years in IT
As 2020 draws to an end, I wanted to share Reflecting on 20 years in IT. Twenty years ago I started my first job as IT Manager for…
What does 99% uptime mean?
Over the years I have seen uptime stated as part of service level agreements for a wide range of services, from internet connections to web hosting and online…
5 tips for working with PDF documents
PDF as a document format has taken the world by storm. Only a few short years ago we needed to buy expensive software to create and edit PDF…
5 Key Steps to Selecting Software or Services
Selecting software or services can be a bewildering, especially when there are more than a couple to choose from or a wide range of features. Software or services…
5 Top Tips for Remote Working Across Timezones
I have spent a huge amount of my time working on projects crossing multiple time zones over the last few years. Let me share some of the tips…
Are you missing the hidden costs of Free Open Source software?
Business often consider Open Source software to be free due to it being free to download, install and use. But is it really free? What is Open Source…
Frustrated with Document Formatting in Word?
Millions of people use Microsoft Word daily, but only a fraction of users exploit more than 5% of the functionality available. This is sometimes because trying to use…
LastPass – Does it improve your security?
For those of you that are not familiar, LastPass is an online service to securely store your passwords. The service stores all your passwords online, accessible with a…
