We’re sure you’re all sick of the news about Coronavirus, or Covid-19. The countless posts on social media, endless newsreels on television and websites, hearing about job losses, business shutdowns and the impact it’s having on people. It seems that you can’t escape from it. There are huge initiatives, started up by ordinary people, to…
Do you know the performance of your data cabling for fire resistance? Most people don’t, and it’s not something that is really at the forefront of most people’s minds when it comes to slinging in a bit of CAT6. But… it’s actually quite important, and here’s why: The CPR No, not the “Stayin’ Alive” one….
Ever tried looking through a dirty window? It messes up the view, dulls the light and makes it difficult to see anything with any clarity. You probably already knew that fibre optic cable uses beams of light… But, did you know it’s also affected by dirt? It makes sense though, doesn’t it? Every connection in…
Telephone systems come in all shapes and sizes From on-premises systems, cloud hosted and hybrid. They all ultimately do the same thing – enable your users to make and receive calls to the outside world and to each other. They all have similar feature sets, functionality and user experience. These days they all use the…
Fig 1: First survey at 5Ghz radio Spoiler Alert: You can! Plotting where to put your Wireless Access Points (APs) can be a fairly inexact science, building materials, objects, people and interference can all play a big part in how radio waves are transmitted around a building. There are some software packages that can predict…
Ever received an email receipt from iTunes for something you’re sure you never purchased? It’s important to keep an eye out for these, they are one of several scams targeting iPhone users trying to gain access to their information. iPhone users are a particularly good target for scammers since most users believe that Apple products…
Not the worst we’ve ever seen… People rarely do! For every tidy rack we come across there are fifty that are in a terrible mess. It’s never usually one person’s fault, it’s usually a culmination of a number of factors over a length of time. We’re going to look into the causes of an untidy…
“Your bill is ready to view, click here to see call charges…” Mobile phones are a prime target for scammers. We rely on them so heavily that the mere though of being cut off, barred in some way, or having used all of our data allowance, will send most teenagers into a meltdown. It’s the…
You’re in charge of a busy department. The day to day functions won’t go away and your time is spent managing teams, sorting out issues, liaising with other departments and keeping track of your suppliers. The to-do list grows longer, the issues get bigger and your business needs to keep on top of it’s infrastructure…
“Hi, I’m calling from BT…” Internet connectivity is probably one of the most important things to us in this digital age. In the past we were happy with a TV aerial and a telephone but now, with so much of our daily activity taking place on the internet, the internet connection is king. You can…