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Email Backup
Backing up your data should be one of the main mantras of any business. A virus or sudden hardware failure can strike at any time and reduce even the most philosophical of us to tears.
MailStore Home is a free, windows only, application that provides you with an easy way to back up your emails. Whilst the [...]
Why we like Skype
That’s right, Skype isn’t just for long distance relationships, if used right it can be used as an effective business tool.
The latest across the globe
As Gordon Brown faces the daunting task of telling his electorate that yet another data breach has occurred, The Times reveals that a whopping 8,500 laptops are left in UK airports every year and Londoners alone sloppily left 5,000 laptops in taxis over a six-month period.
5 Useful Thunderbird Extensions
Well, we’ve already discussed the huge benefits of using Thunderbird, and one of its major advantages for us was the extensions (more recently called “addons”) feature which adds to an already formidable package.
We list 5 extensions/addons that we use daily, although feel free to add any comments about any that you feel we missed.
1) Addressbook synchronizer
An excellent little [...]
Google Apps for Domain Mobile Version Released
Following the release of the Gmail Mobile application, a java based program to allow you to read your messages from your phone, Google has now released a version for Google Apps for your Domain users who don’t happen to have a Blackberry. In other words, you can use it with almost any phone on the [...]
How to store your Passwords
Nowadays, you need a password for everything. Whether it be email addresses, online accounts, banking, paying a bill, or logging into your desktop at work, we all find ourselves overloaded with mountains of passwords, key codes and urls. In a business context, your passwords are the key to your company and could cause [...]
How to use Excel
Common questions we get are from users who want get more out of their excel/ spreadsheet application.
Google Apps
Many businesses make use of a Microsoft Exchange Server to manage their emails and files. True to its name, it requires a server, which is essentially a hard disk which runs all of the office applications and filters them down to each user on their computers. For example, it will collect all emails [...]
Free Office Suite?
Openoffice is a robust, open source alternative to Microsoft Office and, of course, you can even download it for free.
The suite covers all of the the Microsoft Office bases and will give you Writer (MS Word), Math, Impress (MS Powerpoint), Draw, Calc (Excel) and Base (MS Access).
How to Command Respect – A Tutorial
The Even Happier Website has posted an article about How to Command Respect, an attribute that many would perhaps like to have. It notes a number of key ways in which people should conduct themselves, and focuses on posture, dress, and even facial expressions. We are not sure if this will help you [...]
Free Antivirus for Business?
There is a slew of free anti virus programs out there which are free for personal use, many of them proving to be as effective for the average user as their payed-for counterparts. But what if you need a solid free anti virus program for business use? This is where ClamAV comes in.
Thunderbird 2.0 for email
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 is a free download – and with an installer weighing in at just over 6 megabytes, this is already a blessing even for the slowest of internet connections.
Welcome!
This is a blog dedicated to running your business and it aims to help those who do not have large amounts of capital to invest. We look at free, or very low cost, alternatives to what is on offer on the market, whether it be I.T. solutions, professional advice, or any of the countless considerations [...]
Companies Act 2006 delayed until 2009
The Government announced last week that the full implementation of the Companies Act 2006 will be delayed until 1st October 2009. The news has generated mixed feelings. Some companies will be grateful for the extra year within which to switch from the 1985 Act to the 2006 Act. Others, who have already started [...]
Employers: Do not question the Doctor’s orders!
In a recent case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal an employee who had been refused sick leave by her employer despite the fact that she had produced a medical certificate signing off work due to stress won a substantial award of compensation. The court rejected the employer’s argument that it could rely on a clause [...]
Unfair Commercial Practice could send you to Prison
April 2008 should see the implementation of the “Unfair Commercial Practices Directive” which will result in changes to the existing UK consumer protection laws and will have ramifications on the legal liability of all companies. For a start, engaging in ‘unfair’ commercial practices will become a criminal offence.
Princess Margaret’s ‘illegitimate love child’ in court battle over wills
A 51 year old accountant, who claims that he is the illegitimate child of Princess Margaret, applied to the High Court seeking an order that would allow him to see the wills of the late Queen Mother and late Princess Margaret. He said the purpose of his application was to identify whether the Royal wills [...]
Snooping on your employees?
A recent case in the European Court of Human Rights served to remind employers about the laws concerning the privacy of employees and their web/email/telephone usage.
Am I employed or self-employed?
The status as self- employed or employed will have ramifications on you and your company in terms of your rights and your tax liability. For example, a person who is self-employed will be able to claim expenses against tax and a company will have to pay for PAYE deductions and NICs for its employees. [...]