Home network devices: friend or foe?
Home network devices: friend or foe? Our home maybe our castle, but just how safe are we with our home network devices spying on us? This week’s BBCs Panorama – Hacked: Smart Home Secrets – discussed the risk many...
Read more7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 1
7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 1 Introduction I am often shown some very basic information such as a page of ping or trace route responses, or a slow reacting PC screen and asked...
Read moreBroadband – Can Fibre Technology Revolutionise The UK?
Broadband – Can Fibre Technology Revolutionise The UK Economy? The broadband debate continues… I am lucky enough to get plenty of opportunities to attend events in some outstanding buildings through my Livery Company. I have attended events in Guildhall,...
Read moreThe Top 10 Ways to Improve Internet Bandwidth
The Top 10 Ways to Improve Internet Bandwidth Options to overcome bottlenecks and improve internet bandwidth Before I go any further I should point out that not all options will be available in all areas of the UK. Unfortunately,...
Read moreDo You Make These 5 Structured Cabling Mistakes?
Do You Make These 5 Structured Cabling Mistakes? Cabling good practice is just good sense. My career dates way back before structured cabling was conceived. Every manufacturer had their own cabling system. Being a cabling specialist back then meant...
Read moreHow To Upgrade To SIP – 7 Mistakes You Don’t Know You Are Making
How To Upgrade To SIP – 7 Mistakes You Don’t Know You Are Making Upgrading to SIP – what mistakes are you in danger of making? Some time ago BT announced that by 2025 their entire network will be...
Read moreCan IT really help hoteliers compete in a disrupted market?
Can IT really help hoteliers compete in a disrupted market? Hoteliers have no choice but to use IT more effectively. Back in April I wrote a blog about the state of hotel Wi-Fi – The Shocking Truth About Hotel...
Read moreIT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 1
IT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 1 IT Challenges abound as a new broom sweeps around. You may be wondering who the mergers, movers and shakers are. Mergers and movers are businesses relocating or merging...
Read moreMicrosoft Office 365: Seven Things You Need To Do To Make Sure You Stay Connected
Microsoft Office 365: Seven Things You Need To Do To Make Sure You Stay Connected Microsoft Office 365 – be prepared! Many organisations are either considering (or are in the process of) moving some or all of their applications...
Read moreEthernet – Back In The Day
Ethernet – Back In The Day Here, there and Ethernet everywhere I am in the midst of re-building Astro Communications’ main web site. While writing the content for the network switch page I got a bit carried away. It...
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