Don’t be fooled – how to cut your IT costs

Cut IT costs

Are you paying too much for your business IT? We know that many businesses are, they have been ill advised (or not advised at all) and are maintaining an industry that thrives on confusion and over-engineering. We will show how to get better IT at better prices. The technology sector is extremely dynamic and where [...]

Microsoft offers free anti-virus to small businesses

Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft is now offering Microsoft Security Essentials for free to small businesses up to 10 users. Previously it was only available for free to home users. This makes the package one of the very few free anti-virus packages that permit business use. This is great news for small businesses as Microsoft Security Essentials is a [...]

10 reasons to swap your spreadsheets for a CRM

Spreadsheet or CRM benefits

A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is, in essence, a database of contacts making it easy to find their details fast, build a record of any past dealings with them, and keep track of outstanding tasks and opportunities. With literally hundreds of packages available online, the CRM market is extremely competitive. And with ever decreasing [...]

Choosing the best email setup for a small business

Outlook menu

Are you still using the email setup that came with your domain registration or web hosting account? If so, then this blog post is for you! We will explain how you can get a professional and affordable email setup  that is always in sync across computers and mobiles. More than just an Inbox A professional [...]

10 things to look out for when choosing a CRM

Online CRM

A CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system is a great tool but there are hundreds of different systems out there and it can be tricky and time consuming to find one that suits  your needs, whether it is an online CRM or in-house CRM. Here are some pointers to get you on the right track. Essentials [...]

Tried and tested: IntSig CamCard Business Card Reader

Camcard

IntSig CamCard is a business card scanner for your smart phone. After taking a picture of a business card CamCard automatically recognizes the various data on the card, allows you to make corrections, and saves it to your phone’s address book, nice and easy! We had a play with the iPhone version of Camcard. Accuracy [...]

1-minute introduction to Cloud Computing

Cumulus IT cloud

Cloud Computing, also known as Software as a Service (SaaS) and web-hosted IT, is a general term for using IT functions via your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox) instead of from software installed on your PC or server. A simple example is using web mail such as Gmail or Hotmail. Another well known example is [...]