Into the bin it goes ! It is generally recommended that when you throw away house rubbish that you do not include intact personal information. To avoid electronic dumpster diving and people getting your (PII) such as bank accounts, NI numbers, ID and such. This is because naughty people can and will look through bins …

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When we are not supplying IT support for our clients, one of the things we often do here at Octagon is just explore technology. We like to understand – not only the core products we support but also – you never know when keeping up with the latest tech will help us solve your problem! …

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IT Support is not only for when things don’t work. Precious Seconds Do you ever think about how much time your computer steals from you? Do you find using it frustrating? You wouldn’t be the first, so here are some simple changes you can make that could drastically improve your experience. Two screens (or more) …

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A PC clean is an part of your IT policies if you want your equipment to be reliable. Spring Cleaning Lots of people give their homes a good spring clean, getting rid of dust that has built up and helping everyone breathe easier, and this also works for computers. Dust in your house (and computer) …

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One of our larger clients recently approached us to find them an additional laptop for one of their staff with some specific requirements. They wanted it to be light, have a small form factor at 13” or less, be reasonably powerful and also be cheap at around £600. They also requested that it not be …

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A client recently brought their laptop to us as they were unable to get remote support. They had very likely been the victim of a scam which had cost them a significant sum of money. They wanted us to check their computer for malware and see the offending emails. This proved tricky as none of …

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As many may remember, early computers were fairly useless by themselves. Personal computers such as the C64, Amiga, Atari and Spectrum did not have any internal storage, some did not even have a drive to accept a disk or tape and required peripherals to load data. As such people frequently found themselves with multiple boxes …

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If you have a phone, computer or tablet, I will guess that nary a day goes by without a software update. Do you know why firmware updates are important?   Updates are there to fix bugs! Software updates increase performance and improve security. They may disrupt the use of the device but even, so they …

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Many people who use their laptops and devices for work find themselves doing work wherever they are, from the comfort of their home office, to a hotel or perhaps an airport lounge. They all have Wi-Fi available and often for free, however not all Wi-Fi is created equally. Should you find yourself having to use …

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