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IT Support Monday
IT Support Lincolnshire I’m having a varied day. I have supplied and fitted a new PC and installed the software the client requires. I received a call from a client who had dropped off the network so I went out and fixed it. I had the usual call about a slow PC and I fixed …
Police warn of ‘ransom’ spam targeting UK businesses #ITSupport #Lincolnshire
When I talk to clients about security of their data, I am always warning people about Virus’ and Trojan’s. Well here’s another attack the BBC are warning us about: BBC News – Police warn of ‘ransom’ spam targeting UK users. You must be using good security, anti-virus, anti-spam software. Remember this is a problem where …
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Is your company up to date?
Here at Octagon we have recently been looking at our client’s software to make sure it is in keeping with today’s standards. In the not too distant future Microsoft will be withdrawing support for some of it’s operating systems, such as Server 2003 and Windows XP. We understand that some companies have had their equipment …
A paperwork day!
I had scheduled today to be the day I caught up with my paperwork, however it did not work out that way. Among a variety of support jobs, I had to go out to Gainsborough to sort some email issues and then follow up with an issue Guitar George was having. After I fixed his …
Pop Up removals
Out on site today and some strange pop ups appearing in Internet Explorer. Have been running a scan and looks like its found something. If you have issues like this please let us know. We can help you. Martin
It is an old “geek” joke but…
It is an old joke – but you should look at Clive’s “photo of the day” here. It was taken on his way back from helping one of our client’s, in Lincoln, who had been having problems with their internet.
Emergency Call Out
Hi all, firstly let me apologise for not blogging last week. Occasionally we get an emergency call out for one of our contract client’s. Last week I was called out in the early evening as a server had decided to misbehave due to an update. Our contract client’s know that we will usually be able …
Help across Lincolnshire
I have been out this morning to solve a network issue for a client. I traced the problems to a faulty cable and to keep the company working I used a 15m, that I carry with me, to put in in temporary patch, until we can get in and carry out a permanent fix. This …
