Smartphone | Octagon Technology http://jeremycatton.co.uk 01522 797520 Thu, 18 May 2023 12:00:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 http://jeremycatton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-Logo-32x32.png Smartphone | Octagon Technology http://jeremycatton.co.uk 32 32 Is your Dad a geek? Do you need a present for Father’s Day? http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2022/06/06/is-your-dad-a-geek-do-you-need-a-present-for-fathers-day/ http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2022/06/06/is-your-dad-a-geek-do-you-need-a-present-for-fathers-day/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:59:00 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=7960

Father’s Day is rapidly approaching – 19th June for those of you that need to know. Here is my annual “Geek Dad” present list. I have done the hard work of virtually shopping for you to find those gifts that geek Dads are sure to like. No affiliate links here – ideas, just for fun. …

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]]> http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2022/06/06/is-your-dad-a-geek-do-you-need-a-present-for-fathers-day/feed/ 0 Of course I updated to iOS 15 http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2021/10/11/of-course-i-updated-to-ios-15/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:14:00 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=5477

I am not supposed to be blogging for Octagon this month – I have two ebooks to write one for Octagon on the cybersecurity bases you have to cover and one for Smart Thinking covering a ransomware plan – but as I am writing this over breakfast on Sunday neither Diana or Kamila can complain. …

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]]> iOS 15 is very close but… http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2021/09/28/ios-15-is-very-close-but/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:06:00 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=5403

As the launch of Apple’s iOS 15 gets closer there is an issue with what originally looked like a very good idea. I have an article on Smart Thinking Solutions that any user of an iOS device or Apple’s iCloud should look at and think about. Apple will scan your images – but don’t worry! …

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]]> Bored and then Not Bored thanks to Modern Family and a Lost Connection http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2021/09/21/bored-and-then-not-bored-thanks-to-modern-family-and-a-lost-connection/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:14:10 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=5385

A look at why the new Apple iPhone 13 is only as good as the one from 2015 and why I am bored.

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]]> Get this done now! – iPhone Vulnerability http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2021/09/14/get-this-done-now-iphone-vulnerability/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:41:50 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=5370 Get this done now! – iPhone Vulnerability NO I mean really get this done now! There has been talk about a “zero-click” vulnerability in iOS for a while on tech channels and now Apple has a patch. I will say more after you go to your iPhone/iPad/iPod and do this: Settings – General – Software …

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]]> Cool stuff about Microsoft 365 for Business http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2021/09/10/cool-stuff-about-microsoft-365-for-business/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:33:36 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=5354

Recently we have been producing articles telling you about the benefits of the tools in our 365R package – but sometimes we forget that at the heart of the system is Microsoft 365 for Business. We wrap some great security and compliance tools around Microsoft’s software and add our experienced IT support staff to give …

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]]> Two Good Reasons to Turn Off Your Phone WiFi http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2019/12/02/two-good-reasons-to-turn-off-your-phone-wifi/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:50:59 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=4138

Let me give you two good reasons for you to turn off the Wi-Fi on your phone…  There is a phrase “Big Brother is watching you”, and there is probably a generation gap that says some of us know it comes from George Orwell’s 1984 and others who think Channel Four has something to do …

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]]> BBC News – Apple store in Paris hit by thieves in heist http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2013/01/03/bbc-news-apple-store-in-paris-hit-by-thieves-in-heist/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:27:27 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=453 We all now walk down the street talking on our smartphones or stand on a street corner using them to find the nearest coffee shop – however are we becoming “security casual” with these very expensive items? Apple devices are a very desirable items for street thieves, (I have just bought an iPhone 5 and got …

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]]> Which smartphone? http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2012/11/06/which-smartphone/ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:06:51 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=408 There is an excellent article on the CNN website about smartphones. It is America centric, but it gives a good overview of three of the main smartphone types. Which smartphone system is right for you?

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