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 External Power Bank Packs My external power bank packs – 25Ah unit – iPod Touch (to show the sizes) – 50Ah unit For a while now I have used a series of large external power bank packs when I am camping and backpacking to charge my various devices. These large batteries are a great way to…

I wrote this blog post last week with the intention of putting it up before my holiday. However, things are not always as we plan so after returning from my holiday I decided to upload this post today. Connor and I went on a First Aid at Work Training by Hargreaves First Aid Training Centre…

We are pleased to inform about this excellent conference for HR Executives, Directors and Mangers who are responsible for the Health and Wellbeing of their employees. We met Alan Searle, Applied Psychologist at The Business Network Lincoln yesterday. Alan is responsible for planning and organising this great event. We chat about this conference during the…

In 2013, there were 1.400.000.000 smartphones in use every day in the world. Every day all these devices are plugged into the wall sockets to be charged, contributing to the total consumption of 6.600.000 mW/ph of energy in the year globally. It is estimated that the number of smartphones, tablets and other devices will increase to 9.3…

After many weeks, if not months of planning and organising, the 20th anniversary party day has finally come. The morning began with the staff full English breakfast at one of our favourites local cafes. Our delicious cake by Angels Desserts arrived just before 2:00pm and after that it was the party time. We celebrated the 20th anniversary hosting over…

Happy 20th Birthday Octagon Technology! We now have over 80 people coming to our party, so it promises to be a great event, with the chance to network with many people, enjoy our delicious cakes by Angels Desserts and a little bit of magic by Bryan Hyller who is a professional magician and will make…

New Operating System is coming soon. Are you getting ready for a free upgrade? Octagon Technology want you to know a few things about Windows 10: Release date 29 July 2015; This new Operation System will be available as a free upgrade to customers running Windows 7 and 8.1 on their PCs and laptops; Customer…

1. Samsung Galaxy S6 This is the phone that has what it takes to compete with the iPhone market; it has an excellent camera at 16 megapixels. The video and audio quality is hard to match, all this packed into a 5.1 inch screen, and the design is pleasing to hold rather than the plastic…

Nowadays, due to technology development, finding the right smartphone can sometimes be confusing. They are like mini computers with a phone, MP3 player and camera in one. And they aren’t cheap, so taking some time to do some research first and finding out exactly what you need and what you don’t, may be worth doing.…

“We knew our client had an issue with their server before they did – so I was onsite to help them as they opened their doors this morning” (Clive Catton, Technical Director and Client Services) As part of the service we carry out for our contract clients, we monitor their systems for any potential issues. This…

Remote working – work wherever you are, whenever you need I’m positive that by now many businesses have at least heard of remote working, which in simple words means allowing employees to work from home or wherever they have remote access. Here are eight top benefits from Octagon Technology of remote working. 1. Cost-benefit analysis…

Octagon Technology have partnered with B&G HR and Johnstone Insurance and held a very successful seminar on Wednesday last week in order to help local businesses improve their understanding of the risk of losing important information and provide them with some positive actions to take back to their businesses to combat these risks. During the…