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Just a quick reminder… My Head’s a Bit Fuzzy is nearly here
We are going to launch our new podcast, with Develop and Promote at the Business Club this Monday. This week Lizzie and I are talking about passwords. Next week we are going to start on search engine optimisation and the week after that it is “what is a good data backup”. If you go to…
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Recording and mixing the podcast – Guitar George @MHaBF
My Head’s a Bit Fuzzy Podcast With the podcast launch coming up on Monday, i thought I would publish this photo of George (www.guitar-george.co.uk) mixing the show for us. read more here. Thanks George for all your help and support in this project. Clive
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Popular passwords
With the launch of our new podcast My Head’s a Bit Fuzzy – which will be looking at passwords – this article shows the problems with poor passwords. BBC News – Analysis reveals popular Adobe passwords. My Head’s a Bit Fuzzy is a weekly podcast jointly sponsored by Octagon Technology and Develop and Promote. Each…
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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…
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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
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BBC News – Dell laptops ‘smell of cat urine’
I am looking for a new laptop but I don’t think I will be getting a Dell. BBC News – Dell users: Latitude 6430u laptops ‘smell of cat urine’. Notice they did not offer to take them back – only offering for you to send them back (who pays?) to replace the keyboards (and how…
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Branston Christmas Tree Light Switch On & Market – poster #Branston
Octagon Technology and the Branston Business Network will be supporting this event – money raised during the evening will be going to local charities. It should be great fun and I am sure there will be mulled wine and Christmas ale available at the Waggon. click on the above image for a larger version If…
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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.
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Helping with WordPress
Although we are not web designers we have a great deal of experience of helping client’s with their self produced WordPress sites. This is what I am doing this evening for clients who need the work done by Wednesday so they can promote some things they are doing next week. Fast cars are their business…
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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…
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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…
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Guitar George – on the road
I have been out this morning to support one of our clients, Guitar George, who was exhibiting at the Bracebridge Heath Festival. Over the past few weeks I have watched him build his latest dramatic electric guitar, the “Snake”. This is primarily an exhibition piece which is getting close to being finished, it is just…
