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Now we’re back in lockdown, and without a certain end in sight, SupportWise have helped a number of customers set up to work from home. Whilst it is a relatively straightforward procedure, in order to do it with minimum disruption to working life we had to plan well and be aware of what was expected…

When I started as an IT consultant, I never thought I’d get involved in domain disputes. Perhaps I trusted people too much, perhaps I underestimated what a small business could go through. But within the first year I have had to work my way through three disputes trying to grapple a domain back from a…

We’ve all experienced a scenario where we’ve dropped our smartphone then had a mini heart attack when checking if the screen’s cracked. Some more than others I suspect, myself included. To answer the title: very. A cracked phone screen is a fire hazard for a start, and secondly you could be exposing yourself to radiation.…

When in the market for a new website it is difficult to know which platform to use to build it. There is a lot of choice out there including Go Daddy, Wix, 1 and 1 and Joomla to name a few. WordPress, however, is the most popular. One of the biggest misconceptions about WordPress is…

Hopefully most of you will know that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 on January 14 2020. Some of you may think it doesn’t matter and will continue to use Windows 7 until it stops working. And indeed, it is estimated that 39 per cent of all PCs (as many as 200 million users) are still…

In 2017 the FBI issued a warning about ‘smart’ children’s toys, hi-tech toys which often come with a microphone, camera, and internet connectivity. Examples of such toys include SmartToy Monkey, Kidizoom, Cognitoys’ DINO, and CloudPets. At the time fears were raised over the release of a Barbie that could listen to children, and prior to…

There is more to setting up an office, than popping a laptop on a table and switching it on, as many people discovered when they were all relocated from an office environment to working from home. This becomes even more complex when setting up an IT network system for more than one member of staff…

We’re all used to upgrading our phone every couple of years, in order to maintain functionality and ongoing support but how often do we update our business IT systems; hardware, software and infrastructure? The answer is probably not enough. IT maintenance and security are an ongoing job, so purchasing the hardware, installing the software and…

SupportWiseIT Services Ltd is delighted to announce they have been certified as a CircleLoop Approved Partner. CircleLoop is a powerful cloud-based phone system for business which runs in powerful apps, from anywhere, on any device. Its powerful integrations with business tools such as HubSpot, Zoho and Pipedrive deliver huge flexibility and productivity benefits for businesses…