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IT Support
October 3, 2011 | 
Author Do you need to Convert PDF to Word?
Most of us have Adobe PDF documents that we occasionally need to update or edit. If you don’t have the origional documents there are ways round it just Convert PDF to Word.
Options to Convert PDF to Word
- Install an application on your PC
- Use
Posted in Cloud Computing, ComputerSpot News, Explained, Free Software, IT Support, Technical Tips | 
Tags: Adobe Pdf Files, Microsoft Word, Nitro PDF | 
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Combine the Advantages of Cloud Storage & the Speed of Local Storage
There are many different Cloud Storage products available today. Some are designed for a single PC and are very simple to use, but they don’t work well for teams of users who need to share files. At the other extreme you get
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What is Plan B?
At some point we have all had that heart stopping moment when we realise that ‘I can’t Find My Phone’. Plan B is the first and only ‘find my phone’ app that you download AFTER you’ve already lost your phone.
I can’t find my Phone –
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Get all the features of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free plus:
The new evaluation of Malwarebytes Pro allows you to test the features of the Professional edition for 14 days before it reverts to the feature set of the Free Edition. Malwarebytes Pro adds the following features to the set available in the
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Critical Android Vulnerability
Yesterday, researchers from Germany’s University of Ulm reported that some Android applications transmit sensitive authentication data without properly securing it, making people vulnerable to having their private data (e.g. Calendar Contacts, Pictures) accessed by an attacker.
When a vulnerable device transmits its authentication data, an attacker can
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Do you get an error when you try to open attachments in Outlook?
I had a situation last week where a customer couldn’t open .tiff attachments direct from Outlook, however if they saved the attachment first they could open it. The customer was using SBS 2003 and the attachments were inbound
Read the rest of this entry »Lookout mobile security catches car thieves
Its a US video, so unfortunately has the mandatory 15 second commercial at the beginning, but is well worth watching to see how Lookout Mobile Security helps in real life.
What is Lookout Mobile Security?
Lookout is a Mobile Security application which works on Blackberry, Android phones
Read the rest of this entry »Posted in Backup & Recovery, Business, ComputerSpot News, Email, IT Support, Mobile Computing, Security, Software, Virus & Malware | Tags: android, Anti Virus, Blackberry, Lookout, Malware, Mobile Phone, Mobile Security, Spyware | 1 Comment »
SmartStamp – The Problem
The current Release of SmartStamp, from the Royal Mail, version 3.0.0.8 will not work correctly if you have IE9 installed on your computer. What happens is that the Postage Rate updates will not download.
When you go to print SmartStamp:
- Checks that the postage rate used
Posted in Business, ComputerSpot News, IT Support, Marketing, Software | Tags: IE9, Internet Explorer, Postal Mail, Royal Mail, Smart Stamp, Smartstamp | 1 Comment »
Successfully Remove Malware from your Computer
Today I had another instance of Malware on a computer that was brought into the office. In this case the problem manifested its self as not being able to run .exe files.
The computer was a laptop running Windows Vista, once the Malware had installed
Read the rest of this entry »How can you use the latest FTTC fast broadband?
The latest fast broadband provides speeds of upto 40Mb download and 10Mb upload. These speeds could drastically change the way that businesses work and how home users interact with the internet.
A fast broadband connection, using FTTC, is cost effective
Read the rest of this entry »Posted in Backup & Recovery, Business, Business Continuity, Cloud Computing, ComputerSpot News, Home Users, Internet, IT Support, VoIP Telephony | Tags: ADSL, Adsl Line, Broadband Connection, Broadband Speeds, Connectivity Type, Document Management, Download Speeds, Fttc, Online Backup, Real Option, samknows, Small Businesses, Upload Speed, Voip Phone System | 1 Comment »
FTTC Availability in the UK
FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) is the latest High Speed Broadband offering in the UK. It is available from BT, branded as Infinity, and from various independent network providers. FTTC Speeds are the same from all of the providers, including BT. FTTC is packaged differently by
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Network Problems Solved
If you are experiencing, unexplained, network problems and need to try and improve your network performance then you should talk to the guys at LinkStatus. They have vast experience in network fault finding and performance optimisation.
What Network Problems can Linkstatus help with?
Whether you need:-
- Multi-site
Posted in ComputerSpot News, Internet, IT Support, Technical Tips, VoIP Telephony | Tags: Apparent Networks, Bandwidth Monitoring, Fault Finding, linkstatus, Network Fault, Network Monitoring, Network Performance, Pathview Cloud, Performance Optimisation, Remote Monitoring, Root Cause Analysis, Voip Deployment, WAN, WAN Optimisation, Web Application Performance | No Comments »
