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21st August 2026

Advanced Email Protection (Microsoft 365 Business Premium)

Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes Defender for Office 365 Plan 1, which adds three layers of advanced email protection on top of the basic filtering included […]
14th August 2026

How we’re able to respond quickly to IT Support requests

Zendesk can automatically assign incoming IT support tickets to specific members of a team using a combination of triggers, automation rules, and skills-based routing. When a […]
3rd August 2026
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Update on our monthly charges (September 2026)

We haven’t increased our prices in three years, and that’s something we’re genuinely proud of. Over that time, though, the cost of running an IT support […]
5th June 2026

Microsoft 365 Business Premium: Should you upgrade?

Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Business Premium both include the same core applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint. The key difference is that […]
29th May 2026

Linux Mint as a Daily Driver

Linux Mint is a free, open-source operating system built on Ubuntu that is widely regarded as one of the most accessible and user-friendly versions of Linux […]
15th May 2026

RescueTime Review: Track Your Time

RescueTime is an automatic time-tracking application that runs quietly in the background on your computer and phone, logging every application, website, and document you interact with […]
1st May 2026

Build a Personal Daily Dashboard

A personal daily dashboard using Zapier and Microsoft To Do works by automatically routing tasks, alerts, and messages from multiple tools — such as Zendesk, Outlook, […]
24th April 2026

The Principles of Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification scheme, supported by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), that defines five core security controls every organisation should have […]
10th April 2026

Working From Home During School Holidays

Working from home during school holidays can significantly reduce productivity due to constant interruptions and competing priorities. Small business owners can stay on track by adjusting […]
23rd July 2019

Why I’ve started using Chromium OS to run my business

Quite simply, because it’s much, much quicker than Windows. I can get more shit done, in less time, without the wait for updates, the ‘sluggishness’ when […]