Rude parts
An actual sample of data from a bespoke application we’re working on for a client.
Email ‘spoofing’ and why it’s not your fault
Email spoofing, where emails arrive in someone’s mailbox, appearing to have come from you is almost always out of your control, here’s why…
Unlimited calls? Not quite
Computercentric don’t offer unlimited call plans for a fixed fee, because they almost always end up costing you more money. Here’s how…
Major increase in targeted hacking, or spear-phishing
As technology improves and provides solutions to restrict traditional widespread and distributed email or web-based viruses or “phishing” attempts, Computercentric are seeing a worrying trend towards targeted and well-coordinated attempts to defraud our customers and separate them from their cash. In the last 2 months, we seen more of these targeting hacking attempts that we […]
GDPR Information Day
We had a great response from attendees to our GDPR information day, in partnership with Andrew Dent of EU GDPR.
Statement regarding ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware
As you may be aware, a widespread ransomware campaign is affecting various organisations worldwide, with reports of hundreds of thousands of infections in as many as 74 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Taiwan, France, and Japan. The software can run in as many as 27 different languages.
When it comes to outsourced IT support, bigger is not better
We often pick up customers after they have had a bad experience with one of the larger national (or regional) IT support companies, and the complaints are always the same, so let me share them with you.
Computercentric voted UK’s most loved IT business 2 years running
For the 2nd year running, we are really chuffed to have been voted as the best IT service provider in the UK.
Quickbooks Online – The best of the bunch, with room to improve
*Update 2020 – my views on this topic have changed somewhat. At the time of this update, I believe Xero offers a better feature set and user experience than the equivalent Quickbooks product.* So, as I write this, Computercentric are now two months into our transition to QuickBooks Online, Intuit’s accounts software for small & […]
10 ways we can definitely (maybe) save your time & money
At Computercentric we offer so many services, it can sometimes be confusing to know how and where we can fit into your business and make things easier for you. Here are my top ten tips, and ways that we can help you to make life easier, more productive, and save you money.