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Two new engineers

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Mark Le Huray

Simblox have hired a further two engineers as part of our continuing growth plan. Tommy is a Junior systems engineer who has been with us for a few months now and David is a Systems engineer who joined us at the … Continue reading →

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Another new van

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Mark Le Huray

Hot on the heals of the Fiesta van we also have a truck to let us transport servers and other larger items. It also allows lets us show off our logo and branding – thanks to Rood Signs (www.roodsigns.com) in … Continue reading →

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Cloud or not? Part 1

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Mark Le Huray

Many of our existing customers and potentially new customers ask us the same question? What is the cloud and should we make use of it? These post’s explain what the cloud is and some pointers to help you decide if … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Office 365 now released

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Mark Le Huray

The Microsoft Office 365 beta has now finished and the service is live to trial and use. This is the latest version of Microsoft Online services and all personnel currently using the existing BPOS service will be migrated to the … Continue reading →

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New firmware for Draytek firewalls

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Mark Le Huray

Draytek have release new firmware for their latest range of Vigor firewalls (the 2830) range. This includes a number of improvements and we will automatically upgrade the firmware for our customers who subscribe to our fixed price service service. If … Continue reading →

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We have moved

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Mark Le Huray

At last we have finally been able to move to a bigger office. With Henry now on board we have out grown our space in the James Gregory Centre so have moved to an office which is twice the size … Continue reading →

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New engineer joins Simblox

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Mark Le Huray

Our new engineer (Henry) has started with Simblox and has already had a positive impact on our service. He is working well within the team and will introduce himself to you during site visits or if you call our service … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 pre-installation requirements

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Mark Le Huray

Windows 7 service pack 1 is now out and we are testing it at the moment. Note that before you install this on your PC please ensure that you have carried out the steps details in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505743 This includes the … Continue reading →

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Multi Monitor / Display and Taskbar Shortcuts

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Francis Reid

Here are a few shortcuts which you may find handle in day to day work. Win + Spacebar Aero desktop peek, just like that small rectangle at the right bottom corner next to the time display. Win + Left Arrow … Continue reading →

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Beware – Is your Microsoft software legal?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Doug Duncan

A company in Chester have been fined £24,000 after being caught using unlicensed copies of Microsoft Office! http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2011/02/10/bsa_big_charges/ A label company near Chester has handed over £24,800 after it was caught by the Business Software Alliance using unlicensed copies of … Continue reading →

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