If you have not already heard the news or seen it in the App Store here it is – Microsoft Office is finally available for the iPad! So how do you get it? Well before we cover that a word of warning. The Office for iPad apps are large and you will need to allow [...]
We occasionally get reports from our clients of them receiving phone calls from ‘Microsoft’ (or sometimes other well-known software companies) offering technical support for problems they are often not aware of. Often the caller will request confidential information such as your PC serial number, passwords or sometimes attempt to create a remote control session to [...]
With all the excitement about the new iPhone we thought we would share a few our favourite tips and tricks for improving productivity with your iPhone. Shake to undo This one can be a huge timesaver. Ever do something by accident – moving an email to another folder? Accidentally deleted a word or sentence? Give [...]
Presentations are a fantastic way to convey ideas, whether in a business environment or in a learning one. Most of us are familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint which comes as part of the Microsoft Office Suite of software and it still remains the tool of choice for electronic presentations. However there are a number of exciting [...]
Do you seem to spend all your time at work dealing with email? Does email overload prevent you for doing more valuable, productive work? Is your inbox bloated by email you don’t really need to see? Do you struggle to separate important emails you need to deal with? If so, you should read on…. The [...]
Have you experienced random issues on the Internet in the last 24 hours or so? If so you are not alone… Some History It has been well publicised that the world is running out of IP addresses – the unique addresses used to identify devices connected to the Internet. The IPv4 addressing scheme was designed [...]
We are increasingly finding that people wish to connect their PCs and tablets wirelessly to their TVs both for streaming videos and pictures at home but also increasingly for ad-hoc presentations and collaboration in the office environment. The world where you do not have to crawl under the meeting room desk looking for a monitor [...]
Typically when we get emails offering something free we tend to take this news with a cup of salt. A few days ago Eric Ligman, Microsoft Senior Sales Excellence Manager, posted a blog in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) This blog consisted of the largest collection of downloadable and useable eBooks from Microsoft. After careful [...]
We have currently seen a new phishing focus, Apple device users. Just recently one of our clients received the following email privately From: Apple [mailto:secure@mysecureicloud.co.uk] Sent: July 2014 To: Matt Subject: Apple ID Temporarily Locked iCloud/Apple - matt This message is to inform you that your Apple Account (Your@emailaddress.co.uk) has been temporarily locked until you [...]
Google is a tool we all use every day. However not everyone knows that there are many other functions it can perform other than the basic search we all know and love. Here are a select few which the Pro Drive team like to use – we hope you find them useful too! Find specific [...]
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