Cloud IT services are now an established part of the IT picture for most UK businesses. The latest figures from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) show that 84 percent of UK businesses are using some form of cloud service, with 78 percent using two or more cloud services. One of the key reasons used to [...]
Starting a new document by using an old one as a template You can start a new document in Office 2013 by copying one you worked on recently. Simply click on File >Open > Recent Documents Edit a PDF in word No need for expensive PDF editing tools such as Adobe Acrobat. You can now do [...]
When analysing the findings of our recent Pro Drive customer survey, reaching out to all technology users at our clients, a common theme emerged very quickly - the biggest frustration people had was the speed of their PCs. Whilst it was not a surprise to us that it featured in the survey, the fact it [...]
Websites play an incredibly important role in many of our businesses and more than ever form the first point of contact with both existing and prospective customers. And whilst many of us take the lead from experienced design professionals in creating our site, how often do we seek feedback on it? Peek is a new [...]
Bitcoin has been in the news recently for a number of reasons – the first security based on Bitcoin started trading in Stockholm on the 19th May 2015 and just over a year ago one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges went spectacularly bankrupt after the online theft of 850,000 bitcoins worth (at the time) around [...]
The last 12 months has seen an explosion of new portable computing devices most designed around Windows 8 and its touchscreen compatibility. With the amount of choice on offer it can be difficult to make a decision on what to buy. So here is the Pro Drive take on them: Traditional laptop The traditional laptop [...]
Ever wish you could find out if someone has opened the email you sent them? In this month’s tip we show you how! Whether it’s the business contact who hasn’t replied to your amazing proposal or the person you’ve been dating who suddenly seems to be ignoring you, most of us know what it’s like [...]
Office 365 has brought about a dramatic change with the way Microsoft manages the development of its business applications. Gone are the days of major version upgrades, where every two to three years would mark a major change of the software. The modern approach is incremental monthly updates - including security updates, bug fixes and [...]
Many of us have had experience of changing one of the major IT software systems in our business. This is usually a costly process and often driven by a need make our information systems do more for us – to contribute more to our businesses. However the experience is often very different – usually requiring [...]
Many people mistakenly assume that files sent as attachments by email are secure. This is actually not at all the case – email is usually unencrypted and its content could easily be intercepted and viewed by individuals with the right skills. Consider for a minute some of the information you currently send by email. Does [...]
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