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 [...]
As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our customers’ experience Pro Drive is in the process of rolling out the new ProView app. We are really excited about the features the app provides which currently include: Submitting, viewing and updating service requests (such as adding and removing users) Reporting faults Accessing IT systems user [...]
If you are lucky enough to be using Office 365 for your email you will be able to benefit from a nifty new feature from Microsoft designed to improve your productivity called ‘Clutter’ that will be included in your subscription free of charge. Clutter is currently being deployed to business customers and uses artificial intelligence [...]
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