Edinburgh IT Support company Consider IT reports a few of its clients were left without Internet this morning when BT suffered a major business broadband problem.
BT Business’ Twitter feed said the problem was fixed at 11.30 GMT, and advised users to restart their routers to get connected.
One user of TheRegister.co.uk posts:
Had this this morning.
At first, it was the ADSL Authentication failing on two ADSL2+ lines we have. That went away quite quickly, though, and has been
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Consider IT is pleased to announce that we now offer VOIP solutions to all businesses in the Edinburgh area and beyond.
After a year of extensive testing with a handful of select clients, we are pleased to confirm we can offer a reliable, redundant, and exceptional quality telephone service.
Businesses in Edinburgh can now cut their telephone costs and reduce their long-term commitments with current analogue providers by switching to our VOIP service.
For more information, click onto our Edinburgh …
Consider IT are pleased to announce that we have now become authorised resellers of the Google Apps suite of communication and collaboration tools for businesses. Google Apps brings simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools to organizations of any size – all hosted by Google to streamline setup, minimize maintenance, and reduce IT costs.
With Gmail (including Google email security, powered by Postini), Google Calendar, and integrated IM, users can stay connected and work together with ease. And, using Google Docs …
AN UPDATE FROM VIRGIN MEDIA HAS BEEN GIVEN. CLICK HERE TO JUMP STRAIGHT TO IT.
Customers of Virgin Media’s cable broadband services in Edinburgh are today up in arms at their 30Mb and 50Mb services crawling at only 1Mb. Instead of receiving “The UK’s fastest broadband”, users of the affected service are coming in at speeds slower than 60% of the UK population.
Our Managing Director, Stuart Gilbertson, is also affected by this service issue and had the pleasure of …
Consider IT is proud to announce we now have the capacity to support Carlisle and the surrounding areas with our usual high quality, responsive and unbeatable IT Support Services.
01228 83 9999
Call us today to find out how we could help your business make IT work for you.
Alternatively, e-mail us for a quote: carlisle@considerit.co.uk
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An online survey commissioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has shown that 40% of people who have Wi-Fi at home do not understand how to change the security settings on their wireless (Wi-Fi) networks.
The survey, carried out online by YouGov, has also revealed that, despite most internet service providers now setting up and installing their customers’ Wi-Fi security settings for them, 16% of the people surveyed with a home Wi-Fi network are either unsure or are already aware …
Consider IT is proud to announce its expansion into the Borders area of Scotland by opening its new Peebles offices.
T: 01721 272 272
The offices are located in Peebles’ busy business hub, Cavalry Park, which are ideally suited to serving the Peebles area and the rest of the Scottish Borders.
If you’re in the Peebles or Borders areas and need IT Support, give us a call now: 01721 272 272 and we’ll be more than happy to help!
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Every year, CanSecWest security conference hosts a hacking contest (Pwn2Own), this year however, Google got a bit upset.
Most software businesses shudder at the thought of their software being entered into the contest, with the first person to successfully exploit the software winning a considerable wad of cash. Not Google.
Instead, Google asked for their software Chrome, to be included in the conference and even put up a further $20,000 for anyone that could hack it.
Researchers last year said …
Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Software Updates
One of the most important aspects of keeping your computer running properly, whether for home or business, is keeping the software updated including adding security patches when they are available. Edinburgh IT support will tell you that whether you are living in the small fishing village of Cramford or on the coast at Gullane Bents you will surely be better off hiring a support person to take care of all of your computer …
Standardised desktops = productivity, less downtime, happy people!
When you bring together standardised Workstation and Servers, good things happen. The end users get more done and security policies can be easily rolled out.
The products offered by Microsoft such as Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 are fast becoming the new replacement for Windows XP and (woe betide anyone unfortunate enough to have to use it) Vista. With this new relationship between Server and Workstation, powerful features like DirectAccess, …
