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Choosing the right IT support

I’ve had a few problems with my computers over the past year – bigger problems than I’ve been able to fix and it’s cost me a packet. I now realise we should get some IT support. How do I go about choosing someone reliable and not too expensive? Are there professional certificates that they should have for example?

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Advantages of computer networking

We now have four computers in our office. People tell me it’s worth networking them together, but I don’t really see the need. Can you go through the advantages of doing so - can’t we just email documents to each other seeing as it’s free?

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Difference between wireless and WiMax

What is the difference between normal wireless and WiMax? Or is it the same product labelled differently?

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Advantages of wireless technology

People keep telling me wireless is the next big thing, but I work from a small office. Are there any other advantages of having wireless devices or is it just so that your office looks tidy – i.e. not covered in cables?

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Using the internet more effectively

If I’m honest, I’m useless at computers etc. I do understand that technology can be a great asset, but I’m afraid I’m going to get left behind if I don’t update my knowledge. How can I learn to use the internet more effectively or get the most out of my phone system or mobile?

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So what is Web 2.0?

Michael Murphy, CEO of Friends Reunited, reveals his thoughts on 'social computing'. Michael joined the world famous internet brand after achieving a management buy-in from the founders in February 2003. He is also a non-executive director of Datamonitor.

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R&D key for business with plan for rapid growth

Finding the fastest, cheapest and easiest-to-use broadband service can be seen as something of an obsession for both consumers and businesses nowadays. Sasha Williamson, CEO at London-based Urban WiMax, believes that, when it comes to businesses, the company he heads can provide a solution to meet those needs.

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Business cards go electronic

The days of scrabbling through a pile of business cards to find one contact could be numbered, with the launch of a software program that sends electronic business cards direct to visitors’ mobile phones.

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R&D key for business with plan for rapid growth

Finding the fastest, cheapest and easiest-to-use broadband service can be seen as something of an obsession for both consumers and businesses nowadays. Sasha Williamson, CEO at London-based Urban WiMax, believes that, when it comes to businesses, the company he heads can provide a solution to meet those needs.

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Business cards go electronic

The days of scrabbling through a pile of business cards to find one contact could be numbered, with the launch of a software program that sends electronic business cards direct to visitors’ mobile phones.

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Voice recording systems

Effective communication can give growing businesses a competitive edge, but it can also improve your firm's handling of customer complaints and prevent expensive legal wranglings.

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RFID goes mainstream

Manufacturers, event organisers, theme park operators – even Government departments; everyone seems to be heralding the potential of radio frequency identification these days. But what exactly is the rather cryptically monikered RFID and why should growing businesses care about it?

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Your business can benefit from podcasting

Even in the fad-friendly world of the internet, podcasting has become something of a phenomenon of late. In fact, new research from the UK Association of Online Publishers found that more than half of the publishing firms interviewed said that they intended to launch their own podcasts over the next 12 months.

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UK tech market soars

The UK has beaten off burgeoning tech markets in Europe to become the fastest-growing IT market in Western Europe, according to new figures released by the European Information Technology Observatory.