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Windows 10

Posted by Module IT on 30 July 2015

Ok, you may have opened the eagerly awaited Windows 10 upgrade and tried to load it onto your creaking Windows 8 PC?

By now you will have figured that it has crashed your PC or at best disabled your graphics card or Mouse perhaps?

Our advice is to wait. Even our experts who have been using the beta test version for months have experienced problems with the final release code.

Buying it on a pre-configured Windows 10 PC is one thing, installing it onto an existing PC is another.

Microsoft usually offer free online help with new release versions but this could involve you in hours of wasted time and money which could have been used to buy a pre-configured PC!

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Forest businesses invited to apply for broadband grants

Posted by Dannielle Jones on 17 July 2015

Businesses from across the district are being encouraged by Forest of Dean District Council to apply for non-repayable broadband grants to fund faster communication speeds in excess of 30 Mbps.

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BP to move to an all IP network by 2025

Posted by Eric Witheridge on 5 May 2015

Is this the beginning of the end for ISDN and traditional telephony? 2025 seems a long way off but given the immensity of the existing infrastructure it's not surprising. So no it's not if but when, as far as any decision to move away from traditional phone systems is concerned.

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Browser Choices

Posted by Daniel Smith on 9 April 2015

Tags: Browser, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer

With all this trouble that Internet Explorer has had recently I bet you’ve been wondering if there is other alternatives. There are many alternatives browsers, the big ones are Chrome, Firefox and Safari. They are all similar and different in their own ways.

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Your Cloud Server is Now Online

Posted by Eric Witheridge on 26 January 2015

In breaking news, Amazon have acquired an Israel based Chip manufacturer which means that they are continuing in their bid for world domination in the 'cloud'.

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We don't need IT support do we?

Posted by Eric Witheridge on 10 December 2014

Heard from a small business operating locally, who were unable to send emails, had hundreds of pop up screens and couldn't print! The business owner was hopping up and down because he couldn't get an important quotation sent.

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Considering moving to a Mac: Heres what to know

Posted by on 27 October 2014

Tags: Mac, Windows

Many of you will have thought over the years what the difference is between using a Windows PC and using Mac. It is a battle that has had people up in arms for many years, each with their own devoted followers. For many people the first experience on a computer was using Windows so that is what they have stuck with. Since the iPhone came out it has had many people start considering using other Apple products instead of their conventional Windows PC, as a way of making their lives simpliers, everything under one roof or so to speak.

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Using a Mac

Posted by Daniel Smith on 27 October 2014

Tags: Browser, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer

Hi,

I thought it would be useful to put together a basic guide on how to use your Mac. I have also put a link to Apples site where they go through everything that you could possible need to know.

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