Philip Hammond promises ‘gold standard’ hyper-fast broadband
In last month’s Autumn Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said that more than £1 billion will be invested into boosting broadband speeds for millions of homes and businesses.
High-powered battery can charge smartphones in seconds
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have created a new high-powered battery capable of charging electronic devices, such as smartphones and wearables, in a matter of seconds.
When ‘send to all’ landed a mail server in A&E
There’s a good reason why businesses rely on email providers such as MailChimp to send high volume broadcasts and this became obvious to one worker last month who inadvertently crashed the entire NHS mail system.
Azure is ideal for cloud-bound financial services says Microsoft
In a new paper titled ‘Enabling Compliance: Microsoft’s approach to the FCA’s finalised cloud guidance’, Microsoft has claimed that its cloud service, Azure, is the ideal choice for financial firms, as it complies with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) new guidelines.
Look out for seasonal malware that you didn’t order
It’s that time of year when a deluge of new malware attacks try to lure you in with infected email attachments in messages which purport to be from legitimate companies – the types of companies you would expect to be emailing you at this time of year.
M2 welcomes Brelades Veterinary Surgeons
We are delighted to welcome a new client Brelades Veterinary Surgeons. One of the oldest veterinary practises in Surrey, Brelades has surgeries in Bookham, Dorking and Gomshall.
How to Use Excel Sparklines
Excel Sparklines were introduced in Excel 2010 version. It is small line chart that could be easily embedded with the text and gives a great presentable output for easier depiction when aligned next to the tabular data. They are supported in Excel 2010 and above version only.
A short guide to DDoS attacks
Widespread distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks were recently responsible for bringing down a large proportion of the internet, including Twitter, Spotify and the PlayStation network, but how was it carried out? Let’s take a look at what DDoS attacks are and the risk they pose.
Microsoft adds integrated chat app to Office 365
Microsoft has announced that a new chat application, called Teams, has been created for Office 365.
Social tariff necessary to make broadband affordable for all, council body claims
The government should provide a subsidy to enable the poorest Britons to have access to fast broadband connections, the Local Government Association (LGA) has argued.
