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2026-04-14 17:57:13
### Spring Clean Your Workspace: 12 Ways to Stay Organised and Secure
A well-organised physical and digital workspace reduces stress, improves focus and makes day-to-day work easier to manage. With spring offering a natural point for a reset, it’s a good time to step back and review not just what’s on your desk, but the systems behind it. From paperwork and devices...
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2026-03-02 16:25:34
### Why Patching is Essential for Secure, Reliable IT Support
Keeping software up to date is one of the simplest ways to reduce security risk and keep systems running smoothly. Yet updates are often postponed or treated as an occasional task rather than part of everyday IT maintenance. So why does patching still get pushed aside? In this article, we explore...
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2025-11-18 16:25:02
### The Cloudflare Global Outage: Half of the Internet Went Down Today
It's been a rollercoaster of a day across the internet, with platforms going offline, recovering and failing again as Cloudflare worked through a major incident. Large parts of the internet experienced significant disruption today after Cloudflare, one of the world's most widely used internet...
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2025-11-07 12:45:43
### The Hidden Costs of Poor Network Management
For most small and medium-sized businesses, IT is the invisible engine that keeps everything running. Your employees, customers and data all depend on a reliable network. When a network starts to show its age, the signs can be subtle at first. You may notice slower systems, unreliable Wi-Fi and the...
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2024-11-12 10:56:31
### 5 Best Tips to Keep Your Device in Check
In our increasingly digital world our devices are central to productivity, creativity and staying connected. However, wear and tear, software glitches and cluttered storage can slow your PC down over time making it less efficient.
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2024-10-15 10:40:31
### Windows Blue Screen of Death? Let’s Fix It Together!
If you’ve ever had the misfortune of seeing the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on your computer, you know just how frustrating it can be. It’s that moment when your screen turns an ominous shade of blue, and you’re left wondering what went wrong and how much work you’ve just lost.
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2024-08-20 09:00:00
### Is Business Premium the right Microsoft 365 choice for your organisation?
Microsoft offers a range of different licencing options when it comes to Microsoft 365. How do you know which is right for your business? The Grant McGregor team explains your options.
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2024-08-06 09:00:00
### Be more productive with these Microsoft Edge features
Improving productivity is a never-ending mission for most business owners and managers. Whether it’s speeding up tasks or improving communication, every little helps. So it’s crucial to make the most of the tools you already have.
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2024-07-16 08:49:17
### 6 Reasons to invest in warranties for your devices
Does your organisation invest in warranties to cover your IT equipment like laptops and PCs? There are strong financial and productivity reasons why it is a good idea to – especially if your devices are getting on a bit. The Grant McGregor team considers why.
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