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The 3 most important areas to discuss with your technology partner (jargon-free)

IT support is a technical job, and some of the language used can be a bit, well… technical.

So here’s our jargon-free look at the 3 most important areas to discuss with your technology partner.

tKnow IT Jargon Buster: Learn to talk Tech

Does IT jargon feel like an alien language? We steer clear of tech talk as much as possible when we’re working with our clients. But next time you need help with an IT issue, it could save you a lot of time if you have a few words of lingo in your locker.

That’s why we’ve created our new, free IT Jargon Buster. It’s a great A-Z of just some of the terms you might hear when you’re talking with an IT expert.

Get the perfect video call – setup advice – whatever the budget

Video calls are now part of every day life in business. They have become an important communication tool.

Video call setup is important but many people have poor lighting, sound and positioning.

Our new video shows you how to improve these a areas.

How do you stop Teams opening when you start your windows 11 computer

People have come to rely on MS Teams for hybrid working and communicating but it can be frustrating sometimes.

When you start your computer it automatically opens. It can be disabled from doing this.

In Windows 11 this is a simple change. You can still manually start Teams when needed but this video will show you how to prevent it starting each time you start your computer.

You need this feature if your browser looks like this

We all have different ways of working. Some of us prefer to have a minimal amount of things displayed on our screens. Others thrive when everything is open and in sight.

But we can all agree that having 20 tabs open in your browser at any one time has a negative effect on productivity.

Simply because it takes so much more time to find the web pages and services you need when you’re looking for them.

This might not be a problem for much longer.

New ‘How To’ videos for Microsoft Outlook now available

Our ‘How To’ videos section has proved very popular.

The last couple of batches of videos covered Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.

Our latest batch of ‘How To’  videos deal with Microsoft Outlook.

Plenty of tips including:

How to protect your webcam from spies

A good webcam has become an important part of doing business in the last couple of years as we adapt to working from home or elsewhere in the new hybrid environment.

Unfortunately, hackers can use tools to try to spy on people using their webcams.

There are free and easy ways to protect yourself and your staff and our new video shows you how (for windows 10 and 11)

How do you stop programs loading at startup

One of the reasons windows can take ages to start can be due to the number of programs or apps trying launch automatically at startup.
Over time you install programs and they decide they should add something to your startup list.
Our new video shows how to manage this.

How To Video Series

Part 2 of the How To video series is now available – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams Tips

Part 1 of the How To video series proved to be very popular with people.

I am pleased to announce that the How To video series has been updated to include even more short, easy to follow videos.

The videos are free to watch and can be accessed from the Support section of the website.

For home & business users alike, this can be a useful way to learn new ways to do things more quickly and efficiently.