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Blogs, Tips, News & Reviews

Whether you're looking for an honest opinion on the latest piece of kit... want to know why Qdos, as IT specialists, use the equipment we use or need a little tip on making your software & hardware work for you in the way you want it to... here's where it's at! We hope they will be useful to help users work smarter and gain confidence in their IT skills. For some users these tips might be obvious - but for others, we hope they will be of real benefit.

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Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 14:23
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What does it take to get a perfect page speed score

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 11:06
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Update causes Global IT Outage - Views & Solutions

Monday, July 22, 2024 - 14:21
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Hackers expose deep cybersecurity vulnerabilities in AI

Friday, June 28, 2024 - 10:55
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What is Net2?

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 13:38
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Qdos Digital launches CCTV & Access Control Service

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 12:10
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BT Switchover 2025 - Deadline extended to January 2027... Should you wait?

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 09:40
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Advantages of Face-to-Face Instructor-Led Training

Friday, May 17, 2024 - 15:44
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Could a Solar Storm destroy my Data?

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - 07:55
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Securing a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) server using Duo Security

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 12:10
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Email Delivery Issues to Personal Email Accounts

Friday, May 3, 2024 - 09:18
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IT Support SOS: What to Do When Disaster Strikes!

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 08:09
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Benefits of Using SVG Graphics for Web

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 11:04
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The Critical Need for Email Security

Friday, February 9, 2024 - 11:14
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Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

Friday, December 15, 2023 - 13:18
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So, you want a Career in IT Engineering?

Friday, December 8, 2023 - 13:20
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A Day in the Life of an IT Engineer

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - 14:45
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The Vital Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication for Company Security

Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 13:53
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Desktop PC vs Laptop - Which is better? Well, it depends!

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 - 12:55
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Why Your Business Needs Cyber Essentials Certification

Monday, November 20, 2023 - 11:48
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The Future of VoIP: Predicted Trends and Advancements

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 12:21
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Harnessing the Power of Voice Commands on Your PC: A Glimpse into the Future of AI voice control

Monday, July 31, 2023 - 08:59
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The Demise of Cortana: Introducing Copilot - Microsoft's Revolutionary AI Assistant

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - 08:05
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Customise and optimise your Windows experience.

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - 14:27
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Why A.I. can’t replace Designers in the real world!

Monday, July 17, 2023 - 09:18
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The Indispensable Role of Human IT Support in the Age of A.I.

Monday, July 3, 2023 - 13:36
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Drupal vs. Other CMS Platforms: A Comprehensive Comparison

Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 11:18
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Tips to Keep Your PC Running Cool During Hot Summer Days and Prevent Exceeding the Maximum CPU Temperature

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 13:47
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Don't Let Your Guard Down: The Importance of Cybersecurity in Business Survival

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - 11:36
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Revolutionize Your Business: The Benefits of Moving to the Cloud

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - 11:39
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Maximizing Remote Work Efficiency:

Friday, April 21, 2023 - 11:42
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We are Hiring

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 12:37
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Wishing everyone a Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year

Friday, December 16, 2022 - 11:34
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Easy Hot Desking with 3CX VoIP Yealink phone

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 14:09
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Jabra Evolve 65 Wireless Stereo On-Ear Headset

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 10:40
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By December 2025 all BT's analogue phone networks will be obsolete!

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 09:02
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Office 365 SharePoint Hub Site Menu Navigation Problems

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 10:46
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 17:10
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Secure your PC with one click

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 17:10
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Windows Start Button

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 17:09
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Windows Snipping Tool

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 17:08
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Changing Default Apps In Windows 10

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 17:08
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Copy and Paste loses formatting!

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - 10:14
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All our Google reviews have disappeared!

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 12:58
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How to prevent company domain email spoofing using DMARC

Friday, December 7, 2018 - 16:21
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Office 365: Outlook 2016 update can't connect to account after update

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 15:46
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FIXED: Windows 10 Fall Creators update (1709) Fails to install

Monday, April 16, 2018 - 15:46
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So, did the snow day stop you working?

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 17:28
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Google Chrome has become really slow!

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - 13:14
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5 top considerations for outsourcing your IT

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 17:00
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GDPR - what we can do to help from an IT perspective

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 16:37
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5 Reasons it makes sense to invest in IT Training

Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 15:06
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Snapchat Update – Snap Map Security Concerns

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 09:54
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How secure is Touch ID?

Friday, July 7, 2017 - 15:57
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Lights, camera, action... welcome to Microsoft Stream

Tuesday, July 4, 2017 - 13:36
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Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Word

Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 15:19
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Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 11:04
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"The Cloud" - do you really know what it means?

Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - 10:14
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6 simple things that can make your network vulnerable

Monday, March 13, 2017 - 16:43
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Windows 10 no network connection after installing latest update

Monday, December 12, 2016 - 09:58
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Does Microsoft Word Wash Away Your Will?

Friday, December 2, 2016 - 10:17
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Email scam - be careful!

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 17:31
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Windows Explorer crashes due to the Quick Access View

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 11:23
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Issue with configuring Guest network on Apple Airport Express Units

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 10:52
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Following Windows 10 upgrade, mapped drives disconnect briefly

Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 12:01
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Converting Lines to Polylines and PolyLines to Lines in AutoCAD

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 11:39
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AutoCAD Line vs PolyLine

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 11:09
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Outlook 2016 hangs on 'loading profile'

Friday, January 8, 2016 - 09:22
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SharePoint 365 docs not showing in recent documents view

Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 00:00
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Outlook 2016 not displaying html content in emails properly

Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 11:18
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Finding the Id (Guid) for a SharePoint List

Monday, November 16, 2015 - 12:59
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Trouble opening Word docs that were sent as email attachments

Monday, November 16, 2015 - 12:37
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Reflector 2 – Mirror iPad screen to laptop for meetings or demonstrations

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 11:54
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SharePoint 2013 workflow with elevated permissions – App Step

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 13:00
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SharePoint O365 Permissions - Deny - Add and Customise Pages issue

Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 09:30
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Sharepoint People Picker control issue: The control is not available because you do not have the correct permissions

Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 13:07
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Office 365 Autodiscover failing when root domain DNS points to CPanel Linux Server

Friday, February 20, 2015 - 09:05
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Excel Macros with Active X stop working

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 13:28
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How to copy SharePoint 2013 workflows from one site collection to another

Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 10:38
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Recovering Hyper-V virtual machines that have disappeared

Friday, October 10, 2014 - 11:25
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AutoCAD 2014 Quick Access to Current Drawing Folder Location

Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 15:54
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Windows login error “The User Profile Service failed the logon”

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 13:11
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AutoCAD: How to construct an Arc of a Specific Length

Friday, September 19, 2014 - 15:48
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Exchange 2013 "You don't have sufficient permissions" when updating distribution groups

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 10:15
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SharePoint Tips: App Step or Impersonation Step in SharePoint Designer 2013

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 10:01
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SharePoint Tips: Adding Custom Metro Tiles to SharePoint 2013 Site

Thursday, September 4, 2014 - 16:55
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SharePoint Tips: SharePoint_Config_Log.ldf file size is massive

Friday, August 29, 2014 - 13:06
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SharePoint Tips: Remove Disabled User Profiles from Search

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 17:53
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How Excel could ruin your business

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 13:45
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Apple iPhone / iPad / iPod doesn’t show up in iTunes on the PC

Monday, July 21, 2014 - 09:28
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Outlook 2013 - email sent from shared mailbox not saved to the Sent Items of shared mailbox

Friday, July 18, 2014 - 14:40
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How to automatically retrieve current UserName in an InfoPath SharePoint list form

Monday, July 14, 2014 - 11:40
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Create Date Based Views in SharePoint

Monday, July 14, 2014 - 11:11
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Create a View to show Documents Created or Modified by Current User

Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 09:25
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How to hide the Title Column from a SharePoint List or Library

Monday, July 7, 2014 - 16:34
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BT Home Hub 5 slow on wifi

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 12:47
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Auto BCC from Outlook - easy code to create macro for free

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 16:05
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Using an Apple Mac with yahoo, btinternet or btopenworld email accounts

Thursday, May 30, 2013 - 16:06
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New window opens every time I open a folder - Win 7, Server 2008

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 15:06
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Object library (l) is missing or damaged

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 15:06
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Create your own distribution group in Outlook

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 15:08
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Set MTU Size from Command Line - Mac OS X

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 15:10
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xcopy: "File creation error - the parameter is incorrect"

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 16:13
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Using 'God Mode' to find all settings in Windows

Monday, May 14, 2012 - 16:13
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Convert a dynamic disk to a basic disk without destroying the data

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 15:22
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Problems with VPN - 169.254.X.X APIPA address

Monday, July 19, 2010 - 16:23
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Updating Drupal modules using Drush

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 16:24
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