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Our perspective on IT
(and other things)
Midland Computers

We Love Your Data

Jun 8, 2016, 2:06 PM
Nick

We love your data. We really do.


After all, we understand that your data is your business. 50% of businesses that lose their data never open their doors again. And what of those that do manage to stay open? Unfortunately 90% of those end up failing within two years.


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Windows 10 Free Upgrade Expiry

May 27, 2016, 1:00 PM
Nick
o you have an operating system eligible for the Free Windows 10 Upgrade? If so...this offer ends on 29th July 2016.

You can do great things with the best Windows ever, but are you or your business ready to upgrade?

Midland Computers can help you ensure that your systems are ready for change. As well as experiencing individual PC issues, we have discovered that there are some known issues which can arise when introducing a Windows 10 PC into a server environment that has not been prepared first


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Unless you are ready for Windows 10 there are ways to prevent this

May 24, 2016, 9:42 AM
Nick
If you don’t have a business server that controls your policy updates, you may soon start to see one of the many 'Microsoft Recommended Update' boxes that are popping up for Windows 10.

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Email Branding and Your Business

May 13, 2016, 2:51 PM
Nick
Do you have any of the following types of email address in use for your business?

yourbusiness@live.co.uk
yourbusiness@gmail.com
yourbusiness@yahoo.com
yourbusiness@btinternet.com (or another internet service provider’s domain)


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Randlay Colts

May 10, 2016, 11:34 AM
Nick

Proud to support Randlay Colts Under 11's football team - a great season.



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Hosted Exchange For Your Business

Apr 11, 2016, 3:24 PM
Nick
Turn your business emails off for a day...how would that affect your business? Do you know how important your email is to your business?

Not only do our Hosted Exchange Products give you Enterprise Class Business Email solutions...but you also have the extra reassurance that your emails are hosted off your business site in our very own ‘State of the Art Data Centre’ should anything happen to your business.



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Easter Opening Hours

Mar 17, 2016, 8:30 AM
Nick
Midland Computers hope you have a cracking Easter - we are closed on Friday 25th March and Monday 28th March - we are back on Tuesday 29th March.



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Scheduled Maintenance to Telford Internet Connection

Mar 14, 2016, 2:10 PM
Nick
At 8pm Wednesday 16th March, our primary Internet connection will be liable to have intermittent connectivity and/or timeouts for a period no longer than 30 minutes



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Is Your Data Safe In The Event of a Power Cut

Feb 1, 2016, 2:06 PM
Nick
It's a bit windy out there...the weather has not been kind to us recently.

With the elements battering businesses up and down the country...is your data safe in the event of a power cut or surge?

Does your equipment have a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) attached that can safely shut down your systems in the event of power failure?






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The Importance of Using Strong Passwords

Jan 20, 2016, 10:18 AM
Nick
The most popular passwords of 2015 are here...do you recognise yours? Strong passwords are essential to protect you online.



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