April 2010 Blog Posts
Our office phones are now working (thank you BT!) and so we are now 100% up and running in our new HQ.
Our 0844 number will continue to operate but will be phased out at the end of 2010 – it now directs to the office but will no longer be added to new marketing materials. We recommend you switch to either our direct line or our free phone number.
You can now call us free on 0800 084 2997 and this number directs to our office at no charge to you.
Our direct line in the office is 0191 410 5788 (customers outside...
We are delighted to announce the launch of our PC Mechanic brand which sits alongside Ladybird Computers. PC Mechanic offers an in-home or in-office service repairing computers and removing virus and spyware infections. We cover the whole of the North East for computer repairs including Newcastle, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, and County Durham. Serviced from our HQ just off the A1 we aim to offer a same day service across the region with a targetted time to fix (excluding operating system reinstalls) of less than one hour. Customers can contact us on 0800 084 2997 or visit PC Mechanic...
If you run a business in the UK with a WIFI access point OR if you have WIFI at home, it is now VITAL that you take immediate steps to ensure that:
1. Your connections are secure
2. No-one is using your network to download music, films, or other "illegal" content.
I was going to write an article about the iniquity of this bill but I couldn't put it better than Doug so please read his article at:
http://www.businesszone.co.uk/blogs/doug-richard/doug-richard-blogs/digital-copyright-bill-becomes-law-costs-terrible-mistake-0?ref=ukbf
This is a serious problem for many small businesses so if you'd like your systems auditing just contact us.
We are delighted to have secured a new contract with Just In Case Ltd who offer PMI testing and consultancy delivered through two brands. They provide materials analysis and ferritscope testing to clients all over the world and in addition to managing their web site (which will be rebuilt in the next two weeks) at www.pmijustincase.co.uk we are also running their internal I.T Systems via the Ladybird Computers division. We have already upgraded their operating systems and implemented a simple LAN and this is the sort of project at which we excel; simple changes which have a dramatic impact on the...
Our new free phone number is now up and working and is available from today:
0800 084 2997
This number currently diverts to my home number but will change once the lines are into the new office. Our full list of numbers is now:
Sales / Contracted Support : 0800 084 2997
All other enquiries and out of hours : 0844 884 9139
Nick Bird Mobile: 07909 337 283
We will provide direct dial numbers for our office as soon as we have them.
We hope that this number will make it even easier for customers to keep in touch.
We have reached our development capacity for April and we are not taking on any builds to be finished this month. All new projects will be started in May and delivered by the end of May. With eight microsites, two full sites, a huge real estate development, project management and planning for the new portal PLUS a new baby AND a new office to move into we cannot do any new sites this month! Of course, we are still doing consultancy and proposals for new work but there is no way new sites can be started until the end of...
We are delighted to announce the completion of a new web site for The Raj Indian Restaurant in South Shields. Established in 1994 and tucked away in a quiet street off the main shopping centre, The Raj is one of the best known and best reviewed indian restaurants in the area.
You can download a menu and also reserve a table online with enquiries routed directly to the restaurant via email and SMS. Our SMS routing technologies allow a web page to send a text message to any mobile in the world and we provide the first 100 messages a year free...