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    Must have Android Apps?

    On my HTC Desire I use :- Free Apps in Market Place :- 3g watchdog , great for monitoring bandwidth use against contract limits androzip , opens zip files Astro file manager batterytime light , see how much time you have left cab4me , finds nearest taxi firm where you are compass google earth...
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    A frist for ne

    Sorry still disagree. Perfect grammar is not relevant to contract law or drafting , the sentence/clause should be constructed to give a precise legal meaning and in fact if you read enough contracts you realise that grammar is you enemy. Spelling is a given but most solicitors use a wp and a...
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    A frist for ne

    Ok going to upset a few people here but :- Some of the posts here display a level of stupidity that really shocks me. The World Federation of Neurology defined dyslexia as follows: Specific developmental dyslexia is a disorder manifested by difficulty learning to read despite...
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    Any Limited Company banking with HSBC Please Help !

    First of all thanks to everybody who has replied. I cannot agree with some of the comments though :p Our relationship with the bank is a commercial agreement . Over the years they have had millions go through the account. HSBC has had use of this money to fund there business etc. We have also...
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    Any Limited Company banking with HSBC Please Help !

    Hi, Hoping any limited company who banks with HSBC might be able to help us :| We are a small limited company (450K turnover ) who have banked with HSBC from the start , some 5 years . We have a 6k overdraft limit and a hsbc credit card of limit of 8k which is paid in full every 30 days. We...
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    Out-sourcing operating system

    I think there are a few of us they can offer advice on the forum but we probably need more info. But making a few guesses , I think you need to be aware of the following :- Operating System :- If it IS Windows 98 then that would suggest that your workstations are old . If they are then you may...
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    Best First time IT position to get into?

    We receive applications all the time. When we last advertised for a trainee we received 150 applications in the first 72 hours. So competition is fierce. Try and decide what you want to do . Do you want support/engineering role etc installing servers , upgrading , migration etc. Do you want...
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    Web meeting stuff

    Hi Google dimdim I think it will meet your needs. Hope it helps
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    Online backup

    Page sent you a pm
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    Online backup

    As a few questions re online line backup have arisen of late, I thought I'd throw in my thoughts and experiences. You have a backup so that if the hard drives containing your data fail , or equipment is destroyed/stolen, you are able to recover the position and continue working. To do this in...
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    Hardware firewall for SME?

    Obviously there are a number of security vendors out their that will supply a hardware appliance. Obvious choices are :- Sonicwall Watchguard Cisco etc. Nearly all these vendors will charge for the appliance AND an annual licence/upgrade/support fee AND will charge for additional...
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    Open source software do you use it what do you think??

    We and our clients have been using open source for a considerable time. Desktop :- Ubuntu Thunderbird Openoffice Gimp Server:- Ubuntu Asterisk Untangle SugarCRM Joomla We believe that open source has reached a maturity that now allows commercial enterprises to seriously consider these...
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    IT service level agreement

    Glad it helped, I think it was somebody else on the forum who said £25 per desktop. Different providers use different charging models. Some charge per server and per desktop + network infrastructure + remote users etc. Some charge per user and base this cost on the amount of servers etc. To...
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    IT service level agreement

    I think there is a lot of good advice in the thread. If it is just 1 server they are looking after then you are at risk of being ripped off. Assuming that it is a windows server , on the server your support agreement should include :- !) hardware support , on top of warranty they should...