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Emoji heaven
We’re torn on the use of ‘emojis’ in business. On the one hand, they perhaps aren’t particularly professional. On the other – language constantly evolves, and there’s a valid argument that with our increasingly text-based communication, there is a need for expressing...
read moreGreen doesn’t mean go
You may already be familiar with the little green padlock you see next to a website address: It means the website is being delivered over a secure connection – which is good. But… beware of complacency. All the green padlock means is that the connection is secure – it...
read moreImportant .uk domain update
This is your last chance to purchase your reserved .uk domain before they go on general sale, it’s important you make a decision now because the ‘reservation period’ ends on 25th June 2019. What is happening? In 2014, Nominet, the internet registry for .UK domains...
read moreMore than just search
Google, and to a certain extent Bing, offers instant conversions, translations and tools - just type what you need to know. Examples: Maths: 23*54 10 miles in km computer expert in french time in new york define: useful 15 minute timer There are dozens of things like...
read moreSave your eyes with ‘Night Light’ in Windows 10
If you're using your computer late at night (perhaps reconsider doing that!), Windows 10 has a setting to reduce the 'blue light' emitted from your screen. Don't forget it will change the colours you see, so don't go approving any artwork with it turned on... Click...
read moreWhen to upgrade…?
How do you decide when - or perhaps just as importantly, when not - to invest in new technology? That might mean buying a new smartphone or PC, or it could be a complete restructure of your IT systems. With the news that Samsung have released a $2,000 foldable phone,...
read moreApple FaceTime warning
Please note: this only applies if you use Apple products - iPhone, iPad or a Mac computer. We advise you to disable FaceTime. Here's the why, and how: You may already have read about a FaceTime bug which allows someone to call your phone through FaceTime and hear your...
read moreThe 2009 / 2019 10-year challenge
Social media is awash with people posting photos comparing their 2009-self to a recent picture. (No, you can't see ours.) If we were building artificial intelligence (AI) / facial recognition software it would be incredibly useful to have a documented worldwide...
read moreChoosing and using passwords
Strong passwords are your first line of defence against intruders and imposters. The best security in the world is useless if a malicious person has a legitimate user name and password. That's why we've put together this simple guide to help you protect your security...
read moreExpect The Unexpected
Last week you may have been affected by - or at least heard about - the O2 outage. It affected customers on O2 and GiffGaff, along with operators who use its network including Tesco Mobile: it's estimated up to 32 million people were affected. And then there's...
read moreOur New Policy For Your Passwords
We love offering you a truly personal service – we like to think we make as many friends as we do clients – and it’s our human touch that helps demystify the strange world of IT and lets you focus on your day-to-day work. That said, we also need to make sure we’re...
read moreUnderstanding multifactor authentication
If we had our way, the more important something is, the more-simply it would be named. 'Passwords' are important, and easy to talk about. So are 'keys' and 'padlocks' and other physical security devices.Multifactor authentication sadly doesn't fall under the...
read moreConfiguring 2SV On Your Google Accounts
This guide will walk you through configuring 2-Step Verification on your Google account. This will give you an extra step in ensuring that no one else can log into your Google account without your knowledge. Step 1 Log in to your Google Account. Click here. Step 2...
read moreESET Secure Authentication User Guide
Overview This guide outlines the steps to setup ESET Secure Authentication on your mobile device. We hope that you will find this guide useful, but please, bear in mind that it has been written for EJC clients, whose RDS servers have been setup with 2...
read moreConfiguring 2-Step-Verification in Dropbox
This guide will walk you through configuring 2-Step Verification on your Dropbox account. This will give you an extra step in ensuring that no one else can log into your Dropbox account without your knowledge. Step 1 Sign in to your DropBox account Step 2 In...
read morePutting the ‘s’ in https
On July 24th 2018, Google's Chrome browser (by far the most popular) started warning people if the website they were visiting was not secure. What does that mean for you? Visit any website in Chrome. It will either be marked as secure, or not secure, and...
read moreImportant mobile device security update
We've always recommended that you take care to protect your mobile devices, whether they are phones or tablets: at the very least you should have a swipe pattern or, better still, a PIN or biometrics (fingerprints, facial recognition etc.). We're now upgrading that...
read moreChange your Twitter password
If you have a Twitter account, whether it's work or personal, you should log in and change the password immediately. And as you're doing that, think about whether you've used that password anywhere else. Here's why: Twitter yesterday announced that they have...
read moreHow GDPR affects you – and it will
You've hopefully heard about GDPR (The General Data Protection Regulation). In short, it's a huge update to the 1998 Data Protection Act, designed to give people more control over their data. It will come into force on 25 May 2018, after which most processing of...
read moreSpectre and Meltdown computer chip vulnerability
You may have read about the computer chip vulnerability affecting nearly all (modern) computing devices and operating systems which was in the news at the end of last week. Should you be worried, and what should you do? Firstly, don’t panic. Although a flaw has been...
read moreSharpen-up on spear phishing
This month we've been targeted by a spear phishing attack: an attempt to scam us out of thousands of pounds. In short, someone pretended to be Adrian and sent an email to Manuela, our finance assistant, to ask her to transfer a sum of money to a "new supplier's" bank...
read moreReap what you sow
Every time you connect your new watch, fridge, lightbulb, central heating, toilet... to the internet with the idea of increasing your level of control (who, after all, hasn't dreamed of raising the toilet seat from their phone?), you are adding another potential...
read moreGDPR Resources
GDPR Resources
Find more information on what GDPR means for you, how you need to prepare and why working with EJC helps you along the way.
EJC GDPR Statement
Our statement covers how EJC meets the requirements of GDPR
