You can now watch you TV and DVD's in the comfort of you very high tech bed.  The Everest bed comes in three sizes and has a remote controlled Flat Screen TV hidden in the foot board whichs rises up to viewing level at the touch of a button.

This is a very cool gadget and something you can imagine in a Bond movie although here's the bad news, the cheapest of the options for a single bed version will set you back around £4000 and the Double bed version around £6300. For more information click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 For more information on the product click here.

Yes thats right another edition to the vast world of USB gadgets we have found USB gloves.  These open ended gloves have a small heatingelement in each glove which is powered by USB.

The gloves are compatible with almost all USB devices such as PC's, Mac's and consoles and take just 5 minutes to heat up your hands to 10 degrees.

For more information click here.

 

 

If you are passionate about your keyboard and using different program's with lots of different shortcuts then this is a product for you.  The Optimus keyboard is made up of tiny lcd screens for each key that allow you to instantly change the whole keyboard appearance at the touch of a button. 

The keyboad comes with software thats gives you a lot of flexibilty to customize it to your taste and needs.
Here's an idea of the expected specifications:

• A plastic body (width: 537 mm, depth: 173 mm, height: 38 mm)
• Extra-durable polymer plastic keys (20.2×20.2 mm, visible area 10.1×10.1 mm)
• 48×48 pixel screens, Highcolor mode (65536 colors)
• OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen for keys
• USB 2.0 connectivity
• 4-5 year lifetime
• A key-saver mode
• Support for animation on keys at 10 FPS
• Ability to form a mosaic using a combination of key images
• OS independence
• An SDK for complete display customization
• Swappable keys and support for keys without displays
• 32 MB SD card for storing basic layouts
• Non-stop glow time at nominal brightness of 20,000 hours, after which display quality will diminish
• An ambient light sensor which can be used to automatically adjust display brightness
• A viewing angle of 160°

As you might expect from this ground breaking design it comes at a price and very high price especially for a keyboard.  At the time of writing you could expect to pay £250+.  For more information click here.

With flat screen technology becoming more and more prevalent in todays society, Plasma and lcd screens are finding there way into many people's living room's.

The technology is also progressing too with one of the largest TV companies Sony have been making a Super Tiny OLED TV.

Sony's OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) TV, the XEL-1, is truly the next big thing in television technology.
The XEL-1 is an 11 inch display that is only 3mm thin. The measurements of the XEL-1 are 287×253×140mm.
Sony has put the ultra-thin display on a pedestal with a flexible arm. At 11 inch the Sony XEL-1 is a nice stylish desk accessory.
The latest OLED TV (XEL-1), which weighs two kilograms and is about 3mm thin, features a resolution of 940×540 and contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, stated Sony.

It boasts a 3 millimeter thin panel and offers unparalleled picture quality with amazing contrast, outstanding brightness, exceptional color reproduction, and a rapid response time. It delivers astounding performance in all the key picture quality categories. OLED technology can completely turn off pixels when reproducing black, resulting in more outstanding dark scene detail and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. OLED also creates unmatched color expression and detail and enables rapid response times for smooth and natural reproduction of fast moving images like those found in sports and action movies. The XEL-1 features the latest connectivity options including two HDMI™ inputs, a digital tuner, and a Memory Stick® media slot for viewing high-resolution photos.

 See it in action here or if you would like more information click here

If you work at a computer, then just like everyone all over the world, we're all guilty of doing stuff that isn't strictly speaking 'work' when we're at work. Whether we're playing some exciting game, surfing the bidding sites (which seems to happen a lot), updating our Facebook entry, zipping round the world on Google Earth - whatever the diversion from the mundane reality of work, we need to be able to escape very fast if the boss looms. Not only do you need to be able to duck out of your current diversion quickly, you also need to do it without the evil eye noticing.

So a frantic clicking of keys will simply not do, it's far too obvious. Bosses were not born yesterday (as they have an irritating habit of telling us all the time). Well get yourself one of these USB Panic Buttons, that's what. Plug it into a USB port and stick the button on the floor by your feet, the moment a boss comes anywhere close, just kick the switch and a suitably busy and important spreadsheet, or flow chart (there's a selection of four you can choose from or you can create your own), will pop up onto your screen - showing you to be the diligent employee you know you're not. A saviour at the click of a button!

We are proud to announce the launch of our new website.  Our website contains lots of information on the services and solutions we provide along with useful resources like our knowledge base, news articles and a section for our recommended software and websites. 

The new Windows XP SP3 is a downloadable update for Windows XP. This service pack includes both service packs 1 & 2, which means saving you time on downloading each one separately. It has several improvements including security improvements and a possible performance boost some people are claiming.

Regarding the visual side of the service pack pretty much nothing at all has been changed, in fact the only thing Microsoft claims to have changed to the visual side of XP is a Security Options Control Panel applet "offers more descriptive text to explain the settings and prevent incorrect configuration of settings". Not that exciting!

 

What are the security updates?

Amazingly five of the seven changes in the new service pack are security related. Particularly notable is Network Access Protection (NAP), which is available on Vista and on Windows Server 2008, but until now was not available on XP.

NAP gives network administrators a way to determine a computer's access to network resources based on the PC's identity, and whether the PC complies with security policies set by the administrator.

Microsoft has also improved security by upgrading the random number generator.
A number of researchers said that attackers could take advantage of a flaw in Windows 2000's pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) and be able to guess encryption keys. In Windows XP SP3, Microsoft claims that defect is fixed.

Windows XP SP3 also calls up a number of previous patches and hot-fixes for XP. Predominantly significant for Wi-Fi users is Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), which supports the new Wi-Fi Alliance certification for secure wireless networks.

Mentioned before was the possible increase in performance, although Microsoft has not claimed this some people are saying a 10 percent speed increase compared to the pre-Windows XP SP3 version of XP, which was equipped with XP SP2.

If you require assistance installing Windows XP Service Pack 3, please do not hesitate to contact one of our workshop technicians.

Mainstream support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 will end on April 14, 2009, four years after its general availability.

As per Microsoft's posted timetable, the company will stop licensing Windows XP to OEMs and terminate retail sales of the operating system June 30, 2008, 17 months after the release of Windows Vista.

On April 14, 2009, Windows XP will begin its "Extended Support" period that will last for 5 years until April 8, 2014.

Due to our rapid business expansion and the demand for a larger workshop, we have moved our offices to a brand new modern building in Feering.

We have relocated to this area to escape the town traffic congestion and reduce our response times for emergency callouts.

Please ensure you visit our contact page to update your details.

If you have ever wondered how many steps you do in a day or maybe you have got a free pedometer in some cereal than you may be interested in this bit of software for Nokia phones. The Nokia Step Counter not only counts your steps but provides you with detailed statistics including miles travelled, energy and time taken.

The statistics are stored in your diary so you can look back at your history.  The program can be set to start up automatically and you can set the time period for counting steps.  The steps are measured by analyzing the output from an accelerometer in your S60 mobile device. All you have to do is carry your phone around with you whenever you move.  The software will work on the following Nokia phones: N95, N95 8GB, and N82.

For more information click here.

Piclens is a plug-in for Firefox , Internet Explorer and a few other browsers.  The plug-in enables you to view compatible websites in a slick black 3D space.  The plug-in once installed adds a play icon onto pictures automatically on enabled websites.  You simply click the arrow and you will see the results in a 3D view controlled by moving your mouse left and right. 

Once you click on an image the high resolutions version will appear.  The main screen also has a slide show feature so looking through a selection of pictures can be automated.  The service is free and the supported websites are growing rapidly.  Some of these website include:

Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa Web Albums, FotoTime, deviantART, Smugmug,Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Google Images, Yahoo Images, Ask Images, Live Images.

 

 

Microsoft Exchange email support for Nokia phones.  Mail for Exchange is an application that is available for some Nokia phones that give you the ability to synchronise you contacts, calendar and Tasks with your Microsoft Exchange account. 

If your Exchange Server or Small Business Server is accessible from the internet then you can simply enter your server’s internet address and connect using your normal domain username and password.
You can configure to only sync certain items and how far back you wish to sync your items. 

The calendar items appear directly in Nokia's built in Calendar making this a very easy to using and accessible way of kept your data up to date.  Using the Nokia’s ability to display calendar items on the phones main screen you can check up coming appointments and tasks at a glance.


For more information on Mail for Exchange click here.

Have you ever wanted to test a mobile phone without going to a shop?  Well this online service lets you do just that.  The service has a selection of mobile phones that you can select and test online.  You can test most of the functions online by clicking on the phone graphic like you would press the button with your finger.  

The iphone is on there so if you haven’t tried one yet and want to see what all the hype is about, visit the website and check it out.  The demo phones are not a complete replication of how the phones work for example some of the menu options may not be active or the phones animation effects might not be replicated.  

This is a great idea and whether you just want to test a new phone before you buy or you need to help from a friend to configure some settings they tryphone may be just what you after.


For more information on tryphone click here.

Due to major technical problems at our local BT telephone exchange, a small number of support clients may have been unable to contact us during the hours 9:00am - 09:55am on 11/11/08. By 10:00am our secondary backup communications system was live and accepting incoming calls. At approximately 11:00am BT engineers resolved this problem and all our primary systems were responding normally. May we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

This is an important Security warning regarding Internet Explorer.

It has been brought to our attention over the past few days that Microsoft have found a critical security vulnerability in their Internet Explorer application. This is nothing unusual however this particular one is very serious and immediate action is required.

This security vulnerability was reported to Microsoft approximately 7 days ago and to date, we have had no reported issues from users experiencing any of the symptoms. However; this vulnerability has spread rapidly and every Windows PC using Internet Explorer versions 5,6,7 & 8 must be patched.

Microsoft have today released a patch which is available for immediate download.

This patch will be included in your automatic windows update which should be triggered within 24 hours but we advise it is installed manually as soon as possible.

If you wish to read further detail on this exploit, please click the link below.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/microsoft_ie_emergency_patch_warning_dec_16_2008/

 

ACTION REQUIRED >>  Instructions on how to patch your systems below.

For all non-technical computer users, we recommend visiting the link below. Please follow the on-screen instructions and install all high priority updates. Please remember to restart your PC if prompted.

http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-gb

 
For experienced computer users or I.T. professionals, below is a link to the Microsoft downloads web site. Please visit this link and from the results select the correct version of your operating system and Internet Explorer. For your reference the knowledge base article ID is KB960714.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?pocId=&freetext=security%20update%20%28KB960714%29&DisplayLang=en

If you have difficulty obtaining or installing this critical security patch or would like to discuss mass deployment across your network, please contact us using our priority support contract telephone number.

 

Microsoft have been accused of copyright infringements in relation to how their popular word processor reads and writes XML files.  A company based in Toronto, Canada called i4i have claimed Microsoft have violated patents granted back in 1998 concerning methods for reading XML files.  Judge Leonard Davis has ordered Microsoft to pay $290 million in damages and fines of £13,000 per day until a final verdict is reached.

An injunction has also been granted banning Microsoft from selling Word in the US or importing into the country.  Microsoft said they would appeal the verdict but if they are not successful this could create a huge problem for the company as the application is integrated into their office system and has millions of users worldwide.

This does not affect them selling the software in the UK but if Microsoft are banned from selling it in the US where it’s biggest market is only time will effect will that have on the UK and the rest of the world.  This will most likely result in a huge payout.

Updated - 06/01/10 - Due to the current adverse weather conditions we are experiencing, we regret we have suspended all non-emergency callouts until further notice. This is in the interest of health and safety for our staff. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, we will aim to resolve as many issues as we can using our remote software as normal.