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  • 5 Step Checklist for Setting Up Microsoft Teams…The Right Way

    • 5th January 2023
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Microsoft, Technology
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    The quickest way to upset your staff is by giving them slow access to the internet. Bad Wi-Fi quickly creates tension in the team and is a real productivity killer. You don’t have to suffer slow Wi-Fi. Here’s our guide to making Wi-Fi faster whether you’re working in the office or from home. Download your copy instantly.

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  • Microsoft 365 – Avoiding the Biggest Problem with Email Hacking

    • 15th December 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Microsoft, Office 365, Security
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    There’s one form of digital communication that is relied on more than any other when it comes to cybercrime. In fact, it’s thought that around 92% of malware is still delivered by email. And it’s not hard to see why; think about your own inbox and how often you have to clear out that spam

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  • Windows 11 Has Arrived – Here’s Our Pick of the Best Updates

    • 20th October 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Microsoft
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    Windows 11 Has Arrived - Here's Our Pick of the Best Updates

    The wait is finally over – Windows 11 is here, and the best news is that most users can upgrade for free from an existing Windows 10 license (there are exceptions, of course). Of course, if you’re a Compex IT client and have any questions on how to upgrade (or even if you should upgrade),

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  • What Can Your Architecture or Engineering Firm Do With Microsoft Teams?

    • 16th February 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: AEC, Business, Growth, Microsoft, Professional Services, Technology
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    If there’s one app which became pretty ubiquitous during 2020, it was Microsoft Teams.

    In October last year, Microsoft announced that its online collaboration tool had reached 115 million daily active users. They even described it as “the lifeline for remote and hybrid work and learning during the pandemic”.

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  • Zoom Versus Microsoft Teams: Which is Best for Business?

    • 9th February 2021
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Business, Microsoft, Office 365, Technology
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    In December 2019, Zoom reported a maximum of 10 million daily users hitting its platform. By the end of March 2020, that number had doubled. This has led to terms like “the Zoom Boom”, and has ushered the video calling platform closer to the realm of transitive verb, just like Google (there’s a chance you’ve

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  • Boost Productivity and Efficiency with Microsoft Lists

    • 8th November 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Microsoft, Office 365, Technology
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    Microsoft Lists is a refreshingly easy solution that makes managing your workload (and personal errands too) a breeze. From shopping lists to questions, notes to meetings lists, this handy app allows you to storm through your to-do list like a pro.

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  • How to use Microsoft Teams to make working from home and the office easier

    • 3rd July 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Microsoft, Technology
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    Lockdown is starting to subside and businesses have started slowly shifting into a new way of working. We call it the hybrid way. This is where some members of the team are working from home and some are in the office. This could very possibly be the new way of working, moving forward. One issue that this can create is effectively getting things done. Communication and collaboration can become disrupted, sometimes there is a surge in miscommunication and the team struggles to find ways to keep projects moving forward.

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  • The Simple Way Architects and Engineers can Remote Access Project Files

    • 18th March 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Microsoft, Office 365
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    One of the biggest challenges for architects and building engineers industry has always faced is file access for workers in the field. It needs to be fast, secure, and possible with virtually any device. There are many ways to do this, yet very few of them are convenient, cost effective, or cyber secure. Fortunately, there’s

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  • How Microsoft Teams Could Help Architectural Practices

    • 2nd March 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Microsoft
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    Microsoft introduced its Teams platform in 2016, but you may not have heard of it. And that’s a shame, because it could help you reduce your reliance on email and become a far more productive architectural practice. We’re not suggesting yours is unproductive, either, but it’s so easy to get lost in the way you’ve

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