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Desktops are cheap; to be honest, we cannot argue our way out of that. Desktops have more performance and easily modified. If we are looking at something you wish to use for the long term, something that can last you ten years of periodic use, a desktop is perfect. Same can be said of research facilities, manufacturing and logistic firms. It does seem to make sense for computers connected to such sophisticated types of machinery and pieces of equipment to be stationary and fi

The year 2020 will go down in history not only as the time of pandemic but also working remotely or home working. Time will tell if businesses could be ready to allow staff to work from home more permanently. There is a good reason most large organizations house sensitive data within their local network environment, to resist cyber attacks. The year 2020 will go down in history not only as the time of pandemic but also working remotely or home working. Time will tell if busin

What is an ERP system and does your business need one? ERP stands for enterprise resource planning, and they are all the rage these days. If you are currently working in a large business organization, you are most definitely aware of what an ERP is; you might be using it right at this very moment and understanding the fundamentals of an ERP system is a crucial aspect of an IT support role. What is the idea behind an ERP system? Is it a one size fit all solution, or maybe eve

If your business primarily operates in an office-based setting, with employees using computers, laptops, printers, etc. It may be worth considering how flexible you can be for your staff, in the form of homeworking. With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, a form of animal contracted Coronavirus, companies around the world are now beginning to fear the consequences of possible lockdowns in localised cities, including areas around Singapore. As we know, no deaths have been record

he best routers for your office. How do you choose it? There is mesh and there is 5G and the N word is thrown around a lot.

Business is all about efficiency, we all know that. And we at IT BLOCK would love to highlight some of the ways a business can make their IT lean and mean. Not all of us have the luxury of some companies with huge budgets. And in some ways, saving money does improve your chances of survival as a company, think of it as making your own luck. Here are some of the items you should consider how to make things more efficient. Choose laptops - How to save money on IT? Here is a fun

While the banner above remains true, a really good password can last a long time. But we are not here to discuss that. So in a way, this banner kind of irrelevant. But a good tongue-in-cheek approach to what this article is. You are a multinational corporation and with such a high overturn in staff, password policies are crucial. Security is paramount and in most cases, policies are more or less predictable too, a password change every 6 months. But giants move slowly because

In our opinion, you can do no better than a Fuji Xerox Apeosports range of printers for an office, if you can afford it. Canon provides a great competition but not with their support services. That being said, buying one will cost an arm and a leg. Leasing one also puts you at the mercy of the contract which much cheaper the longer you contract with them, not forgetting the extra charges for each paper you print, which is how they get you. You are still after a small business

In this edition of our blog, we would like to highlight the importance of maps, the digital ones that are. Bing or Google or Apple, whichever it is, you want your entity or business to be on them. And here is a little tip: If done right, you can increase the probability of your location to be displayed at the top of each map search. Imagine if you were a cupcake shop and always turned up in the results when people search for "dessert shop" or "cupcakes". Now that would be g