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Ok so here goes with an update to my blog entitled “The Holy Grail Has Arrived – Eliminate International Data Roaming Charges” from the 5th May 2013. I have to say the response from that blog was quite incredible and unexpected.  We got inundated with requests for one of the devices which to be honest was

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“Foreword By Chris Young, Sales Director of FunctionEight Limited :-  I am often asked by new staff why FunctionEight do not sign exclusive agency agreements with hardware providers and this article clearly shows the reasons.  At FunctionEight we want to be free to make sure we have the flexibility to review a problem and then select

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“Foreword by Phil Aldridge, Technical Director of FunctionEight Limited.  So I follow a few Thought Leaders on LinkedIn… Sounds impressive doesn’t it… Anyway on of them is Jeff Weiner who is the CEO at LinkedIn itself and he writes some excellent articles.  This one struck a particular note with me, mainly because my inbox is out

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As the Technical Director of F8 I would like to think I have a pretty good grasp on technology and how it works.  When I had my Blackberry I never had issues with International Roaming Charges.  The Blackberry was ultra efficient in its usage and I was very conscious not to open attachments.  That coupled with the awful internet browsing

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So it is official.  The world according to Microsoft XP will end on April 8, 2014.  Ok so maybe that is a bit extreme… but Microsoft have officially announced that they will cease all support for Windows XP on that date.  Whilst this is not really a massive thing what is of concern is that they

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March 31st 2013 WAS World Backup Day.  Hands up if you knew that and keep your hand up if you did anything about it.  I thought not!!!!  It is quite scary that we need to have a day specifically for this simply because most people and companies do not have sufficient backup policies in place. More

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It seems the latest buzz word everyone is talking about is Big Data.  Ok technically that is two words but you know what I mean.  More and more articles on the internet are talking about this and it seems everyone is trying to sell businesses of any size a Big Data strategy. So just pause for

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“Foreword by Phil Aldridge, Technical Director of FunctionEight Limited.  Google+ Reviews has been on the scene for a little while now and whilst we at F8 are still getting to grips with it we have found that there are specific rules and regulations in garnering reviews for your business.  I have to be honest and say

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“Foreword by Phil Aldridge, Technical Director of FunctionEight Limited.  This is quite a good article I found which covers best practice for LinkedIn from an ethics perspective rather than the usual technical best practice.  I feel 1,2 3,6, 7,8 and 9 are the most important ones and really do add value in your approach to using

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3D printer: http://ces.cnet.com/8301-34445_1-57563395/still-emerging-for-now-the-3d-printers-of-ces-2013/ (Credit Rich Brown of CNET)   The 3D printer is in every business, tech, and entrepreneur magazine this year. This isn’t your regular ink-jet operation. 3D printers can build actual three dimensional objects right before your very eyes. Currently there are three main types of 3D printers available for purchase: 1.        Fused deposition

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