DBL Blogs

Management & organisation of your time

By Sara Barrett on 23 Jan 2012

At the start of the New Year - some helpful suggestions to plan your working day better.

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Fly Information, Fly- Be Free

By Gareth Hall on 23 Jan 2012

The Wikipedia black-out in protest against the proposed SOPA & PIPA Act.

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Can an Android beat an Apple?

By Brian Roberts on 14 Sep 2011

It's really a case of which you prefer rather than an out and out winner. 

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Employment Law Legislation Changes

By Sara Barrett on 12 Sep 2011

Upcoming changes regarding the hiring of agency temporary workers and an increase to the national minimum wage rates.

 

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Less can really mean more

By Dave Barrett on 12 Sep 2011

Dave suggests that removing road signs would actually make the roads safer!  The clutter free approach is something DBL actually encourage when developing new software applications.

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Money For Nothing

By Gareth Hall on 12 Sep 2011

A is more expensive than B. Ergo, A must be better than B. Right?

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Next Time, On Your Server...

By Gareth Hall on 30 Jun 2011

Never mind 'what have you done today', 'what will you do tomorrow' is the question on people's lips at the moment.

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E-asy Reading

By Rob Nejedly on 25 Jun 2011

Thousands of trees the world over are breathing an oxygenated sigh of relief as e-books grow in popularity.

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From Education to Work

By Daniel Litchfield on 25 Jun 2011

One of DBL's newest recruits shares his experiences of the move from full-time education to work.

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The Trials and Tribulations of Taking On a New Employee

By Sara Barrett on 22 Jun 2011

The phrase 'you just can't get the staff nowadays' isn't exactly true, but there are a lot of hoops to jump through nowadays!

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Online Filing Company Tax Returns Changes

By Sara Barrett on 17 May 2011

HMRC are dragging themselves (and us) kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

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Don't Print and Be Damned

By Gareth Hall on 17 May 2011

Do you take good care of your digital photos and videos? No, of course not: who does? As long as they're on your computer and backed up every now and then they're safe, right? Right?

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Train Spotting

By Dave Barrett on 17 May 2011

A day playing on the trains makes Dave wonder about the software behind it all.

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A Right Level of Security

By Brian Roberts on 17 May 2011

What can we learn from the successful hacking of one of the world's largest entertainment networks?

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1 + 1 doesn't always equal 2!

By Dave Barrett on 07 Apr 2011

An almost-costly experience with a train ticket booking site prompts a musing on the 'wonders of technology'.

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A Supporting Hand

By Brian Roberts on 05 Apr 2011

Customers want good support, and they want it now. Read on to see how we're trying to help deliver.

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Ode to a Laptop

By Gareth Hall on 09 Feb 2011

Possibly the worst poem ever written dedicated to a piece of consumer electronics (or maybe just the worst poem ever written).

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Why so slow?

By Brian Roberts on 09 Feb 2011

PC running slowly? Tired of sitting there waiting for it to actually do something useful? Here are a few tips that might help you.

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VAT rate up but what else?

By Sara Barrett on 04 Feb 2011

Tags:SME,Tax,VAT
VAT, tax, duty - everything seems to be going up. How is it affecting you?

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Worn out without being used?

By Dave Barrett on 27 Jan 2011

A cautionary tale of those things that we think should be in perfect condition turning out not to be.

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IT Wishes for 2011

By Gareth Hall on 22 Dec 2010

Hopes and wild, crazy dreams for the world of IT in 2011.

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What if it happened to us?

By Sara Barrett on 10 Dec 2010

Nobody wants their office to catch fire or its contents stolen, but sometimes bad things happen to good businesses and we all need to be prepared for when disaster strikes.

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Dem plates, dem plates, dem templates.

By Dave Barrett on 19 Nov 2010

Templates are supposed to make our lives easier, but sometimes they can be more trouble than they're worth...

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5 Horrors of IT

By Gareth Hall on 29 Oct 2010

In preparation for the scariest night of the year, we present five IT horror stories that will have you hiding behind your server with fear (possibly).

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Bugs (of both types).

By Brian Roberts on 22 Oct 2010

Bugs are a real nuisance whether they're airborne or in the software we use. Can they be avoided?

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Backup your troubles.

By Dave Barrett on 08 Oct 2010

Businesses today rely heavily on the digital information they store. Is your backup plan prepared for the worst?

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This blog is Internet-enabled.

By Brian Roberts on 28 Sep 2010

The world is increasingly inter-connected, and so are all the things in your house. What's next?

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DIY Software?

By Gareth Hall on 24 Sep 2010

Sometimes doing things yourself is a good idea, other times it can be fraught with danger. Making your own software can all too often go wrong...

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Banking on Internet banking.

By Sara Barrett on 22 Sep 2010

Online banking is now crucial to many businesses. Is the system your bank offers working for you?

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Why can't software be simple to use?

By Dave Barrett on 20 Sep 2010

Computers are supposedly easier to use today, but Dave Barrett argues that the software is actually more complex.

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Is your email controlling you?

By Dave Barrett on 12 Jul 2010

With the Summer holiday season almost upon us, the topic of our blog this time is the dilemma of ignoring or replying to emails whilst you are away. Are you one of those people who have their BlackBerrys permanently clasped between their fingers even whilst on the beach, or do you prefer to try and ‘forget it all’ and leave an ever-growing pile of e-mails for you to look forward to on your return?

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Someone to watch over me – Paranoia over privacy

By Gareth Hall on 23 Jun 2010

Are we all getting paranoid about our privacy, and who is ultimately responsible for safeguarding our information?

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Support Hotline

By Brian Roberts on 05 May 2010

Thanks to our new business phone system, you can now call the support department directly on (01889) 572007.

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The days really are getting longer

By Dave Barrett on 01 Feb 2010

Fed up with the post-Christmas blues that plague us all at this time of the year, Dave Barrett tries to cheer himself up by looking on the increasingly brighter side of life.

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Living in a Virtual (Server) World

By Dave Barrett on 29 Sep 2009

Living in a virtual world is no longer the preserve of the rich or the deluded, as Dave Barrett explains in his blog.

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7th Heaven?

By Gareth Hall on 13 Aug 2009

As I write, the RTM version of Windows 7 is being dragged across the Internet from Redmond to our servers and we're all due to be upgraded within the next few weeks. We've been using the release candidate on a few machines here over the past few months and, much to my own surprise, I'm pretty impressed.

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