July 20, 2012
Windows 8 gamble set for the market
Microsoft will release the new version of its desktop operating system, Windows 8, in October this year, replacing Windows 7, which this summer is due to surpass worldwide sales of…
June 25, 2012
Why Settle acquire Xpedient Ltd, Network Division
Why Settle have completed the acquisition of the Network Division of Xpedient Ltd in a six-figure deal supported by Royal Bank of Scotland. The deal makes Why Settle a major…
May 31, 2012
Server 2008 Foundation Edition limit frustrates
We came across a new Window Server 2008 this week running Foundation edition. Windows Server 2008 Foundation is a cut-down version of the server operating system designed to attract small…
May 4, 2012
SQL Server 2012 application migration
The software team have been working on the new version of Microsoft’s database engine, SQL Server 2012, for a month now and we’ve just agreed to migrate a client application…
May 4, 2012
Broadband blues
The support team have had a bizarre run of client broadband failures to deal with in the last two better chance of avoiding stress from some scenarios, but hosting email…
November 25, 2011
Thai floods hit storage, PC and server prices
Seagate CEO, Steve Luczo, has suggested this year’s floods in Thailand will limit worldwide hard disk supply to 120 million units in the first quarter of 2012, well below the…
May 26, 2011
We’re testing a new desktop security strategy
Desktop security is a complex topic. Most clients think of it as antivirus (AV) software, but the product they use for AV protection is likely to be doing a whole…
May 19, 2011
Remember IBM?
If you are over 40, there’s a good chance IBM will have been a big part of the computer industry when you first touched a keyboard. My first day in…
April 18, 2011
Windows Phone 7, where are you?
Staff at Why Settle have used Windows Mobile phones since the first incarnation of the legendary XDA, bringing both email and internet to the handset for the first time, but…
