One morning, I was sat at my desk in the office when the phone rang. “RLS Computer Services, how can we help you?” I said, with that a lady responded that she was from a “Microsoft” company that had detected … Read More
Author Archives: Rob Lucas
End of Support for XP, SBS 2003 & Office 2003
Is your business still using Windows XP, Small Business Server (SBS) 2003, or Office 2003? Microsoft is officially dropping support for all of these next month (April 8, 2014). So is your business or indeed home prepared for the possible security … Read More
Tags: End of Life, Office 2003, SBS 2003, Windows XP
What Version of Internet Explorer Should I be Using?
There are many versions of the Microsoft browser that it is important to note which version we recommend goes with which version of Windows. Windows Vista – Internet Explorer 8 Windows XP – Internet Explorer 8 Windows 7 – Internet … Read More
Tags: Internet Explorer, Windows
Cryptolocker Ransomware: Your Data’s Worse Nightmare
Calling all PC users, we from time to time warn you of the dangers of viruses and Trojans, etc. but I felt that an update is CRITICAL, due to a relatively new strand of malware referred to as “ransomware”. It … Read More
Tags: Cryptolocker, help, Infected, malware, ransomware, virus
Top 4 Windows Updates
We always get asked what I should update on my computer, so here are the top 4 updates and upgrades you should always make sure you have on your Windows device. Adobe Acrobat http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader Adobe Acrobat is a little program … Read More
WINDOWS XP IS DEAD, LONG LIVE WINDOWS 8
We all know that Windows XP was the best Microsoft OS ever; it was stable and worked well. There was very little in comparison to its predecessors in the way of functionality, security and the overall usefulness. However since its … Read More
Tags: Microsoft life cycle, Windows XP
DIGITAL CAMERA RESOLUTIONS: STORAGE VS. PRINT
Summer is here and it will soon be the school holidays. But before you pack yourself off to the Costa-del-sol I recommend you read this article so that you don’t run out of storage space on your memory cards. The … Read More
Things are changing…
That’s right things are changing here at RLS, not only are things getting a well-deserved makeover like our websites but we are also changing the way we do business with our customers (more on that later). Some of these changes … Read More
The wait is over!
You can get super-fast Fibre Optic Broadband right now, right here, in West Norfolk! To celebrate this, we have teamed up with the award-winning Plusnet (the phone and broadband provider that will do you proud) to offer our customers a … Read More
Watch Out For This BT Phone Scam
This article was taken from a friend’s Facebook page regarding a telephone scam, the thing that will hit you hard here is the blatant simplicity of the scam but the extremely convincing terminology used to get people to part with … Read More