19 May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week
It is Mental Health Awareness Week, and I thought that this would be a great opportunity to share what Select Technology have done, are doing, and plan to do.
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7 May 2020
Microsoft Teams: Backgrounds are the way forward
Microsoft Teams has had the ability to have blurry backgrounds for some time now, and this has been a really useful feature. However, if you are a user of Teams, you will have jealously been watching Zoom wondering when you will be able to set custom backgrounds. You have had the fun of blurring your background, but come on its backgrounds that you want to change!
20 Apr 2020
PSTN: Whats that?
PSTN or Public Switched Telephony Network is the traditional (landline) system providing telephone connectivity since the 1800's using a mixture of underground and over ground copper wires.
16 Apr 2020
Security Tips For Working From Home (WFH)
As you're probably all bored of hearing by now, Working From Home/Remotely is the new norm for pretty much anyone that can. For those of us who've been doing this for a number of years we can kind of take this for granted asking ourselves "What's the big deal?". It's actually been a recurring point of conversation amongst my colleagues friends and family and it got me thinking, initially all the talk has been...
27 Mar 2020
Working from home: A day in the life of a work at home parent!
Firstly, allow me to introduce myself, I am a new member of the Marketing team. I’ve worked in both B2C and B2B businesses, but for a long time I was a stay-at-home parent for two “interesting” boys (5 and 7 years old). So, heading back into the workplace was a daunting prospect! It very much looks like I chose an interesting point in time to come back too.
27 Mar 2020
Working from home
Working from home is becoming the new normal during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and we are all learning to adapt to these new conditions. At Select Technology we have always prided ourselves in our ability to support our clients, ensuring that we are able to keep them connected, reducing any difficulties, and assisting them in their...
24 Mar 2020
How to use Microsoft Teams for personal calls
Another week, and things have changed again. With the new restrictions put in place last night, it seems we've got an extended period of not going out ahead of us. Nick and Simon have asked me to explain how to use Teams for personal use...
23 Mar 2020
Cutting Corners: A guide to Window shortcuts
It was many years ago that I was introduced to Window shortcuts, and I have found them to be a really useful tool in improving how I use my keyboard. I, like many others only scratched the surface of what is available. While taking the time to reacquaint myself with some forgotten shortcuts,
25 Feb 2020
Diary of a Technophobe: Get organised with Microsoft Office 365 Planner
As a perfectionist and serial planner, there’s nothing I love more than a list. I have to-do lists for work, home, shopping and everything in between...
5 Dec 2019
How safe are you online? Check out our top tips to make sure you’re Cybersecurity Savvy
Unfortunately, potential security threats are everywhere, so it’s important for us to be as aware of these as possible
25 Nov 2019
How to be a Savvy online Shopper
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become two of the main shopping events in people’s calendars throughout the year. It’s a great time to find deals and bargains in the run-up to Christmas, but unfortunately, it also means that online scamming and...
24 Nov 2019
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Select Technology are officially ISO 27001 certified!
Select Technology are officially ISO 27001 certified! As we continue to recognise Cybersecurity Awareness month, Select Technology are very pleased to announce that we have now achieved our ISO 27001 certification in Information Security...
