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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:35:08 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Home</title><subtitle>Home</subtitle><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-01-10T14:58:46Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Save with Google Apps at your company</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2012/1/10/save-with-google-apps-at-your-company.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2012/1/10/save-with-google-apps-at-your-company.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2012-01-10T14:49:46Z</published><updated>2012-01-10T14:49:46Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p>Just tell us a couple of key stats about your business, and we'll estimate how much a basic Microsoft Exchange 2007 deployment would cost and what you could save with Google Apps, which includes:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>Email accounts with 25 GB of storage per user and instant search tools</li>
<li>IM, plus voice and video chat</li>
<li>Group calendaring system</li>
<li>Mobile access</li>
<li>Spam and virus filtering</li>
<li>Web-powered collaboration apps: Google Docs, Google Sites and Google Video for businesses&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Google Apps is accessible from a variety of mobile phones, including BlackBerry devices, the iPhone, Windows Mobile and many less powerful mobile phones. Google offers multiple syncing capabilities so that you can access your Google Apps account when you're on the go.</p>
<p>Email Pete Yeo on <a href="mailto:pete.yeo@fmk.co.uk">pete.yeo@fmk.co.uk</a> and start saving money today.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>This week we have chiefly been...</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/11/24/this-week-we-have-chiefly-been.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/11/24/this-week-we-have-chiefly-been.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-11-24T10:18:44Z</published><updated>2011-11-24T10:18:44Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Troubleshooting streaming problems for a new international internet radio station</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Working on complex server authentication/integration issues for a major UK educational establishment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Advising Miss Marple on replacing her laptop (really!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Doing preliminary work on a cost-cutting mail changeover for a registered charity</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Diagnosing a faulty terminal problem (yes, it was dropped)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Restoring a sent items folder accidentally dragged out of sight so that all mails &lsquo;disappeared&rsquo;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;">Plus the usual 1001 printing, mail, phone, wifi, network and other problems we deal with on a daily basis</span></li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Floods hit hard drive supply</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/11/3/floods-hit-hard-drive-supply.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/11/3/floods-hit-hard-drive-supply.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-11-03T10:46:20Z</published><updated>2011-11-03T10:46:20Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p><span><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 150px;" src="http://www.fmk.co.uk/storage/HD%20pic.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1320323700435" alt="" /></span></span>Recent flooding in Thailand &ndash; the world&rsquo;s second largest exporter of hard drives - has caused extensive damage to manufacturing facilities from all major hard drive suppliers. The full extent of the impact is not yet known, but pricing on drives has already increased and experts are predicting a significant drive shortage that will last well into 2012. T</span>his will likely have a severe impact on supply and pricing from traditional storage vendors.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>This week we have chiefly been</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/10/17/this-week-we-have-chiefly-been.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/10/17/this-week-we-have-chiefly-been.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-10-17T11:40:24Z</published><updated>2011-10-17T11:40:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<ul>
<li>Thinking about Steve Jobs and his family&nbsp;</li>
<li>Helping our many BlackBerry-user clients work round their loss of service&nbsp;</li>
<li>Installing a load of lovely new MacBook Pros at an international style magazine&nbsp;</li>
<li>Deciding we really will have to lock up the server cabinets at a London ad agency&hellip;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Supporting a London cinema chain through problems at their card payment provider&nbsp;</li>
<li>Sorting out printing problems at an accountant to the stars&nbsp;</li>
<li>Liaising with BT to get an ADSL line re-installed at a London theatre, sigh</li>
<li>Sorting out networking and fibre-based internet for a new London-based internet radio station</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p1">&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>iCloud forecast for autumn</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/9/15/icloud-forecast-for-autumn.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/9/15/icloud-forecast-for-autumn.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-09-15T10:45:39Z</published><updated>2011-09-15T10:45:39Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.fmk.co.uk/storage/icloud crop.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1316083606671" alt="" /></span></span>Free with IOS 5 and available this autumn iCloud replaces Mobile-Me and is Apple's answer to internet storage solutions already available from the likes of Google, Microsoft and Amazon. But rather than relying heavily on storage and web apps, it's appeal lies in the way it stores and manages the content on Apple devices: so it&rsquo;s always accessible from iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac or PC. It gives instant access to music, apps, latest photos and more. And it automatically keeps email, contacts and calendars up to date across all devices.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="p1">When you sign up for iCloud, you get 5GB of free storage, which doesn't sound much until you realise that&nbsp; purchased music, apps, books and TV programmes, as well as pictures don&rsquo;t count towards the free storage. And if you need more, you can easily purchase a <span class="s1">storage upgrade </span>straight from your device with an extra 10GB or &pound;14 a year, 20GB for &pound;28 and a maximum of 50GB for &pound;70.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>This week we have chiefly been...</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/9/7/this-week-we-have-chiefly-been.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/9/7/this-week-we-have-chiefly-been.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-09-07T10:47:34Z</published><updated>2011-09-07T10:47:34Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p>
<ul>
<li>Planning the integration of an internet radio station for an international news magazine</li>
<li>Recovering a creative arts client from a severe Windows server crash</li>
<li>Completing a server, SAN and database upgrade</li>
<li>Managing critical backup and archive systems for a London agency</li>
<li>Sorting out open directory and active directory integration for one of the UK&rsquo;s major educational institutions</li>
<li>Installing a new A3+ colour printer for a leading UK publishing company</li>
<li>Helping solve high resolution print issues for a top UK brand agency</li>
<li>Clearing an epidemic of virus and trojans from a crucial accounts PC</li>
<li>Helping a theatre to get back up after rain through the ceiling caused all systems to short out</li>
</ul>
</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>This week we have chiefly been...</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/8/17/this-week-we-have-chiefly-been.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/8/17/this-week-we-have-chiefly-been.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-08-17T15:23:07Z</published><updated>2011-08-17T15:23:07Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<ul>
<li>Troubleshooting a Universal Type Server error&nbsp;</li>
<li>Sorting out a synching problem with phones and calendars&nbsp;</li>
<li>Liaising with BT over slow running&nbsp;</li>
<li>Advising several clients affected by a datastore power out and getting them a workround&nbsp;</li>
<li>Replacing faulty kit by resurrecting a disused machine and then getting a spanking new one on the desk, up and running with all data transferred, within 24 hours&nbsp;</li>
<li>Keeping overloaded servers reliable for a charity awaiting funding&nbsp;</li>
<li>Advising a client on an FTP solution</li>
<li>plus all the usual day to day stuff we take for granted like preventative maintenance, installing and upgrading kit, managing warranties, fixing phones and the one thousand and one things our clients, rightly, expect us to be on top of now but were amazed to find that we handled when they were still with another service.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>OSX 10.7 Lion: What's the big deal?</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/7/28/osx-107-lion-whats-the-big-deal.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/7/28/osx-107-lion-whats-the-big-deal.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-07-28T14:48:15Z</published><updated>2011-07-28T14:48:15Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p>Upgraded to Lion via App Store this week and installed it over 10.6. Carried on working as normal with only an ancient copy of FileMaker (PPC) refusing to work. Some little hiccoughs with the Finder and adding server-based folders to the window sidebar and slightly glitchy connection at first to ancient Windows server. Additional gestures welcome, Launchpad kind of irrelevant as I've everything in the Dock, Mission Control improves window control and makes Spaces usable when matched with swipe. AutoUpdate not much use until everyone supports it, but I've lost enough files in the past to save, save, save. I doubt I'll stop. I already have a trackpad on my iMac and it's essential if you're going to make the most of Lion.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Microsoft 356 cloud services look costly</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/7/8/microsoft-356-cloud-services-look-costly.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/7/8/microsoft-356-cloud-services-look-costly.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-07-08T09:12:48Z</published><updated>2011-07-08T09:12:48Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p class="pp_BodyText"><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 200px;" src="http://www.fmk.co.uk/storage/O365-cta.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1310117300397" alt="" /></span></span>Microsoft's&nbsp;newest cloud service Office 365 is now available in 40 markets, and it brings together Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service, on&nbsp;a monthly subscription basis.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="pp_BodyText">However, despite the wide range of apps and the familiar 'look and feel', it's monthly pricing &nbsp;appears expensive compared to Google's offering at &pound;33.00 per user per year.</p>
<div></div>
<p class="pp_BodyText">Office 365 is available in a wide range of service plans designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes.&nbsp;With Office 365, people can stay on the &ldquo;same page&rdquo; using instant messaging and virtual meetings with people who are just down the hall or across the world. They can work on files and documents at the same time and share ideas as easily as they can share calendars. Office 365 gives people new ways to work together with ease, on virtually any device.</p>
<p class="pp_BodyText">Microsoft Office applications are at the heart of Office 365. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook and other Office applications connect to Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and Lync to deliver communication and collaboration.</p>
<p class="pp_BodyText">Office 365 offers a range of service plans for a predictable monthly price from $2 to $27 per user per month. With Office 365 for small businesses, customers can be up and running with Office Web Apps, Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Lync Online and an external website in minutes, for $6 (U.S.) per user, per month.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="pp_BodyText">Office 365 for enterprises has an array of choices, from simple email to comprehensive suites to meet the needs of midsize and large businesses, as well as government organizations. Customers can now get Microsoft Office Professional Plus on a pay-as-you-go basis with cloud-based versions of the industry&rsquo;s leading business communications and collaboration services.</p>
<p class="pp_BodyText">Office 365 for small businesses and Office 365 for enterprises are available now. Businesses can try Office 365 for free for 30 days by signing up at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/redirects/office365.aspx">http://www.office365.com</a>.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>iMacs now all quad core</title><id>http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/5/9/imacs-now-all-quad-core.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fmk.co.uk/home/2011/5/9/imacs-now-all-quad-core.html"/><author><name>Admin</name></author><published>2011-05-09T13:10:33Z</published><updated>2011-05-09T13:10:33Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><img src="http://www.fmk.co.uk/storage/new mac.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1304946865895" alt="" /></span></p>
<p>The new iMac features next-generation quad-core processors, advanced graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O, and a FaceTime HD camera. It's everything you want in a desktop. Now more powerful, more advanced, and even more incredible than before.</p>
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<li>Quad-core Intel Core i5 processors across the line</li>
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<li>All-new, next-generation AMD Radeon HD graphics processor</li>
</ul>
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<li>Thunderbolt port on every model (two ports on 27-inch model)</li>
</ul>
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<li>FaceTime HD camera</li>
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