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Happy new year

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Happy new year! Best wishes to everyone for 2012.

Don’t forget, we offer unlimited online backup from £5 and support from £10 (per user per month)!

Holiday Support Procedure 2011

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:04:49 +0000

1. raise a support ticket request at directionforward.com/support

2. if this is not possible (e.g. you have no internet access) call 020 8133 9392 (voicemail available - please leave a message with details if there is no answer)

Unlimited Online Backup

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:12:37 +0100

get unlimited and fully automated online backup for as little as £5 per month

5TB Shared Drive in the Cloud

Wed, 25 May 2011 23:56:00 +0100

We are now offering a massive 5 TBs in ‘shared drive’ Cloud storage for £50 per month. That’s over 5 million MBs and over 5 thousand GBs. And at less than a £1 per 100 GBs per month!! Contact us to place an order.

Orange mobile data outage

Mon, 02 May 2011 23:13:48 +0100

Orange mobile data (i.e. internet, email and other data on your smartphone whilst you are not connected to a WiFi network) is currently down across the UK. This affects all handsets for mobile data, but the BlackBerry messaging service doesn’t seem to be affected (so you may still get BBM instant messages and emails on there). Resolution estimated for 7am tomorrow (Tuesday 3rd May). This info direct from Orange tech support.

Cloud Services

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:31:14 +0100

See below for full details - we are now offering cloud solutions, such as infinite backup space, fully featured browser-based desktops and cloud Exchange featuring email, calendars, tasks and more synced across all your machines and devices.

Job Opportunity

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:54:00 +0000

We are looking for a technical support technician to join our team. Experience with Windows, Office, basic hardware and basic networking is required. Otherwise, anything goes! If you are interested, please send your CV to info@directionforward.net. You can also request more details by calling us or via email - contact us.

Cloud Desktops

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:10:50 +0000

As part of our new Cloud services and systems, we are now pleased to be able to offer Cloud Desktop packages.

Get a fully featured desktop that you can access anywhere using just your browser. Applications include email, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, file storage, and more.

Archive features missing from Outlook?

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:08:00 +0000

A recent update for Outlook 2007 (KB2412171) has caused the Archive and AutoArchive feature to go missing. Microsoft is currently investigating this issue. Contact us for the solution to this problem, as well as many more…

Unlimited storage/backup available

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:59:00 +0100

we are very pleased to offer an unlimited cloud storage facility to all. it can be used for transferring large files via the internet that are too big to distribute through standard methods, as a backup system for multiple PCs, as an online office suite for your documents as they can be edited online in your browser, and much more. get in touch for more information. it truly is unlimited - no traffic restrictions and no storage limitations!

Twitter application changes

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:54:04 +0100

Twitter are currently implementing changes to the way that applications linked to Twitter work. Passwords are no longer stored - OAuth will be used instead. Get in touch if you need assistance making sure your connections are still working.

WEEE Directive

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:27:00 +0100

Did you know, if you are a business, you are required to comply with the WEEE Directive (waste electrical and electronic equipment) concerning the disposal of IT hardware? We can help and advise. And we also recycle. We also operate a scheme so you can donate your used laptops to charity.