Hands On IT Services
IT support for you and your business
IT can be complex and time consuming so we offer a wide range of services and solutions to cover most (if not all) eventualities
Formed in 1995, we have over 25 year’s experience supporting small and
medium businesses with their IT needs
OUR AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME:
For the week commencing 20th October 2025 our average response time was 8 minutes and 28 seconds
22/10/25
New research from Arctic Wolf shows that most security leaders say they would sack staff who fall for phishing scams, even as incidents rise and leaders themselves admit to clicking malicious links.
21/10/25
Waymo has confirmed plans to bring its fully autonomous, driverless ride-hailing service to London in 2026, beginning supervised testing on public roads in the coming weeks.
28/10/25
Our average response time for the week commencing
Monday 20th October 2025 and Monday 27th October 2025 was 8 minutes and 28 seconds.
20/10/25
Google has introduced Recovery Contacts, a new way for users to regain access to a locked Google Account by asking trusted friends or family members to confirm their identity.
08/10/25
Microsoft has launched a single unified Marketplace bringing together Azure Marketplace and AppSource, offering a central location for cloud services and AI applications integrated directly into the Microsoft ecosystem.
01/10/25
UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced that digital ID will become mandatory to prove the right to work in the UK by 2029, triggering both ministerial praise and civil liberties concerns.
13/11/25
In this article, we look at various ways staff can stay cyber-secure while away, from setting safer out-of-office replies to avoiding phishing on the move and protecting devices abroad.
12/08/25
With managers away, risks like poor passwords, unlocked screens and slow reporting can quietly escalate, and this article explains why it happens and how to stop it.
11/08/25
Here we look at how phishing scams spike in summer, including fake travel bookings, delivery text traps and urgent invoice fraud, and why UK businesses and individuals are especially vulnerable during the summer holiday season.
16/07/25
In this Tech Insight, we look at how the sudden rise of a (possibly AI-generated) band on Spotify has reignited the debate over whether music streaming platforms should clearly label artificially created songs.
10/07/25
A cross-party group of MPs is calling for the UK government to outlaw predictive policing technologies through an amendment to the forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill, citing concerns over racial profiling, surveillance, and algorithmic bias.
02/07/25
A pioneering European mission has successfully engineered an artificial total eclipse in orbit, unlocking new insights into the Sun’s outer atmosphere and showcasing precision spaceflight powered by sustainable innovation.
01/07/25
A new AI-powered legal startup backed by Sequoia Capital is rewriting how contracts are reviewed, by building a law firm around the software itself.
30/06/25
A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has found that using generative AI tools like ChatGPT can significantly reduce brain activity during writing tasks, and may impair users’ ability to retain information and think critically.
29/06/25
In this Tech Insight, we look at why clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link in an email might not be as safe as it seems, and how cybercriminals are using this tactic to profile victims, deploy phishing attacks, and gather intelligence for future scams.
21/05/25
The AI giant is reportedly backing a 5-gigawatt data centre in Abu Dhabi, a facility so vast, it would dwarf Monaco and could reshape global AI infrastructure.
20/05/25
Two startups on opposite sides of the Atlantic have just unveiled breakthrough prototypes that could bring flying cars and hypersonic jets into everyday travel.
19/05/25
If you’ve ever wondered whether Microsoft Teams or Zoom is the smarter choice for meetings, messaging, and collaboration at work, you’re not alone – and in this guide, we’ll clearly explain how they compare so you can choose the right platform for your business needs.
workbook by
watching this super quick tutorial.
Find out how, here!
If managing schedules for your team is one of your responsibilities, then this tutorial on Shifts will help you make life easier.