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Monday, November 7th, 2011
We have recently taken over the hosting and site maintenance for Blomst Flower Studio. Alison and Jan came to Brandstar hoping we could help with their website and using our hosting company Wild Hosting we have been able to bring the hosting costs down! The next step will be to ...
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Here is a good article about staying safe when browsing with Firefox, which is one reason why we use it and one reason why we highly recommend it. Have a read of the latest Firefox Blog which talks about ...
Instant Website ID
Anti-Phishing & Anti-Malware
Anti-Virus Integration
Plugin Check
Customized Security Settings
Secure Passwords
You can ...
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Monday, October 10th, 2011
As you know, we have been talking a lot recently about the Cloud and what it offers. And so we have noticed that HSBC have recently written a post about the Cloud! Go and see for yourself what they have to say on their Knowledge Centre page.
The Cloud is basically ...
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
It's so important to have a website that gives an appealing professional appeal to those who might visit you - but how do you know if you need a bit of refreshing?
Here are 10 signs to when it's time to update!
Are you lacking leads? - This is a bit of ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
If you have known Brandstar for a while or have read other parts of the site you will know that we are AVG resellers and huge fans of the AVG range of software, and we still are! However we like to keep our finger on the pulse and know what ...
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
We always like to write a quick post when we come across a nice piece of software. AllwaySync is one of those nice pieces of software that can come in useful!
AllwaySnc can be used to synchronize all data across multiple devices – these include desktop PCs, laptops, USB drives, remote ...
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
At Brandstar we are avid Android users, especially as we use GoogleApps the two integrate seamlessly just as you would expect from Google. But one thing Apple has got on the iPhone which is arguably better than any competitors is the App Store. Google has its Market for Apps and ...
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
You'll know if you are a regular reader of the Brandstar blog that we like, and recommend, and use WordPress for our websites - a fantastic tool. We thought we would recommend our top plugins that no WordPress site should be without!
1) Google XML sitemaps - make it easy for ...
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Which Smartphone is the best ... that is almost an impossible question to answer but we have our opinion just as many others ... and we have simplified who we think each phone particularly suits! If you agree / disagree then leave a comment!
Apple iPhone
Without a doubt it was Apple ...
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Google + is a new project by Google to help connect people together in simpler ways! Read our 'Google Plus' article highlighting the features of Google +.
We recently read an article on tech radar that we thought was worth sharing, and so here are our favourite 3 tips from the ...
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