AllwaySync

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 ...

Brandstar Recommends – i-Catcher (by iCode)

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

i-Catcher is a digital CCTV system for security, surveillance and remote monitoring applications. How much experience do we have? Honestly it's pretty limited, we have one client using this software, but have been doing so for years.  The software is stable and the support is UK based and they know what they ...

10 things you need to know about your IT

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Here are some crucial pieces of information that every business should know about their IT systems... Inventory - You should have an inventory of all your hardware and software.  Your IT person is the best person to put this together and make sure you have this information.  It should include all ...

Spideroak

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

We've recently  spent some time investigating & testing the possible online backup options and came across a brilliant back-up software called Spideroak.  We're so impressed with the product that we are recommending Spideroak to any of our clients wanting an online backup service. If you sign up with Spideroak today you ...

Is your software up to date?

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Over the past few weeks we've been running both Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) and FileHippo.  Both pieces of software are designed to scan your PC to identify whether an programs are out of date, thus providing you with increased security.  As we've been using the programs for a while ...

Secunia – Online Software Inspector

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Secunia's Online Software Inspector (OSI) inspects your operating system and software for insecure versions and missing security updates.  By ensuring your machine is fully up-to-date you help prevent your software against security issues. The tool is very easy to use... Visit the Secunia OSI Website Click Start Scanner Look at your results (see example ...

Learn about AVG Internet Security 9.0 – Video

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

A fantastic video to explain how AVG Internet Security works and why you should purchase it! :)

Top 10 Free Apps that Windows Users Can’t live without

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Here are our top 10 free apps for Windows Users: Malwarebytes - an easy-to-use, simple and effective anti-malware application which is designed to quickly detect, destroy and prevent malware.  Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware can detect and remove malware that even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to detect. Related Posts - ...

FAQ: What is the best way to back up my computer?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

We recommend using an external hard drive.  Here are our favourite external hard drives!  Using a good piece of software is also important.  Check out our comparison chart for Backup software!

New Look Brandstar

Monday, October 13th, 2008

The more observant of you will notice a slight change in the style of the Brandstar website, or maybe it is quite a significant template change..we are undecided! Why the change? Well the old template was nice, clean and quite easy to use. It didn't however support sub pages very ...