Congratulations Jim Carter
We are very pleased to congratulate Jim Carter on completing his Linux Systems Apprenticeship. Jim now holds… City & Guilds Certificate in IT Systems and Principles City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in IT Professional Competence We are even more pleased that Jim has chosen to continue his career with Dogsbody Technology as a permanent […]
The Importance of Backups
Operating systems and applications can be re-installed with relative ease, but personal data is just that, personal. Nobody else (hopefully) has any copies of it, so if you lose it, that’s it, it’s gone forever. For this reason, it’s important to keep backups of your personal data. That being said, backups of reproducible data can […]
Manual patching vs auto patching
Everyone agrees keeping your software and devices updated is important. These can be manually or automatically installed. People assume that automatic is the better option however both have their advantages. I’m Rob, I look after maintenance packages here at Dogsbody Technology. I want to explain the advantages between the two main patching approaches. What to […]
Google Chrome to Distrust Symantec SSL Certificates
From 15 Mar 2018 Google Chrome will start distrusting Symantec SSL Certificates. What is happening and why? Over the past few years various concerns have been raised regarding Symantec’s process for issuing and revoking SSL certificates. As a result Google Chrome have announced that they will be distrusting SSL certificates issued by Symantec. It is […]
Intel vulnerabilities (Meltdown & Spectre)
On 3rd January 2018 engineers around the world scrambled to respond to the announcement that most CPUs on the planet had a vulnerability that would allow attackers to steal data from affected computers. Almost two weeks later and we do know a lot more however the outlook is still bleak. Am I vulnerable? Almost definitely. […]
2017 Christmas Shutdown
Christmas is fast approaching and we wanted to let you know that Dogsbody Technology will be taking some time off to celebrate the festive season. Our office will be closed on the following days and response to emails maybe slower: – Fri 15 Dec 2017 – Office Closed after 13:00 – Fri 22 Dec 2017 […]