FREE wi-fi is coming very soon to Broadstone Business Centre tenants. Yay!
That’s right. High-speed Virgin Business Broadband is due to be installed and (hopefully!) enabled tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 8th March ’23, in our Broadstone office space rental premises. This will be a FREE shared wi-fi service for all our lovely office and workspace rental tenants who, up until now, have had to make their own individual […]
Microsoft PowerToys – when you need a little extra from Windows 10 or 11
Sometimes you demand a little extra from your Windows PC. Today I was looking for a colour picker, a handy piece of software that allows me to pick a precise colour from anywhere on my Windows screen. You can get such things easily as Chrome browser extensions, but they only work inside your browser window […]
How to share passwords securely
Like it or lump it, and until some genius invents a brilliant way to do without them, we’re going to need to work with, record, and occasionally share, passwords. Small business owners (whether or not they’re tenants of Broadstone Business Centre!) may not have the in-house skills or knowledge to know how to share passwords […]
Google Alerts – a free service that can help small businesses. Here’s how.
We love our tenants who rent our offices and workshops here in Broadstone, just on the outskirts of Poole! We love giving them helpful hints and tips, especially when it’s about an easy, super-simple service like Google Alerts. Google Alerts has been around since 2003, which is forever in the tech world! Google Alerts is […]
What is wi-fi mesh technology? Why are wi-fi mesh devices better than the wi-fi extenders?
Whether you’re at home or at work, no one likes dead zones or weak signals when it comes to wi-fi connections. Wi-Fi mesh technology is a type of wireless networking technology that uses a network of nodes or access points to provide wireless coverage over a larger area, such as a home or office. The […]
Top 10 Social Engineering Techniques Designed To Defraud You
Following hard on the heels of yesterday’s blog post about how to protect yourself from social engineering scams, here’s a companion article that talks more directly to examples of the actual fraudulent techniques being used. We at Broadstone Business Centre have all been exposed to one or more of these scams over time. And we […]
Social engineering fraud and cybercrime. Top 10 tips on how small businesses can protect themselves and their employees
Here at the Broadstone Business Centre we care deeply about the security of our lovely office-renting and workshop-renting tenants in Broadstone – and ourselves! Cybercrime is arguably the perfect crime. It can be conducted remotely (no physical access required), and it can be extremely difficult to track down the perpetrators. With the sheer amount of […]
What’s all the fuss about ChatGPT?
If you’re a small business owner in Broadstone, Poole, and whether you’re renting your office or workshop with us or not… If you haven’t heard about ChatGPT yet…. do you live under a rock?!? The popularity of ChatGPT is growing exponentially, with billions of dollars being thrown at it by Microsoft and others. ChatGPT, and AI […]
Top 10 Basic Things To Do/Check to Boost Your Online Success
The lovely businesses who rent our offices and workshops here at Broadstone Business Centre, close to Poole in Dorset, are mostly small-to-medium businesses, just like us. The better our tenants do in business, the better it is for us. Until/unless they outgrow us! LOL! Here are Ten Top Tips to help our small business friends […]