Public Notices Archives

Computing Tips for Summer

13 Jan 2021 Gina Whytein: Device Care, Public Notices, Services

Happy New Year Everyone!! Green Mouse opened again on the 11th of Jan and we've been pretty busy - it's been great to catch up with our clients after the break. We hope you had a bit of time for relaxing before getting back into it. Summer is the time of year when computers start [...]

How to Pay Staff this Christmas/ New Years

22 Dec 2020 Gina Whytein: Public Notices

This year with Boxing Day and the day after New Years Day falling on a Saturday, many employers are grappling with the question of who to pay what to for the holidays over this time. The simple answer to that question is: What day(s) does the employee normally work? If they normally work on a [...]

Merry Christmas Cambridge!!

16 Dec 2020 Gina Whytein: Public Notices

It's nearly time to bid farewell to what has been a very strange year. To all our ongoing clients, to anyone who popped in to recycle some e-waste, to everyone in Cambridge and the surrounding areas - we wish you a merry and relaxing Christmas and a covid-free New Year. We have about a [...]

BYOD for 2021 – Urgent Attention Required

05 Nov 2020 Gina Whytein: Devices, Public Notices, Tips & Tricks

I'm afraid that the end of the year is fast approaching - we've had a few calls already about BYOD devices required, particularly for new High School students for next year. If this is going to apply to you, please don't leave it to the last minute. When the lockdown started in March and people [...]

Training Course 2: Computing & Online Safety

02 Nov 2020 Gina Whytein: Computer Training, Public Notices

Great news everyone - following the success of our first training course, we have Course 2 ready to go. The Topic is Computing and Online Safety and it will be suitable for anyone concerned with using their computer and the internet safely. If you’re worried about viruses and malware, having your login or personal details compromised, or ultimately losing [...]

A FREE Backup System Review for Businesses

28 Oct 2020 Gina Whytein: Device Care, Public Notices, Services, Specials

Backups - such an essential and often neglected part any business IT system. There are many reasons that backups are important, here are just four: Technology Fails - many businesses are now virtually paper free. All important documents are now stored locally on a computer – or often on many different computers. All equipment fails [...]

Our First Training Course Dates

15 Sep 2020 Gina Whytein: Computer Training, Public Notices

Exciting news - we have the new Green Mouse Training Space constructed and our first course is up and running! Our Training Space will accommodate up to four students on each date but we will go ahead with two or more. Computers and take home notes are supplied - all you will need is a [...]

What’s the Deal with Fake News?

01 Sep 2020 Gina Whytein: Online Safety, Public Notices

There has been quite a bit of comment in the media recently about the rise of fake or misleading information online. Politicians have recently begun to address the concept and even specific incidences directly as it begins to impact upon our response to the Covid-19 situation, which relies on collective action. It used to be [...]

The New Green Mouse Training Space

11 Aug 2020 Gina Whytein: Public Notices, Services

Good news everyone, we've completed our long requested and anticipated training space! We can now accommodate small groups (two to four people) with desks and computers, and soon to be completed training workbooks. What we're up to now is figuring out which courses to provide and to that end we've created a little survey which we're [...]

Dropbox is Not a Backup Solution

28 Jul 2020 Gina Whytein: Device Care, Devices, Public Notices, Tips & Tricks

Kerrin has asked me to discuss Dropbox because he has heard quite a few people suggest that they don't need a backup system because they're using Dropbox, or that they're using Dropbox as their backup system. So today I'm going to discuss why this is a very bad idea. Dropbox is syncing software. It's purpose is to [...]