Archive for author: Trevor

IT News

New File Encrypting Malware on the loose.

Even with Server Policies and blocking tools available on the internet, Cryptolocker variants have found new ways to attack your computer.   Although blocking programs has proven an effective method of pr...

IT News Varidan News Virus / Spyware Alert!

Additional Ransomware Prevention Measures now in place for our customers

With the renewed threat of Ransomware infections, Varidan have taken extra steps to protect our customers data from these particularly dangerous pieces of Malware.     Based on research by leadi...

IT News Tech Blog

Windows XP and Office 2003 End Of Life Looming

Windows XP and Office 2003 Extended Support services will be terminated by Microsoft on the 4th April 2014 The march of progress…. This will no doubt be old news for some of our readers, but we at Varidan...

Tech Blog

Everything you needed to know about malware but were afraid to ask.

Most internet users have heard of the term Malware, but what is it? What does it do? How can I protect myself and my organisation? I urge all readers to forward this article to their staff and friends. What is ...

Tech Blog

How to fix the dreaded Windows Error: 0x800F082F

One error which strikes fear into the hearts of IT professionals is the dreaded “Unknown Error 0x800F082F” which sometimes occurs when attempting to install a service pack, or other Windows com...

Tech Blog

How to fix the Windows Update reboot prompt Loop

There’s been many questions asked in various websites regarding a problem whereby Windows Update keeps prompting you to restart your computer, even though you’ve just done it 300 times. You may reco...

Tech Blog

Beware the NUMA in 2008R2 SP1 Hyper-V

That is the warning I bring to bear regarding Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V. Recently, we had updated a client’s server to Windows 2008R2 SP1 and immediately after rebooting, the 2003R2 SP2 Guest VM ...

IT News Tech Blog

Warning: Apple iOS 6.1 Devices and Microsoft Exchange 2010

It has recently come to our attention that Apple mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad running the latest operating environments (6.1 and 6.11) have a bug that is putting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 ser...

Tech Blog

Outlook “Cannot open this item” error

Recently, we come across this error message in a users’ Outlook, which was a perplexing issue as it only appeared to affect emails and contacts that were created or modified after the last scheduled serve...

IT News Tech Blog

Macintosh workstations in a Windows Environment

There’s an increasing number of people who are are considering purchasing or have purchased a Macintosh computer for use in a Windows Server environment. While Macintosh PCs are known for their relia...