Loyal's NRL Footy tipping comp is on again. Free to join and open to everyone. Winner takes $200 cash. Get involved. http://www.footytips.com.au/cfm/ft/sub/share/shareComp.cfm?competitionId=376424&r=78313571 ...

If you own a system with an Intel 6th generation Core processor (most new computers these days) and run Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you'll have to think about upgrading to Windows 10 within the next 18 months.  Or is this what Microsoft wants you to think?  Whilst Microsoft has not come out and said it in so many words, they have released a statement https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/01/15/windows-10-embracing-silicon-innovation/ of which it partly describes th...

Today, Microsoft launched it's latest desktop operating system offering Windows 10. 4 of us have been running Windows 10 here at our office for a few months. Let me tell you, the experience to date has been well above expectation. Windows 10 installs quickly. The upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 is painless. Once upgraded, the operating system loads quickly, the Start Menu is back, drivers are well supported and it is easy to drive and use. Microsoft has looked at what ev...

Last Saturday night, the Gosford Chamber of Commerce held their annual business awards. Loyal I.T. Solutions was nominated in two separate categories Excellence in Business Ethics and Business Leader. I am happy to announce that we won the Excellence in Business Ethics award. We had won this the previous year, so we remain the 2015 title holder. Congratulations to Ian Stewart who won the Business Leader award. I am really proud of winning the Excellence in Business Ethics award...

One again, Loyal I.T. is getting involved in Zoo and Snooze. This is the major fundraiser for the year for Coast Shelter. Coast Shelter do awesome work on the Central Coast. Their goal is to end homelessness on the NSW Central Coast. Zoo and Snooze is an executive sleep out, where each sleeper needs to raise $1000 to sleep rough at the Australian Reptile Park. This is on Friday 7th August. We are a team of 7, so our goal is $7000. A special thank you to Michael Trimblett, Naomi, Ra...

Are you using MYOB in your business? Where is your data file located? Do you back it up regularly? One of our clients recently experienced data loss with their MYOB system. This particular client uses us on an ad-hoc basis. Their understanding was that the MYOB data file was on the server, therefore, it was being backed up by the server backup system. The PC that had MYOB loaded onto it had a hard drive failure. It was at this point that they realised that the MYOB data file was on...