BT are better off on twitter
For the last 5 months I have been paying BT £21 a month by direct debit. Thats all well and good, but for the last 5 months BT are only supposed to be taking £16. So obviously, at the end of my contract leaving BT was a prime option. Talking to their indian call center [...]
Supporting Local Businesses.
We already support several small business in Kidderminster and some in Bewdley and Stourport with their IT needs - however I am always surprised at some of the costs local businesses end up paying to national and global companies compared to what they could be paying locally! Not only that, but the level of service and [...]
Twitter Damage Control
There was an interesting article in June’s .net magazine about how Dominos managed to save some of its reputation after reacting to breaking news stories through Twitter, and how other businesses have failed to use social networking applications like twitter to defend and help themselves. Once again, we are seeing how social media, and twitter in [...]
IT makes things simple
Quite a few customers are amazed about how many suggestions we have that can make their lives easier. Whether it is when we are out and about supporting home users, or when designing websites – or even offering advice on software that can be useful to business customers- we are always looking for, and using [...]
Back ups made easy
Without having my scientific hat on, Id say from experience that more home users back up their computers and data then small businesses, however there is still an alarmingly high amount of both users who do not back up their data – are you one of them? Or do you need to review your backup [...]
Mattian in local Paper
I recently entered a local competion in the Kidderminster Shuttle called Business Idol – the prize being £1000 for the business to use to expand and £2500 worth of free business advice, publicity in the local paper – which is very useful when trying to grow a business like Mattian and free membership of a [...]
An introductory post
Welcome to the new ‘the mattian blog’ This blog aims to offer a bit on technology, a bit on business, and a bit on the internet. I will post my experiences, thoughts and opinions on a wide range of topics, but all will be related to mattian in some way, shape or form. For those [...]
