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Simblox Strengthens Technical Team with New Appointmentsand Promotions to Support Growth Simblox has announced a series of new appointments and internal promotions as the company continues to grow and strengthen its technical capability. The team expansion includes the creation of a new senior-level role, alongside strategic internal development designed to increase capacity, deepen expertise and support client demand across the North-east. Connor Davidson joins Simblox as a Systems Engineer 3rd line in a newly created position aimed at enhancing the company’s technical skillset and capacity. His appointment reflects Simblox’s commitment to investing in advanced expertise as cybersecurity and cloud demands continue to evolve. Jack Begg has also joined the business as a Systems Engineer 2nd line, reinforcing operational delivery and maintaining the high standards of client support the company is known for. Alongside the new hires, Simblox has promoted another team member as part of its ongoing focus on internal

Boost your productivity with your calendar We were asked recently if we have any recommendations on apps to help improve productivity. We know the story – you are busy, back to back meetings, too much to do, getting pulled left right and centre. How do you keep up? Yes you can use tasks, you can use project management tools, there are any number of “to do list” apps but everyone forgets about one of the most powerful that you already have – your calendar. If you haven’t already read “Time Warrior” and “The Power of Systems” by Steve Chandler then I urge you to do so. The essence is simple, stop procrastinating and start doing. Then find a system that works for you and have the discipline to stick to it. For many, that simple system is the calendar. There are only so many hours in a day so allocate

We have all seen them but what are you actually supposed to do?  We have all received them and quite often it’s obvious that it’s a suspect email as you recognise the red flags straight away.   These you flag as spam, phishing or junk if your company email system has that capability in place, then delete.  Never!  Click links  Open attachments  Press buttons  Reply  What about those that you are not so sure about?  Trust your gut  Don’t panic or feel pressured into acting  If in anyway unsure, check first  Don’t click links or buttons  If you click links or buttons you may be taken to specific malware pages or, most likely you will be taken to a page that looks like a genuine Microsoft login page. The idea is to trick you into entering your username and password so that it can be captured.  In addition, clicking the link will most likely alert the sender that you are a genuine email address and potentially a future target as they know that you click links.   Don’t open attachments 

Why a basic email service is not enough  Whilst most businesses have moved their email services to Microsoft 365, particularly where they had to maintain and manage an internal email server, a lot of smaller business still rely on the limited services provided by their web hosting provider.  One of those smaller businesses asked “why should we move, it’s just email?”  Time  There is never enough time. As business owners, there is always something else to do, so why waste your time on email?   Think about how much time you spend…sorting and getting rid of spam/junk mail whilst organising emails and tracking their associated actions.  Whilst Microsoft cannot completely solve these problems they can certainly filter more spam/junk email so you don’t have to deal with it. Plus, categories, rules and tasks help you manage and deal with the associated actions.  Synchronisation across devices  If you use older connection protocols such as SMTP or IMAP to access your email then you will likely find that your email doesn’t look exactly the same across your devices. This is especially the case for sent items and possibly items that