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New Start Scotland Exhibition When: Friday 25th & Saturday 26th May from 10am to 4pm Where: Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh
If you’re looking to get your new business idea up and running the New Start Scotland Exhibition has everything you need under one roof. In addition to face to face advice from more than 100 exhibitors you can take part in the extensive range of free seminars, workshops and live features all designed to ensure your business not only survives, but flourishes.
To find out what Business Gateway events are on in your area click on
www.business.scotland.gov.uk.
IT Blog by Colin Fyfe, Colcom
Working as I do every day; with broken computers, there are some job requirements that necessitate that I must be ever present in front of a computer or laptop while installing programs and updates. It was with some relief that I recently happened across a free online service that reduces my exposure to the eternal installation progress bar.
Ninite.com offers a few more benefits than just time saving for square eyed computer technicians, the downloads that it offers cover everything from photo editor Picasa and free antivirus software AVG, to the more mundane essentials like Java and Flash.
The website, easily found by Google search ‘Ninite’, offers a fairly simple automatic install facility for all your basic software needs. The benefits in using this website to install your software requirements are mainly two fold. Ninite enables the user to install multiple applications (‘apps’ if you will) at once, all up to date and with options customised to your own computers specifications. For example if you have Windows XP or Windows 7 it will automatically download the correct version for you.
The main reason I am recommending it though,
is that the clever people there disable the junk add-ons that come bundled with the software
of your choice. For example if you need an Adobe product, you normally get a useless security scanner and an internet toolbar for your trouble. Not with Ninite.
One word of caution, these programs can be very useful but moderation is important. You shouldn’t install two antivirus programs or media players; just like you wouldn’t fit a second steering wheel to your car.
If there are any questions regarding this or any other computer related question please let me know at
colin@colcom.info.
22 |MAY 2012 | your LOCAL news every month - in print and online | HMRC - Important May Dates
7th VAT Return due for accounting period ending 31st March 19th Reporting and payment of CIS for Construction workers
Deadline for filing your Employer Annual Return (P35 and P14s) for the tax year ending 5 April 2012
31st Last date for giving a P60 form for 2011-12 to each relevant employee working for you on 5 April 2012
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