It is Kyle and James for this episode of the podcast. There is no theme to this episode, but we talk about Chromebooks and the new Learning Sessions service Kimbley IT is now offering. 

Fortnightly Recap: 

• Kyle finalised the onboarding of a new accountancy practise, which turned out to quite a data challenge.
• The dreaded BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) struck while trying to set up a security key on Windows 10. 
• We launched our new Learning Sessions by Kimbley IT service to help clients book and get their team regular training sessions. 

Recap of new content:

• How You Can Easily Build An Intranet Or Company Hub For Your Business.
• Founder's Log And IT Support Statistics For February 2021
• How To Export Your Data From Google Using Google Takeout
• Why You Should Use A Security Key To Secure Your Google Workspace Account.
• How to change your Google profile picture
• How to convert your Office File to a Google File in two clicks.
• Founders Log February 2021 Update
• How to export your data with Google Takeout

In The News:

• Move over, SolarWinds: 30,000 orgs’ email hacked via Microsoft Exchange Server flaws.
• Chromebooks are ten years old!
• The life and death of Hangouts: A Google tragedy
• Alphabet’s moonshot lab is working on a device to give people superhuman hearing
• Waypoint - The official Waymo blog: Replaying real life: how the Waymo Driver avoids fatal human crashes

Conversation Time:

We have a q quick discussion on the importance of training and using Chromebooks.

Recommendations:

• Biggie; I got a story to tell - Netflix
• The Dig - Netflix

In this episode of The Kimbley IT Podcast, James and Kyle get joined by PJ Ellis. PJ is the co-founder of Birmingham based charity LoveBrum (which Kimbley IT is a corporate sponsor), a Director of Lightbox Digital, a digital marketing agency based in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. And if you feel PJ is familiar, PJ was a housemate on series three of the UK's Big Brother!

Fortnightly Recap: 

• PJ lets us know what he had been up too in the last two weeks.
  • We had three new leads come in, and so far, two have converted. One is an accountancy firm that brings our stable of accountancy clients up to eight and will be going live at the start of March.
  • The other new client is a global corporate training firm based in the Cayman Islands with offices in London, New York and Geneva - they should have gone live with Google Workspace last Friday.

Recap of new content:

• PJ tells us about the latest content LoveBrum and Lightbox have put out, and you can view the content at https://lightboxdigital.co.uk/blog/ and https://lovebrum.org.uk/
• Video: How to customise the Windows 10 taskbar
• Video: How to easily identify and rename your microphone in Windows 10
• Video: How to free up space on your Mac!
• Blog: With Gmail You Can Keep Control Of Attachments You Share.
• Blog: A Useful Tool To Diagnose Video And Audio Problems In Google Meet.
• Blog: Yes, You Can Use Gmail When You're Offline!

In The News:

• LastPass will restrict free users to only one type of device starting next month.
• Material Design for WordPress
• Parents alerted to NurseryCam security breach.
• Black Country: Facebook censored local dish chat

Interview:

PJ takes us through his life story, from training to be a solicitor to appearing on Big Brother and then co-founding the LoveBrum charity and how he became a Director of Lightbox Digital.

Recommendations:

The show wraps up with our usual Netflix recommendations. 

In this episode of The Kimbley IT Podcast James and Kyle discuss how ridiculous investing in cryptocurrencies has become with one individual wielding so much power.

Fortnightly Recap: 

• A lead that we genuinely thought might fishy, turned out great.
• We are currently migrating a new client from Protonmail to Google Workspace
• Lauren held two Google Workspace training sessions.
• We licenced music for our new video advert.
• And the new logo we have been using for the last year finally got proofed for our new hoodies.

Recap of new content:

• Blog: Use This Tool To Get The Perfect Video And Sound In A Google Meet Video Call.
• Blog: Founder's Log And IT Support Statistics For January 2021
• Video: How to customise the dock on MacOS
• Video: How to check your audio and video before joining  Google Meet
• Video: Webcam not working? Check your Windows privacy settings!

In The News:

• Parkinson’s meds are hard to grab, so TikTok users crowdsourced a solution
• Completed Netflix? Indulge your inner nerd with a virtual talk from a computer museum
• Chromebook demand has grown by over 4x during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Windows 10 on a Chromebook: A look at Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise
• Take a pulse on health and wellness with your phone

Conversation:

We have a chat about the current state of cryptocurrencies and why investing is pure guesswork and how one man can unfairly change the game with a simple tweet.

Recommendations:

• Podcast: Business Movers (Wondery)
• YouTube: How an AK47 works

In this episode of The Kimbley IT Podcast James and Kyle are joined by Jordan and Lauren Hughes of Cloudshed.

Fortnightly Recap: 

• "Winrot" kicked in on two laptops
• A real crappy lead got in contact
• Viral LinkedIn post
• Two new Chromebooks
• and an enterprise company that can't invoice correctly.

Recap of new content:

• Video: How to customise the Windows 10 taskbar
• Video: How to easily identify and rename your microphone in Windows 10
• Video: How to free up space on your Mac!
• Blog Post: With Gmail You Can Keep Control Of Attachments You Share.
• Blog Post: A Useful Tool To Diagnose Video And Audio Problems In Google Meet.
• Blog Post: Yes, You Can Use Gmail When You're Offline!

In The News:

• Samsung Display promises thinner laptop bezels with unproven under-screen webcams
• Brave browser takes step toward enabling a decentralized web
• Alphabet shuts down Loon internet balloon company
• StoreDot invents a battery for an EV that fully charges in five minutes

Interview:

Cloudshed is the leading training company for all things Google Workspace! Jordan and Lauren take you through the tale of starting their business to where it is now. We stop by and have a discussion on the importance of training your team to use computers and why businesses still recruit new employees with no computer experience. Hear about the technology they can't live without and Google Glass. Then learn about the unique famous people who inspire the duo.

Recommendations:

• Podcast - Power The Maxwells (James)
• Podcast - I Am Not A Monster (James)
• Netflix - Night Stalker (Kyle)
• Netflix - Brigerton (Jordan)
• Disney Plus - Wandervision (Jordan)
• Netflix - Lupin (Lauren)
• Netflix - Money Heist (Lauren)
• Macbook Pro - Touchbar (Jordan, Lauren)

Welcome to episode 74 the first of 2021! In this episode, James and Kyle discuss how to react correctly when things go wrong in your business after finding out that they have not invoiced clients for new users. 

They also discuss what has happened at Kimbley IT in the last fortnight, and the new content that the company has put out. They chat about tech news stories that have stood out; such as the UK's broadband network's incredible resilience with the thumping it took last year from the unprecedented increase in demand. Closing off with a Netflix and podcast recommendation, that you must hear. 

It is the end of 2020 a year many people have said is the worst they can remember with the beginning of the ongoing global pandemic.

In this episode of The Kimbley IT Podcast, we have taken a different take. We think 2020 was one of the most positive years for technology and medical breakthroughs that have ever occurred in the modern world.

We recap our year at Kimbley IT discussing highlights from each month and then finish off with why 2020 was such a fantastic year for humanity.

This episode are guest is Paul Lees, who is the founder of Bespin Labs and creator of a data migration tool for Google Workspace.

Fortnightly Recap: 

One of our accountancy clients wins an award for their use of technology within their business.

We launch our new CPC marketing campaigns.

And the "Great Google Outage" of 2020.

 In The News: 

Google has launched a free app called "Look to Speak" that allows people who have lost the ability to communicate, to talk again through the use of the app and their smartphone.

The 3D modelling in Google Maps is now getting used to help pinpoint GPS locations more accurately in built-up areas.

Banks should stop protecting their customers from online fraud - they are encouraging poor security behaviours.

Google Stadia has won big with the launch of Cyberpunk 2077.

There was a severe security breach in the Solarwinds software using a "supply chain" attack.

And some breaking news about Google purchasing Neverware.

Conversation Time & Interview: 

This episode are guest is Paul Lees, who is the founder of Bespin Labs and creator of a data migration tool for Google Workspace. Paul is working on a new app for Google Workspace and discusses the processes and hoops needed to go through to get an app listed on the Google Workspace Marketplace. 

 Recommendations: 

Hunting Ghislaine - Podcast by LBC

Dirtbag - The legend of Fred Beckey - Amazon Prime

The Queen's Gambit - Netflix

The Mandalorian - Disney+

Cobra Kia - Netflix

In this episode of The Kimbley IT Podcast James and Kyle have a discussion about poor password management and also clear up confusion around how Google Workspace allocated space for users to store their data. Fortnightly Recap: - We moved accountancy firms after we got fed up with the old technology our current accountants where using, and seemed unwilling to update. - You may have noticed we are increasing the amount of content we put out on YouTube. In The News: - The NHS is now upgrading Ambulances with smart technology, so critical actions can be taken with guidance in advance of the patient getting to the hospital. - Bristol Council sent out an email containing the private information of disabled Children. Was this down to a lack of IT training? - Microsoft is looking to bring Android apps to Windows. They will probably need to team up with Google to do so. - More Ransomware attacks. - A claw will be sent to space to collect space junk. Conversation Time: James and Kyle have a discussion about poor password management and also clear up confusion around how Google Workspace allocated space for users to store their data. Recommendations: The Coddling of the American Mind - Audible Banking On IT - Anne Boden - Audible

SHOW LESS

This episode we are joined by Kevin Verde of Onix Networking Corp based in the USA. A few years back, Kevin was instrumental in helping Whirlpool move from the legacy office package to Google Workspace. Kevin tells us the story of the move, the innovative HouseOfGenius.org that Kevin co-founded, his passion for Prince and many other interesting tidbits.

Fortnightly Recap:

We onboarded a new client to Google Workspace. This client provides shelving and storage solutions to warehouses.

Our UniFi WiFi deployment finally gets installed - however, not everything went to plan.

Lockdown Karting.

We attended an online networking event, which confirmed our belief that these types of events are not the way to generate business.

In The News:

"Julia Turning" the lady that stole items belonging to Alan Turing

Are Hyperloops no longer relevant in a post covid world?

Spotify's continues to acquire podcasting services.

Telsa pushed a new self-driving beta to their cars.

Conversation Time & Interveiw:

This episode we are joined by Kevin Verde of Onix Networking Corp based in the USA. A few years back, Kevin was instrumental in helping Whirlpool move from the legacy office package to Google Workspace. Kevin tells us the story of the move, the innovative HouseOfGenius.org that Kevin co-founded, his passion for Prince and many other interesting tidbits.

Recommendations:

Just Give Me Positive News

Bill Gates and Rashida Jones - Ask Big Questions

The Prince Estate Podcast

Fortnightly Recap: We deployed our first batch of Google Voice desktop phones for a client. Update on our WiFi installation that got delayed due to the pandemic. Sadly, two leads ghosted us. In The News: Microsoft has called "Wolf" one too many times with their latest boo boo. SpaceX has started public beta testing Starlink! Loon, Google's global public WiFi has set a new flight record. MIT has released an AI that has a 98.%% success rate in detecting Covid from a cough. Raspberry Pie has released a cool new device. Google Messages is rolling our categories. Conversation Time: In this episode, we talk about the hardware we used each day to do our work. Recommendations: Your Undivided Attention The Queens Gambit