Will I Get My New Computer for Christmas? Most of the world has been in some form of lockdown since March. Our world continues to operate in a different way than pre covid19 days, with restrictions on what we can do, where we can go etc. The impact of the availability of electronic goods has been very severe. In this article, I want to discuss the shortage of laptops and tablets. What’s the stock of computers like? In August three of the biggest computer companies in the world, Lenovo, HP and Dell, announced that they have [...]

A Simple Guide to Blockchain This learning article trended with over 3000 views on LinkedIn so we have added it to our news feed as a useful guide to find out more about Blockchain technology. I have been researching Blockchain recently as I am helping a Lancaster Uni spin-out called Hostmine with IT Support and a new website www.hostmine.uk that the guys at Greenlightweb designed and developed for them. They are paying us in Bitcoin so I like to understand!! I thought it would be worth sharing the best of what I have found with my LinkedIn [...]

The Fight Against Cyber Crime Escalates Cyber threats continue to grow, sadly, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown across the globe. The press is full of nightmare stories, but the big players are battling hard to keep us all safe. Here are some examples that act as both: • Warning to be vigilant (if in doubt don’t click) and • Confidence that the IT industry is pushing hard to stop the criminals Links to the articles, commentaries and tips to protect yourselves online. BBC News Google blocking 18m coronavirus scam emails every day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52319093 Coronavirus: How hackers are preying on fears [...]

Bitcoin Trading Greenlight Computers Ltd accepted its first contract payments via Bitcoin trading last week. Our Digital Marketing team were contracted to design & build a new hosted web platform for cryptocurrency exchange and the client requested to pay in Bitcoin. Conversion back to £’s was easy enough and made our accountants happy. Greenlight Computers operates as a Single Point of Service for all the IT needs of our clients. In this instance, the client had their capital tied up in Bitcoin and rather than delay the project they requested Greenlight Computers provide the option to trade [...]

Greenlight Computers supports ESOF 2016 Manchester has been selected as the host city for the 7th ESOF conference in July 2016 and Greenlight Computers is proud to support the event. We were delighted to attend the launch event and inspired by the commitment of Sir Howard Bernstein, Dame Nancy Rothwell, Professor Brian Cox and many other great contributors to developing Manchester as a Science City.  The EuroScience Open Forum is a biennial, pan-European conference dedicated to scientific research and innovation. Each conference aims to deliver stimulating content and lively debate around the latest advancements and discoveries in [...]