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Written by Matthew in Thursday, January 21st 2010   
If you’re looking for good value office supplies, here are 6 of the best and most invaluable offices supplies available from www.euroffice.co.uk . Remember, Euroffice offer free next day delivery, so there's no need to leave your office!
Online Pricing to be Scrutinised
Online Pricing to be Scrutinised
Written by Matthew in Friday, October 23rd 2009   
An investigation is set to be launched by the Office of Fair Trading into online pricing practices. Part of the investigation will focus on price comparison websites, which make claims to offer the best deals. It will also look into a procedure called “drip pricing,” where added charges are included as the purchase progresses. Customised pricing, where a consumer’s internet usage is analysed and used to form a price. The investigation is being welcomed by Which? Magazine, who [+]
Google Pockets Record $1.6bn Quarterly Profit
Google Pockets Record $1.6bn Quarterly Profit
Written by Matthew in Friday, October 16th 2009   
Google has revealed their biggest 3-month profit to date, implying that internet marketing is recovering from the recession. During the three-month period from July to September, Google unveiled a net profit of $1.64bn (£1bn), a 27% increase on last years July-September figures. Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, feels that "the worst of the recession is clearly behind us." Substantial profits weren’t just limited to Google’s prowess. Computing colossus IBM took a healthy $3.2bn in profits for the same [+]
Top 7 Online Tools For Freelancers
Top 7 Online Tools For Freelancers
Written by Alex in Monday, June 29th 2009   
Online Tools For Freelancers Working as a freelancer doesn’t always have to be a difficult venture.  If you take the time to look around online you’ll find some pretty nifty tools at your disposal that will be able to help you get the most from each job. No matter what problem you are facing, there is most probably a solution out there to sort it out for you.  Below we’ve taken a look at what tools are [+]
Don’t Waste Your Website - £78 million To Be Spent Online This Year
Don’t Waste Your Website - £78 million To Be Spent Online This Year
Written by Alex in Friday, April 10th 2009   
Is your website up-to-date? Are you making the most out of your website?  A recent survey conducted by BT Business found that although around £78 million is set to be spent online this year alone, only 11 per cent of small businesses maintain their websites on a daily basis. Furthermore, small businesses will be failing to even get noticed online this year as only one in 3,000 small businesses don’t even use keywords to promote the chances [+]
E-Crime Costing Small Businesses £800 a Year
E-Crime Costing Small Businesses £800 a Year
Written by Alex in Friday, February 20th 2009   
E-Crime going ahead un-disturbed… Small firms across the country are continuing to fall prey to the ever-growing issues surrounding electronic crime as a survey commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses showed how small firms were losing £800 a year through the crime. The Federation is insisting that more attention must be given to cyber crime and online fraud as often the cases go un-reported, but in such difficult economic times the FSB is urging small firms [+]
Online retail enjoys a HUGE sales boom
Online retail enjoys a HUGE sales boom
Written by Alex in Tuesday, December 16th 2008   
Sales are booming, but unfortunately for the small businesses on the high street the boom is being seen by online retailers.  A new report from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index indicate that online sales have shot up by 16 per cent when compared with online retail sales from 2007. The chief executive of IMRG, James Roper, is taken aback by the results, which come as quite interesting news through the economic downturn.  "While we would [+]
Adobe Photoshop Example Effects
Adobe Photoshop Example Effects
Written by Ric in Monday, August 11th 2008   
The majority of Photoshop’s effects are most effective when used on photographs, but they can also be used on other types of images and for Web Design Manchester. One feature effect that works well on photographs is the lens blur filter, is uses effects that are similar to actually lens used on cameras e.g. focal distance, specular highlights and Iris. These effects are attached to sliders where you can adjust the size of the [+]

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