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team devOcean - Rowing the Indian Ocean
by Steve - July Jul 6 14:50:55 BST 2007

Two amateur rowers are gearing up to become the first people from the Midlands/Warwickshire ever to cross the Indian Ocean in a seven metre rowing boat.

David Lynes, from Redditch and Steven Redgewell from Evesham, otherwise known as Team DevOcean, look set to cross 3,500 miles of inhospitable sea when they compete in the first ever race across the Indian Ocean.

The race, part of the series of three races organised by Woodvalue which saw James Cracknell and Ben Fogle cross the Atlantic in 2005, takes place in April 2009 and will see the pair row for up to 80 days from West Coast Australia to Mauritius.

Team DevOcean will have to battle shark invested seas in temperatures of around 30 degrees, rowing one hour on, one hour rest all day every day.

Website consultant David, 27, said it was his friend Steven, an IT consultant and seasoned amateur rower, who first had the idea of entering the race.

I became suspicious that Steve was up to something when he kept quizzing me about my fitness. I finally prized it out of him that he wanted me to enter a rowing race and then he dropped it in later that it was across the Indian Ocean. I immediately said yes as I love a challenge and as I haven't actually ever rowed in a race before its certainly going to be a big one!

We're just normal guys with normal jobs and normal families from normal towns. This will probably be the biggest thing we ever do in our lives.

We don't just plan on taking part in the race, we aim to win it and we also want to raise £300,000 for NCH the children's charity and Baraq Ministries so the next year and a half is going to be a campaign of extensive training and fundraising.

To kick start their efforts, Team DevOcean are holding a launch party at Brindley Place in Birmingham where visitors will get to see a life size replica of the boat and learn more about the huge challenge.

To find out more, visit the team's website at Indian Ocean Rowing Race - team devOcean
Website Developer Required - Position Available
by Steve - February Feb 19 14:20:57 GMT 2007

We are seeking an experienced web developer to grow Unique IQ's technical development capabilities.

You'll ideally have 2 years development experience as well as a related discipline degree. You'll enjoy being in front of clients and have a natural ability to inspire and lead as you will be working with one other web developer on the back end projects and the role includes support of your colleague. Your project and time management skills will also be second to none.

The role includes a considerable amount of hands on development work using technologies such as PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS but also encompasses leading the technology drive for the company.

Any server skills including DNS, IIS, Apache, Linux / Unix an advantage as is experience in usability and accessibility standards.

Please send your CV and covering letter in which you must state current remuneration to info@uniqueiq.co.uk


Application Deadline : 28th February 2007
Firefox 2.0 Released
by Steve - October Oct 25 14:20:25 BST 2006

Firefox 2 Released - October 25th 2006. Improvements to the user interface, security tools and options for customisation have neem combined to deliver a rich, engaging, safer and more productive tool to browse the internet. Overall over the last few years firefox has increased in popularity with the extra security and safety that it offers.The Mozilla Corporation, which oversees the development of Firefox, says more than one million people helped refine the final release. Firefox 2 was released on October 25th and is available to download from the Mozilla website.

Download Firefox 2.0

If you would like to download the latest Firefox version then click the link above and happy surfing!
Email Spammers go Subliminal
by Steve - September Sep 13 9:09:52 BST 2006

Email Spammers are now turning to subliminal advertising techniques in an effort to manipulate internet users according to security company Pandalabs.

The firm says that it had detected a new type of email which offers users the opportunity to purchase stocks and shares, but also contains a rapidly-displayed sequence of images showing the word ‘Buy’.

Luis Corrons, director of PandaLabs, said: “This is the first time we have detected an internet threat that uses subliminal techniques.

“Although in this case the author cannot boast a fine-tuned technique, it is worrying to witness how cyber-criminals are trying to introduce new strategies to increase the effectiveness of their attacks. And, worse still, we can expect new and more sophisticated threats of this kind to appear.”

Subliminal advertising techniques have been used for a long time in all sorts of media although they are banned and frowned upon.

In this specific case, Pandalabs says the images appear on screen for a maximum of 40 milliseconds.

This development and move forward for email spammers means that we need to far more careful and is dangerous especially for younger users.

If you would like advice or help regarding spam email and want to stop them from appearing on your computer then please Contact Us. We have implemented a server side spam filtering solution that would help remove spam completely.

Clement Rabjohns Chartered Accountants Website Launched
by Steve - September Sep 2 13:58:32 BST 2006

Clement Rabjohns, one of the Vale of Evesham's leading firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors has launched a brand new website at www.clemrab.com. Please click here to visit the new site Clement Rabjohns which has been developed by Unique IQ.

The site has been developed for Clement Rabjohns in line with the new brand and fresh look that the company has taken on. The website is intended to be informative and will have new features devleoped for it over the coming months.

For more information, visit the site at Clement Rabjohns Chartered Accountants
Midland Auto Lease new website and corporate brand launched
by Steve - August Aug 22 15:55:39 BST 2006

Midland Auto Lease, one of the Midlands leading and innovative firms of Car, Van and Truck leasing for both personal and business clients has launched a brand new website at www.midlandautlease.com.co.uk. Please click here to visit the new site Midland Auto Lease which has been developed by Unique IQ Ltd.

The site and corporate brand has been developed for Midland Auto Lease Ltd and was intended to stand out from the crowd and be different than all other leasing companies. Vehicle leasing specialists, Midland Auto Lease have launched this site with a vast range of vehicles and payment options for both personal and business clients.

For more information, visit the site at Midland Auto Lease Car and Vehicle Leasing Midlands
BNI Evesham Website Launched
by Steve - August Aug 22 13:08:59 BST 2006

BNI Evesham is pleased to announce the release of its website,BNI Evesham developed by Unique IQ. BNI Evesham is a regional BNI chapter based in Worcestershire which specialises in business networking and referral generation.

The site offers links to members profiles, latest events and training venues, and background information on BNI and how it can benefit business.

For more information, visit the site at BNI Evesham
UK residents bank account details found in Lagos Nigeria
by Steve - August Aug 14 21:59:08 BST 2006

A BBC documentary tonight reported that bank accounts details of thousands of British citizens are being sold in Lagos, Nigeria. This sale of bank account details is fuelling the ID theft and scams from Nigeria in Africa.

According to the BBC, hard drives with private data on can be purchased for as little as £20 each and are easily purchased from the abudnant supply.

PC's sent to Nigeria arew being used to find bank account details whose hard rives have not been properly wiped and cleared. Nigerian fraudsters are able to search the hard drives for this type of information and use it to scam UK residents along with withdraw and access bank accounts.

Many of the hard drives found in Lagos are from the UK and have been sent from recycling centres over the UK, the programme claimed.

Computer users wanting to donate or give away their computers are advised to format all details or remove the drive before donating as just deleting the information is not enough.

Computers used in offices could end up in the same situation and customers data could be danger and could result in penalties under the data protection laws, the BBC warns.

If you are concerned about these dangers then please contact Unique IQ (0870 766 8446) and we will be able to advise you accordingly.
Paypal forced to refund UK customers
by Steve - August Aug 14 21:36:35 BST 2006

Paypal which is eBays preferred payment system had two occasions on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th July 2006 where some customers experienced duplicate debit or credit transactions on the accounts.

Paypal has already corrected the technical problems and refunded debits on customers accounts and corrected transactions credited to customers bank accounts.

As reported by the Register this incident is similar to that on 12 months ago.

Let hope that that further issues do not arise.

Unique IQ - Protecting Documents
by Peter - December Dec 16 11:51:04 GMT 2005

Protecting Documents

Did you know that if you want to restrict access to your documents or files you can assign passwords to them? This applies both to new documents and to those created and saved a long time ago. To make your work more secure, just follow these simple instructions:

Microsoft Word and Excel Documents use the same procedure.

1. Open the saved document or create a new document. Go to File - Save as.
2. In the Save as window, select Tools (at the right top corner of the window).
3. In the Tools drop down menu, select General or Security Options.
4. At the choose password prompt, enter your password and click OK.
5. Re-enter the password and click OK.
6. Click Save.
7. You can now close the document.

Every time you open the document, it will ask for the password
Unique IQ - Fed up with all the junk mail your receive why not try Thunderbird
by Steve - December Dec 2 15:08:25 GMT 2005

Fed up with all the junk mail your receive why not try Thunderbird

Thunderbird provides the most effective tools for detecting junk mail. The tools analyze your e-mail and identify those that are most likely to be junk. You can automatically have your junk mail deleted or you can put it in a folder you specify, just in case.

View your e-mail the way you want it. Access your e-mail with Thunderbird's new three-column view. Customise your toolbar, change its look with themes, and use Mail Views to quickly sort through your e-mail.

Thunderbird gives you IMAP/POP support, a built-in RSS reader, support for HTML mail, powerful quick search, saved search folders, advanced message filtering, message grouping, labels, return receipts, smart address book LDAP address completion, import tools, and the ability to manage multiple e-mail and newsgroup accounts.

Thunderbird lets you add additional features as you need them through extensions. Extensions are a powerful tool to help you build a mail client that meets your specific needs. Click here to download Thunderbird for free.

http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
Unique IQ - 3 simple steps to increase the performance of your PC
by Peter - November Nov 30 12:35:02 GMT 2005

3 simple steps to increase the performance of your PC

Computers are supposed to make life easier but all too often you find yourself waiting for Windows to complete a task or getting frustrated because things aren’t working as they should. Wouldn’t life be easier if your PC danced to your tune? well, the good news is that you can.

There are lots of settings in Windows XP that can be altered to improve the way operating systems works, and generally make it easier to use. And the best news of all is that we are going to share a couple of these tips with you now, with step-by-step instructions to make things even clearer.

1. Goodbye to the paperclip and other animated guides
The animated helper in Microsoft Office can be useful but they can also be
annoying. To remove them, go to the Control Panel and double-click on Add or
Remove Programs. Click on Microsoft Office in the list and click on Change, then
Add or Remove Features and OK. Tick the box marked Choose advanced customisation
or applications, then click on Next. Check the box next to Office Shared
Features, then click on the disk icon next to Office Assistant and select Not
Available from the drop-down menu. Then click on Update and follow the prompts.

2. Change your Desktop wallpaper
To smarten up the Desktop, open the Display Control Panel in the main Control
Panel window and click on the Desktop tab. Choose from the list of wallpapers
displayed in the menu by clicking on one, or click on Browse to select your own
digital photograph from the computer’s hard disk. Then click on Apply and OK to
confirm your selection.

3. Get rid of pop-up messages when you’re browsing
Service Pack 2 for Windows XP adds a pop-up blocker to Internet Explorer. To
check it is on, go to Tools and click on Internet Options, then go to the
Privacy tab and make sure Block pop-ups is ticked. Click on Apply and OK to confirm.
Unique IQ - Firefox vs Internet Explorer
by David - November Nov 8 16:33:29 GMT 2005

Firefox vs Internet Explorer

Download Firefox

Security can be a major factor in choosing an Internet browser. Spyware, adware, viruses and pop-ups are just a few of the nuisances that will keep you from browsing quickly, easily or at all. Microsofts Internet Explorer is notorious for being the browser with the biggest target for these types of problems.

Firefox has recently become one of the most downloaded browsers with over 100 million downloads in recent months.

To give you an idea of just how popular Firefox has become, between Feb. 2004 and the end of April 2005, Firefox went from virtually no downloads to 50 million downloads.

Many people have moved over to Firefox due to the increased security issues arising with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. It not just home users but large companies and organisations have moved to Firefox including IBM who endorse and encourage all staff to use it.

If you would like to download Firefox for free then please click this link and happy surfing!
New client, new solution
by David - October Oct 31 9:00:13 GMT 2005

Unique IQ has developed an impressive, complex web-based application for new client Express Cleaning Supplies, who count the NHS, Swinton Colonnade and HolidayBreak plc among their key customers. The i-clean management system realised by Unique IQ, is a unique, database driven service provided by ECS, which allows customers to develop cleaning schedules in line with national standards of cleanliness. Customers are able to enter specific building information into the system and create specifications, financial analysis, site specific method statements and risk assessments. This gives them complete control over their cleaning requirements and allows them to improve standards and reduce costs.

Mike Boxall, Managing Director of Express Cleaning Supplies commented, "Unique IQ's expert, accurate and prompt development of i-clean has resulted in the delivery of a unique cleaning management tool. We are delighted with the functionality of the system which is the first to be licensed by the British Institute of Cleaning Science and is already generating enquiries from around the world."

David Lynes added, "Unique IQ are delighted to have been so instrumental in the application of this unique management solution. We are confident that the combined expertise of Express Cleaning Supplies and Unique IQ will ensure that this new capability will deliver real improvements to cleaning management."
Unique IQ Web Design Agency Riding high after re-brand initiative
by David - October Oct 24 10:01:08 BST 2005

Armed with a new name and new identity TL Business Solutions continues its innovative web development programme as Unique IQ: intelligence at work. The brand Unique IQ effectively communicates our commitment to applying intelligent solutions to complex commercial problems, providing a unifying apparatus from which to understand and deliver our clients' requirements.

The range of creative and technical services available under the Unique IQ umbrella are now divided into four distinct areas: IQ creative, IQ promote, IQ assist and IQ technical.

IQ technical is at the heart of what makes Unique IQ indispensable - the outstanding technical ability that covers every digital discipline, from content management to web-hosting, from e-commerce to software development. IQ creative focuses on providing highly impressionable web design with accessible content and simplicity of structure, while IQ promote ensures effective website marketing. IQ assist provides the support network vital for website maintenance, usability analysis and ongoing consultancy.

David Lynes, Managing Director of Unique IQ comments "Unique IQ's new, revitalised image powerfully reflects what has been our long-standing commitment to intelligent web solutions, delivered efficiently and cost-effectively and allows us a coherent platform from which to develop our skills and expand our customer base."
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