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When running a small business it is imperative to communicate efficiently with your clients, updating them on the progress of issues, projects and timescales. There are many tools out there to help you communicate and collaborate with your customers. At Northern Lab we use a whole bunch of software, programs and services to communicate and […]

We have all at one time or another forgotten a password, be it for internet shopping, banking or a last.fm account. There are password management programs out there, like the awesome 1password from Agile Web Solutions, which can help you manage all your passwords, but what happens when the password you have forgotten is your […]

We are very pleased to welcome a new customer to the Northern lab Family. Elm Bank Accommodation is a self catering property in Spittal, across the river from Berwick-upon-Tweed. We have helped Elm Bank Accommodation with some technical issues on their website and we are now also providing them with domain name and hosting services.

Following on in our Company Profiles we are happy to introduce to you PrintSpot. Another business based within the WorkSpace building in Berwick-upon-Tweed with whom we do business with. PrintSpot offers a fresh approach to print and design in Berwick. Based at the Workspace in the centre of town, with over 30 years of print […]

When I first started using iTunes many years ago it seemed like my 150gb internal hard disk would be more than enough to store all my music, and for a while it was. I converted all of my music CDs, and my wife’s, and added them to iTunes, there was a stagering 45gb of music […]

One of the differences you’ll notice when moving from Windows XP to Windows 7 is that in Windows Explorer there is no menu bar – so by default you don’t see File, Edit, etc! The reason for this is that most of the functionality you’re going to need is available via on-screen options. For those […]

Today we had the pleasure of meeting the Duchess of Northumberland during her visit to Berwick. The Duchess was officially opening the Workspace building, a purpose built centre to stimulate the development and growth of small businesses in and around the Berwick area. She was accompanied by a few members of the Council and the […]

Following on in our series of company profiles we would like to introduce to you another company that we work with. Pictorial photography is run by Sarah Chappell, and below you can see a recently published article explaining a little bit about what Sarah does. We have collaborated on numerous projects and Sarah has provided […]

By default, Windows Windows chooses to hide a good number of files from it’s users. Fortunately, it’s easy to turn the relevant options off! Open My Computer or Windows Explorer. Go to the Tools menu, and select Folder Options… Select the View tab, and locate Hidden Files and Folders, select the sub item Show hidden […]

Here at Northern Lab we know our strength and our weaknesses, we are good at what we do but we know that there are certain things that other people can do better than us. Being a small business we develop relationships with other businesses in order to collaborate on projects, and we thought it only […]

We’ve migrated to our new helpdesk service which we think offers a superior experience to our previous offering. If you’re an existing customer, we’ll be contacting you with your new username and password for the new helpdesk so that you can start using it straight away! Over time we’ll be using the new helpdesk to […]

Another week, another launch! This week we have finished testing and polishing the new International Mortgages website. This site provides financial and mortgage information for people who are looking to buy properties in foreign countries. We have found the staff at International Mortgages very friendly, and we would recommend this company to anyone. We are […]