OpenDNS is a company that we here at TechSolvers love. Their service is an important layer in our clients defence against the harmful side of the internet.

Why do we love it? Its simple to use, quick to setup, doesn't make protected machines slow down & most of all helps us to reduce issues at our client sites.

How? There are many pages on the internet that would explain how OpenDNS works, but as a simple answer it blocks users from being able to access the web pages we don't want them to access. Sites that spread malware, sites that try to steal your personal details & sites that control botnets. It can also block just about any web site you want, based on what you want your users to access. 

It was three years ago when TechSolvers was started, at that time we were working out of a converted basement in Bushey. Since then the company has continued to grow and the basement became too small for us. So a few months ago we moved into a new office in London Colney.

What's different, well we have Windows now. But seriously the new office has been great, more space for us all to work, and we have areas dedicated for building our customers servers and other equipment.

The location works brilliantly for us, We are still in Hertfordshire and only a few minutes' drive to the M25 and M1. Also with fast trains into London from St. Albans we can get to all our clients offices whenever we need.

Why not have a look at a 3D tour of the building, just click here.

Did I mention we have Windows? After working in a basement it really makes a difference.

This week we came across a virus, not an unusual occurrence, but in this case the infection was identified via IPCONFIG. It's a useful command but not one I would have expected to help with finding infections.

The client called us with a machine that was suffering from slow internet speeds. Once we identified that it was a single machine problem we knew the issue was with the PC, not the internet connection itself.