Category Archives: CTO stuff – Thomas Jeffs

Lucidica’s Chief Technology Officer, Thomas Jeffs, outlines his thoughts on the future, trends and applications for technology relevant to small business.

How to start a business – Just say yes…

December 20, 2012

Over the years several people have asked me how I started Lucidica, I never planned it, it just happened. Over the last year or so I have realised that I started Lucidica because I just said ‘Yes’. In the beginning… … Continue reading →

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Monitoring Email and Web Use of your Team

June 29, 2012

Our lovely friends at People Puzzles (they keep everything HR related in order for us), suggested that we do a collaborative piece of ‘Monitoring staffs’ email and web use’. So in this post we’re handling the how to do it … Continue reading →

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Total Windows Tablets to Exceed iPads in 2013

May 23, 2012

Steve Ballmer has just announced massive sales predictions of 500 million units of Windows 8 next year. If he’s right, this will rocket Windows 8 tablets ahead of iPads, even in terms of total numbers, at some point in 2013. … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 and the Demise of the PC

May 11, 2012

The CEO’s of both Apple and Microsoft have proclaimed the end of the PC stating that we’re moving into a ‘post PC world’ with the rise of tablet computers. Even the New York Post suggests that the future of the … Continue reading →

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HRH Prince Andrew comes to Lucidica

February 24, 2012

This month we entertained Prince Andrew in our office. I had a vibrant conversation with His Royal Highness about the positive and negative impacts of technology during his tour of Accelerator and his opening of the great Student Enterprise Programme. … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone; a loss leader paid for by Google Android Phones

January 6, 2012

Microsoft has done a u-turn on offering incentives to sales staff at carriers for selling Windows Phone devices. Considering that the money they’re offering to each sales person ($10-$15) in return for pushing the platform pretty much wipes out their … Continue reading →

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Top Tech Predictions for 2012

December 21, 2011

For my tech predictions of 2012 I’ve rounded up the pretty certain, the not so certain and my shot in dark  to give you an idea of what to expect in the next 12 months. So in no particular order; Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Top Tips on Saving Money on Your IT

November 9, 2011

With all the current gloom around finances in the world we thought it was time to refresh our ‘top tips on saving money on your IT’. Whether you’re suffering in the financial chaos, or weathering the storm, it’s always worth looking … Continue reading →

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The Blackberry Corpse Twitches

November 6, 2011

A friend of mine said to me that I was “going at RIM a little strong”, maybe I am but they just seem to be lost and floundering. This week though saw Research in Motion (BlackBerry) market cap drop below … Continue reading →

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The Best Smart Phone for Small Business

October 6, 2011

With at least 4 platforms to choose from with a smart phone, we thought it was time to nail our colours to the mast and give our recommendation for the best smart phone platform for small business. With every platform … Continue reading →

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