We love the opportunity to support our community. We also love to be part of an event that’s a little bit outside the box. So we were delighted to sponsor a duck as part of Surrey Care Trust’s Big Yellow Duck Race on 1st July this year! The race takes place every year on the River Wey in Guildford. This year it was to raise funds for ‘Make the Difference’ – an appeal run by Surrey Care Trust...

At the end of 2015, Microsoft announced that it would be reducing free OneDrive storage from 15 GB to 5 GB on 13th July, 2016. It will also be discontinuing the 15 GB camera roll bonus. This caused outrage amongst hard-core OneDrive fans, and as a result, Microsoft later announced two concessions to its unhappy users: a) Those that were disappointed about the drop in storage could simply opt-in...

**Update** On 28th June 2016, Microsoft announced that they would change the automatic upgrade process.The new experience has clearer options to upgrade now, choose a time, or decline the free offer,” said Terry Myerson, executive vice president, Windows and Devices Group, in an emailed statement.“If the red-x is selected on this new dialog, it will dismiss the dialog box and we will notify the...

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our MD, Steve, won the award for Director of the Year for London and the South East, at the Institute of Directors last week! The Director of the Year Awards celebrate the very best in UK business. They are a public recognition of the key role that directors play, not only in the UK’s economy but also in job preservation and creation. They place...

On 21st March 2016, Apple launched the new iPhone SE and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. So what’s all the hype about? Let’s take a look at the specs and see what we can expect from Apple’s latest creations:

The open-plan office – it’s been the source of much debate over the years. Inspired by the German workspaces in the 1950s, ‘open-plan’ became a buzz-word in the working world, thought to inspire collaboration, teamwork and increase efficiency. But where does it sit in today’s world of flexible working?

If you feel like you spend your life in meetings, or if you’ve ever wondered who you meet with the most – and who you tend to ignore – you can now get a visual representation of your calendar with the Calendar Insights template in Excel 2016. This cool little addition allows you to see your calendar as a dashboard – you can look into specific time periods, types of meetings you attend and...

The start of the new year is always full of promise and resolution. Out with the old and in with the new. But what does that mean for technology? Here at projectfive we’ve always got an eye on the digital landscape, so here are 5 tech trends to look out for in 2016:

We’re all very pleased that we won the ‘Employer of the Year’ award at the 2015 Love Camberley awards. We beat over 380 other businesses in the Town Centre to win this prestigious award. It’s a great recognition of the culture and atmosphere that we’ve been able to create at projectfive. This culture is built upon a shared set of Core Values that we all have – to Help People, to Make Friends, and...

It’s the most wonderful time, of the year…yes it’s Christmas but before that it’s our fifth annual Winter Pimms in the Forest!