Apple Quicktime is a Media Player designed for Apple computers back in the early 90’s and is still used to day. Apple Quicktime supports files, (MOV), most MPEG-4 files (MP4, M4V, M4A, MP3), MPEG-2, DV Stream, Mjpeg, and some audio files like WAV, AIFF, AAC. I personally used Quicktime for years but now there are different circumstances to take into consideration. I no… Read more →
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Opera Neon Concept Browser
Your web browser is the program you are using right now, most likely Internet Explorer, Edge, Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. It is the application you use to access websites on the internet like Townsville Nerds. Originally web browsers were only designed to do a couple of things like display text. Gradually they improved adding media such as Music, video and… Read more →
Data Recovery Hard Drive Recovery Townsville
There are many different types of media which can store your precious data (photos, music, movies documents and work files). Media is usually referred to when talking about stored files, as the thing which is holding your data or storing it such as external hard drive, computer hard drive, usb thumb drive or CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disk Living in… Read more →
Pros and Cons of Online Storage
When we are talking about computers and phones and refer to storage we are basically talking about the hard drive on our device in which we store our photos, media and applications. On these hard drives there are other files as well, like programs which make our computer run, or the operating system itself like Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX or… Read more →
Using Your Old Laptop As Home Server
Most of us go through a new laptop or computer every 3 to 5 years. A lot of the time our old computer still work, but it is either starting to run slow or you want and require new rich features brand new computer have to offer. Most people either throw their old laptop or computers out, or give them… Read more →
What are Network Shares
With every new Operating System becoming easier and easier to do things, network sharing is becoming increasingly more popular. You may have heard the term before and not really understood what it is, and if you have and media devices around your house, you might already be using it and not know it. In its essence network shares are files… Read more →
Streaming Devices – Apple TV vs Roku
Streaming devices are little box’s like your Austar or Foxtel box you use to watch any type of media like movies, TV Shows and look at Photos. But instead of over the cable networks or satellites, you use your internet connection to view what you are looking at. Although Australia has nowhere near the amount of services you can use… Read more →
Helpful Netflix
Although Townsville Nerds is primarily a computer repair business and website, every now and again I come across something from my customers which I think is a great idea and I would like to share. If you don’t already have Netflix you should seriously think about getting it. Netflix is basically a website or app depending on how you are… Read more →
Helpful Computer Apps #1
Every week or two I am going to start reviewing useful apps I either use or come across. Everybody knows about the basics like Google Chrome or Microsoft Office, but there are a lot of good programs both free and paid for out there that are worth taking a look at. Evernote If you are looking for a notepad/word processor that… Read more →
Apple TV and Netflix setup Townsville
Townsville computer repair Nerds can help you setup your Apple TV. Please call Ross on 0402 807 890. You have probably heard of Apple computers and Apple phones, but did you know Apple make a streaming device called Apple TV. Although Apple TV is not a television, it is a small device which plugs into your TV via a HDMI… Read more →