I can show you how I ranked Townsville Nerds number one. Anyone who has a website or online business will be able to tell you how they receive emails every week from companies all over the world claiming to be able to make their website number one. They use words like SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and user engagement. For a… Read more →
Category: Advertising
Can I get a Virus from Youtube
Every now and again I get a customer who believes Youtube put a Virus on their computer. Although it is not out of the realm of possibility, it is highly unlikely. Youtube is owned by Google, a very big and profitable internet company. Google makes a lot of its money through advertisements, they probably do not need to put a viruses on your… Read more →
Most Common Online Scam June 2016
The most common scam we are seeing this June 2016, maybe the most common scam throughout all of 2016 so far is there one where the victim actually calls the scammer and allows them to take control of their computer. For a long while for the past 10 years there have been countless reports of people calling Australians with foreign sounding… Read more →
PopUps taking over your computer
Its bad enough when you start using your computer and all of the sudden popups start bugging you and interfering with whatever your doing, but what do you do if it happens straight up; when your computer has just been turned on? When you are using your computer and more and more popups start bugging you there are a lot… Read more →
Adblock Browser for Mobile Phone
I know I am a computer repair business and I do not spend a lot of time on Mobile phone, but recently I come across something that has saved me a lot of time and stress when browsing the internet on my mobile phone. I have talked before about using Adblock on your computer web browser to stop ads jumping… Read more →
Ransomware on your computer
What is Ransomware Ransomware is a type of malicious software put on your computer which basically locks you out of your entire computer or particular functionality until you pay some money (ransom). Ransomware is like a virus and comes under the banner of malicious software and should be treated as so. Most cases of Ransomware will restrict total access to… Read more →
Use AdBlock to hide Ads
The internet is built on the back of advertising. Although most websites seem on the surface to appear on your screen free of charge, most are actually funded by different types of advertising streams. Successful websites aren’t cheap to run. As well as authors putting in large amounts of time to bring you useful and relevant information, there are… Read more →