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There can be many reasons your computer wont start up. A lot of computer companies will want to just replace your hard drive as a quick fix without really spending the time working out what is exactly wrong. The problem with this is you will usually loose all your data and it is really only treating the symptom rather the real underlying problem,… Read more →
A lot of Apple Mac users will tell you they don’t need Antivirus programs on their computers and laptops because Mac computers don’t get viruses. This simply isn’t true and even Apple denied Macs get viruses until recently. Apple operating systems are designed on a very old stable system called Unix. Unix is incredibly versatile and secure, but not impenetrable.… Read more →
I get asked the one a lot. Probably because people have tried the usual routes like P2P networking or torrents. Torrents are great and not only used for downloading digital files illegally. Lots of people and company’s use torrents to legally distribute files over the internet. The good thing about torrents are they are not stored and centralised in one place, but… Read more →
Recently I updated my router. In fact I went from using my Apple Airport Extreme to using a custom made PFSense Linux Operating System instead of a standard router. My PFsense router has IPv6 on as default. A lot of new routers supplied by your interest service provider will have this as well, even if your ISP doesn’t support it.… Read more →
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 →
Forced updates causing crashes With Windows computers 1 shoe does not fit all. But with Windows updates thats what you sometimes get and not being able to change what updates you want to receive can cause problems and conflicts between drivers and programs. A bad update that causes a conflict, specially regarding drivers can cause your computer to stop booting… Read more →
What is Google Gmail Android App For the majority of people using smart phones, there are 2 giants in the market. The Iphone which is made by Apple which uses the IOS operating system and Android phones which is made by countless other companies which use Googles operating system named Android. Within the Android operating system you can download millions of different… Read more →
External hard drives are fickle devices. Sensitive to rapid movements, heat, power surges and sometimes even moods they can quickly go from being a handy device to a nightmare. External hard drives which can include thumb drives or usb drives and easy ways to back up your important information such as documents, photos and tax information and a great place to… Read more →
Happy Birthday to the modern day computer This week the personal computers turns 40. Before people were using computers in their homes, most computers were made for big companies and most people though there would never be a place for a computer in the home. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak changed all that with their Apple 1 back in April 1976 and… Read more →
Before you read this article I really wanted to say I don’t like customers having to upgrade their computer unnecessarily. A lot of computer repair people will push this onto their customers to make more money but i believe a lot of the time the same thing can be accomplished with the existing hardware. This will always be the first option. When… Read more →
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