As all the Mac users out there will tell you, one of the best features that comes with their computer, is the built in feature to securely empty trash. When you delete something from your computer, whether it is photos, music, movies or text documents etc it is not really gone forever. Even when you recycle your trash can with… Read more →
Category: Computer Related
No more updates for older versions of Internet Explorer
As of the 12th of January 2016 Microsoft will no longer support older versions of Internet Explorer including versions, 8,9 and 10. Internet Explorer is one of the oldest web browsers used for searching and using the internet to look at web pages. A lot of people still have older versions of I.E. on their computer due to older Operating… Read more →
Avira Antivirus for Mac
Most people I speak to think Macs do not get computer viruses. Generally speaking that use to be true, but it was a matter of there was a lot less Macs out there than Windows PC’s so they where much less of a target than Windows operating system computers. So now that Apple Mac computers do indeed get computer viruses,… Read more →
Play Xbox One On Your Windows 10 Computer
Recently I bought, sold and installed a Xbox One for a customer. When I was younger I used to enjoy playing computer games but over the years I don’t really have the time and have lost track of whats good in the gaming industry and more importantly, what is possible… until now! The computer gaming industry moves very fast and so… Read more →
Worst Computer Virus of 2015
As the year is coming to a close it is time again to tell which are the worse computer viruses of 2015 and why. I guess each and every person who has been hit with a computer virus of some sort will have their own opinion of which virus is worse and why. For me personally the worst virus is… Read more →
Common Web Design Mistakes
At Townsville Nerds we design a lot of websites for the local market, Australia wide and overseas. Although languages and times will change, there are timeless website strategies that never do. And I don’t want to give away to many secrets of how we are able to get our websites ranked well in Google, there are still universal construction rules… Read more →
Copying lots of files
There is nothing more frustrating than waiting 5 hours for your files to copy form one location to another, and right before its finished it stops and you need to start again. Whether its all your music, movies or pictures, copying a lot of files is a painstaking, time consuming operation which pretty much leaves you at the mercy of your computer… Read more →
Best Computer of 2015
Everyday someone asks me what is a good computer to buy. For the most part it is hard to answer, with a lot of the components underneath the hood being bought from only a handful of company’s and only a hand full of Operating systems like OsX, Windows and Linux. Most people, myself included, if it wasn’t for the branding on the… Read more →
Top 8 reasons computers crash
Computers crash and stop working for all sorts of crazy reasons. Some are easy to work out why and others can leave you with a headache. Here is a list we have compiled with the top 10 reasons your computer could be crashing or restarting unexpectedly. 1. Overheating Computers get very hot very quickly. Parts like the CPU… Read more →
Transfering email between computers
For the majority of people at home or at work their a two types of emails they will be using. The first is called webmail, where you can access you email over a Web browser like Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. The second is a client based email program like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird. The big difference between them is the… Read more →