Wireless LAN means Wireless Local Area Network which for the majority of people is your computer network in your immediate area, whether it be at work, home or at school. When you signed up for the interent your ISP (Interenet Service Provider) such as Bigpond or Optus most likely sent you are Router which connects you to the internet. Just about… Read more →
Category: Computer Related
How to share files in a Microsoft Windows Enviroment
With all the computers, desktops, laptop, smart phones and tablets around these days it is sometimes hard to keep track of all your information and files. On one device you might have all your emails, on your phone you might have all your photos and on your computer might be all your school or work stuff. Wouldn’t it… Read more →
Turn your $100 router into a $1000 router with DD-WRT
DD-WRT is a 3rd party modification which you can add to your existing stock standard modem and router to give it that power and functionality of the expensive routers costing upward of more than $1000. The history of DD-WRT The DD-WRT project started sometime around 2002 in Dresden, Germany. The DD in DD-WRT is the in fact part of the German license… Read more →
The quickest way to fix a laptop keyboard
Depending on what type of laptop you have, repairing your laptop or notebook keyboard can be a expensive exercise. This is not really a big post and there is not a lot to talk about so I am not going to draw it out, it;s just a quick tip or a suggestion for anyone who wants to get their… Read more →
The difference between standard hard drives and Solid States
If you have been using computers for years, the chances are you have been using just a normal standard Hard Disk Drive (HDD). And although the hdd’s have improved a lot over the years with speed, size and reliability they are no where near as fast as the new Solid State Drives (SSD’s). What is a hard drive? A… Read more →
Mobile Computer Repairs Townsville
Going back to the early 2000’s when internet was slow and computers where much more expensive I use to have a shop on Ingham Road. I also had a internet acfe named Cyberzone with 20 computers, xbox’s etc. One of the services I offered was computer repairs. Not as many people had computers in their home then as they… Read more →
Which is best for me, an Apple Mac or PC?
This is a debate and a question regarding computers going all the way back to when it all began. Although I am only one man with my own opinion and personal preference I can tell you some basics and what you need to know when deciding, do I buy a Mac or a PC? What is a Apple Mac An Apple… Read more →
What is my IP Address, DNS and Gateway
What is your IP Address (Internet Protocol) Most people who use the internet has heard of an IP address, but unless you have some sort of training or are a computer enthusiast you probably don’t know what it really means. Like your house address which distinguishes you from every other house in the world when sending and receiving a letter,… Read more →
Computer Maintenance
Computer maintenance in Townsville is a fickle thing. Through out the course of my week I always have customers who ask me or tell me they have been told they need to keep their computer maintained by an IT professional. I have a lot of different customers in a lot of different industries, not just in Townsville but all over the… Read more →
BSOD Blue Screen Of Death
The BSOD of Blue Screen of Death is an error screen which display in Microsoft Operating Systems whenever a fatal error occurs in which the computer can not recover from. The blue screen of death was first implemented in Windows operating systems in 1993 with the release of Microsoft Windows NT and has been a very good indicator to end users… Read more →