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No network connection – Part 1

by admin on 30/06/2016 in Antivirus, Bigpond, Broadband, Browser, Chrome, Computer Related, Drivers, Email, Encryption, Hardware, Internet, Internet Explorer, Network, networking, Operating System, Security, Townsville, Virus, Wireless

One of the most annoying things when using your computer is no network connection. For most people, especially home users there would probably no need to use a computer or have one if you had no internet. Loosing your Internet connection or LAN (Local Area Network) connection can happen for a lot of reasons and most of them really depend… Read more →

Things to think about before installing Windows 10 – Part 2

by admin on 05/06/2016 in Apple, Broadband, Computer Related, Desktop, Email, Mac, Macbook, Microsoft, Operating System, Windows 10

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 →

Fake AusPost Scam is Ransomware

by admin on 16/02/2016 in Antivirus, Computer Related, Email, Encryption, Google, Internet Explorer, Virus, Websites

This year (2016), I am already seeing a lot of Phishing Scams coming under the guise of being from Australia Post. Phishing Scams are scams which attempt to try and get personal information from you by tricking you some way, usually by gaining your trust. There have been a lot of Phishing Scam attempts performed by criminals pretending to be… Read more →

5 Reasons to Create a Google Account

by admin on 07/02/2016 in Computer Related, Email, Gmail, Google, Internet, Security, Townsville, Websites

Everybody has heard of Google. Arguably one of the internet biggest and most used websites and responsible for helping everyone find what they want quickly, but did you know Google is a lot more than just a search engine. Google was started in 1995 by two University of Stanford student, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Initially Google has been used as… Read more →

Transfering email between computers

by admin on 10/12/2015 in Computer Related, Email

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 →

Ransomware on your computer

by admin on 08/09/2015 in Advertising, Backup, Computer Related, Data Recovery, Email, Encryption, Microsoft, Notebook, Operating System, Pop Ups, Security, Spyware Removal, Technician, Townsville, Virus

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 →

Gmail Free eMail Account

by admin on 17/08/2015 in Computer Related, Email, Internet, Microsoft, Townsville, Websites

Over the years you have probably use a lot of different ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) at home or at work to access the internet. Company’s such as Telstra and Optus will give you an email address when buy your Internet service through them, but the only problem is you loose your email account when you stop using their internet service.… Read more →

Townsville Computer Repair Services

by admin on 03/07/2015 in Apple, Backup, Battery, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, Desktop, Email, Encryption, Fans, Freezing, Gaming, Geeks, Hard Drive, Hardware, Health, Internet, Keyboard, Laptop, Links, Media, Microsoft, Mobilegeddon, Network, Notebook, Other, Ripples, Security, Server, Service Related, Sliders, Software, Spyware Removal, Storage, Technician, Testimonials, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus, Websites, Wireless

Hello, my name is Ross and I am your local Townsville Nerd. You are more than welcome to come to me, but mostly I go out to my customers for no extra charge. For many years I owned a computer repair business and internet cafe on Ingham Road. Over the years people started wanting me to come out to them… Read more →

VPN Virtual Private Network Services

by admin on 22/05/2015 in Computer Related, Email, Internet, Security, Software, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus

If you think you might need a VPN in Townsville but are not sure what type to get, please give us a call. There are many different types of VPN’s that accomplish different goals. Whether your after more privacy, security or to make your connection over the internet work as if it was a private Local Area Network, Townsville … Read more →

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