Category: Freezing

Viruses in Emails

by admin on 01/06/2017 in Antivirus, Computer Related, Email, Freezing, Gmail, Hackers, Hacks, Internet, Ransomware, Recovery, Security, Software, Spyware Removal, Townsville, Virus, Websites

The majority of viruses, malware, spyware and ad-ware we see on peoples computers is stuff they have accidentally installed themselves, by downloading and installing software associated with free; such as games and movies etc. But there are many other ways for your computer to get a virus, email being one of the big ones. Can I get a Virus from… Read more →

Adblockers – Best Way to Defend Against Viruses

by admin on 10/04/2017 in Ad Blockers, Advertising, Apps, Browser, Cloud, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Firefox, Freezing, Hackers, Internet, Internet Explorer, Laptop, Macbook, Microsoft, Notebook, Passwords, Pop Ups, Secure, Security, Software, Torrents, Townsville

Anyone who follows my blog will know I am not a great fan of antivirus programs. It’s just I see dozens of computers every month with viruses and they all have some sort of Anti-virus Malware type protection on them. I don’t think they are anywhere as good as they should be and all my customers are certainly under the… Read more →

Mac Repairs Townsville

by admin on 01/04/2017 in Apple, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, Desktop, Freezing, Hard Drive, iMac, Iphone, Laptop, Mac, Macbook, Microsoft, Operating System, Recovery, SSD, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Update, Virtual Machine, Windows, Wireless

Apple has always lead the ways in technology and computing. Although Apple didn’t event the computer, you can thank them for bringing them into your home, small business and pocket (iPhone). As awesome as the Apple technology is (Im a big fan), Apple do try and lock a lot of us out on what hardware can be sourced, and what… Read more →

Windows 10 Problems – 26-03-17

by admin on 29/03/2017 in Computer Related, CPU, Data, Desktop, Freezing, Hacks, Hard Drive, Microsoft, Network, SSD, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Wifi, Windows, Windows 10, Wireless

This Windows 10 article is about 3 common Windows 10 problems people are having and how you can go about repairing them or avoiding them altogether. This article is going to assume you have a fast enough computer to run Windows 10 in the first place, which is probably the most concerning issue. Like any computer, the quickest, cheapest and… Read more →

Conflicting Software Issues

by admin on 27/03/2017 in Antivirus, Apps, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, External Hard Drive, Freezing, Hackers, Hardware, Mac, Microsoft, Monitor, Mouse, Old Computer, Software, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus, Windows, Windows 10

Although there are many parts and different types of software and hardware on your computer, the two main parts people mostly refer to are hardware and software. Hardware the physical components you can touch like your motherboard, hard drive, mouse, monitor, keyboard, memory and so on. What is Software Software can be anything from the operating system you are using such… Read more →

New Computer Running Slow

by admin on 20/01/2017 in Antivirus, Bloatware, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Desktop, Drivers, Freezing, Hard Drive, Hardware, Notebook, Old Computer, Operating System, Software, Stability, Update, Upgrade

You’ve just bought a new computer, with the latest processor, heaps of memory and a fast hard drive. It should be running super fast, but it still takes a while to start up, login and get to what your doing. Your left wondering why. Well the chances are you didn’t buy a dud. In fact, even a 3 years old… Read more →

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Child Proof Your Computer

by admin on 11/01/2017 in Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, Desktop, Encryption, Freezing, Macbook, Operating System, Privacy, protection, Software, Websites, Windows, Windows 10

Newly father here, so I’m starting to write about things that effect me, not just my customers. As I was writing my previous post I had my son on my lap and noticed he was just starting to reach out and grab things. I couldn’t type and he kept pressing the keyboard and I thought to myself; wow, I’m soon… Read more →

What is hiberfil.sys

by admin on 30/10/2016 in Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Freezing, Hard Drive, Hardware, Old Computer, Responsive, Service Related, Storage

There is a very good chance that if you are reading this post on Townsville Nerds, you computer is starting to run slow and you have been checking your recourse and found a file called hiberfil.sys is using a lot of your precious memory or hard drive space. Im sure there is nothing you would like to do more than… Read more →

To Much Junk On Your Computer

by admin on 21/10/2016 in Antivirus, Computer Related, External Hard Drive, Freezing, Hardware, Internet, Operating System, Screen, Spyware Removal, Technician, Technology, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus

I get this one a lot. A customer will call me and let me know they think there computer is running slow due to it being full with too many photos, applications and files etc. The truth is, unless your hard drive is failing and not addressing space allocation correctly, it doesn’t matter how many files you have on your computer, how… Read more →

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No network connection – Part 2

by admin on 05/07/2016 in Antivirus, Bigpond, Broadband, Browser, Chrome, Computer Related, Drivers, Encryption, Facebook, Firewall, Freezing, Hardware, Internet, Internet Explorer, NBN, Network, networking, Operating System, Pop Ups, Privacy, Security, Spyware Removal, Townsville, Virus, Websites, Wifi, Wireless

Bad Network Driver Device Drivers are software on your computer, which talk to the operating system on your behalf, so basically you don’t have to do anything, just connect. Some drivers are built into your system and other need to be added, such as those with a 4G network card your wireless carrier will provide for you. When you connect… Read more →

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