How HDD (Hard Disk Drives Work) There are new types of technology and computer hard drives coming out all the time. But for the longest time most and still as of 2018 most are still the old hard disk drive. The way they work is basically like an old record player. There is an arm, head and platters, which spin… Read more →
Category: Ransomware
Someone Has Accessed My Computer
Why Would Someone Want To Access My Computer WWW should sand for the Wild Wild West not World Wide Wed and thats because thats exactly what it is. With no real law and anyone from anywhere just about able to reach, connect or communicate with you, the internet is the worlds largest group of people who want to be your… Read more →
Recovering Data from a Computer with Black Screen
Seeing your computer screen go black and not be able to turn it back on can be a frightening experience. Although the expensive is always in the back of your mind of having to get your computer repaired or replaced, the biggest worry most people face is, are you able to recover your data; photos, music, documents, tax information etc?… Read more →
Questions and Answers 12-02-2018
Should I turn my computer off when I am not using it Your computer is designed to run for long periods of time, and servers even longer. Saying that, I turn my computer off most of the time when I am not using it. They way I look at it, if it’s not running, the less things can go wrong… Read more →
Questions and Answers 09-02-2018
Bang for my buck, what is the best way to speed my computer up? This is actually a really complicated question, but I am going to do my best to answer it and speak in general. Speeding up your computer will depend on what you do. Are you playing games, number crunching, writing software or doing graphic and editing, animation… Read more →
Townsville Data Recovery
Data recovery in Townsville is synonymous with costing a lot of money. Yes, recovering data is hard and time consuming, but with Townsville Nerds does not cost a lot of money. WE WILL GIVE YOU A 100% FREE NO OBLIGATION DIAGNOSIS AND QUOTE At Townsville Nerds, we will look at your hard drive or failed device which you would like… Read more →
Port Forwarding
What are Ports When accessing the internet, your computer most likely has a private and public IP address. Your IP address (Internet Protocol) is a unique address assigned to your network which distinguishes you from every other computer/network on the internet. Loosely speaking, when you request a web page in your browser such as www.townsvillenerds.com, your computer sends a request… Read more →
Computer Turned Off When Using
It can be pretty scary. You are sitting there using your computer when all of the sudden the whole thing turns off and doesn’t turn back on. Everything you have is saved on the computer, you have probably lost what you were in the middle of what you are doing and you don’t backup. Don’t panic, Townsville Nerds can help.… Read more →
What’s Blocking My Internet
No body likes slow internet. But yet, even with the massive amounts of money being spent on technology, communications the NBN etc. Are lot of us are still getting slow internet. But even though its easy to just blame the telecommunications companies, its not always there fault. The first thing you need to do when you have slow internet on… Read more →
Windows 10 Not Assigning Drive Letters to External Drives Automatically
With every Windows 10 update there are a lot of improvements. Not just features, but also little bug which annoy people. But for someone reason this little persistent one keeps sticking around. Usually it just works. You plug your external USB or hard drive into your computer and Windows 10 automatically makes it show up in your computer with a… Read more →