Category: Security

Computer Not Starting After Update

by admin on 17/01/2018 in Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Damage, Data, Data Recovery, Desktop, Drivers, File, Hard Drive, Hardware, Heat, Laptop, Malware, Motherboard, Old Computer, Operating System, OSX, Power, Recovery, Secure, Security, Service Related, Software, Technician, Technology, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Update, Upgrade

Updates are suppose to make everything work better on your computer or laptop and most of the time they do. But sometimes it just doesn’t go all to plan. It can be be quite scary for a technological point of view when your computer asks to to an update or upgrade. There are so many programs on your computer. Do… Read more →

Port Forwarding

by admin on 02/01/2018 in ADSL, Antivirus, Attacks, Broadband, Browser, Computer Related, DDOS, Firewall, Games, Hackers, Internet, LAN, Malware, Modem, NBN, protection, Ransomware, Remote Desktop, Router, Secure, Security, TeamViewer, Virus, WAN, Websites, Wireless, WLAN

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 →

Consider Using FreeBSD For Home Server

by admin on 29/12/2017 in Computer Related, Desktop, Firewall, Free, FreeBSD, Hardware, Internet, LAN, Laptop, Linux, Open Source, Operating System, OSX, Security, Server, Stability, Technology, Townsville, Unix, Virtual Machine

Why do I need a home server Servers are no longer reserved for the business, colleges and organisation. There are a million reasons why you could want a personal home server for you house. Whether you just want to share media files over the network to other computers to share photos and movies, or if its just to back up… Read more →

High Sierra Secrets Part 1

by admin on 27/12/2017 in Apple, Apps, Computer Related, Email, Mac, Macbook, Operating System, OSX, Security, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Update, Upgrade

High Sierra is he latest Apple Mac Operating system from Apple. OSX can be downloaded free from the Apple Appstore for all eligible Mac computers such as Imac, Macbook, Macbook Pro and Macbook Airs. Apple are very proactive in their operating system releases and seem to come out with them frequently. Most of the time these releases work very well.… Read more →

Common Ubuntu Annoyances

by admin on 25/12/2017 in Annoying, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, Freezing, Health, Linux, Network, Security, Stability, Ubuntu, Wifi, Windows, Windows 10, Wireless, WLAN

Linux is a great alternative to Windows. Not only is it getting a lot easier to use than it once was, it is no longer just reserved for computer enthusiasts and people who need servers. Linux is known for being robust, stable and secure. Although there are always exceptions to the rule, Linux is a lot of these thing; but… Read more →

Make Secure Computer and Website Passwords

by admin on 09/09/2017 in Computer Related, Passwords, Paypal, Security, Websites

Having a good password these days to protect your computer and internet accounts might sound pretty obvious these day, you would still find it surprising however how many people are still using their name, or birth date etc. Gone are the days where we could just use something basic or even something up to 8 characters long with symbols. With… Read more →

Which is the best Antivirus for you

by admin on 28/07/2017 in Antivirus, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, External Hard Drive, Hard Drive, Malware, Microsoft, Operating System, Pop Ups, Privacy, protection, Recovery, Security, Spyware Removal, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Websites, Windows, Windows 10

People ask me all the time which is the best antivirus program for their Microsoft Windows computer. This is probably the hardest question to answer, as there is no one shoe fits all strategy here. There is a clear difference in what anti-viruses corporate businesses should use who host web sites, servers and data sets. But when it comes to… Read more →

Windows 10 Disk Usage

by admin on 03/07/2017 in Antivirus, Bloatware, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Hard Drive, Microsoft, Operating System, Security, SSD, Technology, Update, Upgrade, Windows, Windows 10

Windows 10 has been around for a while now and we can assume all this time a lot of the bugs will have sorted out. Although having the Windows 10 operating system on your computer or laptop is proving to have a lot of security benefits, we still seem to be having the constant problems we had a lot of… Read more →

Alternative Web Browsers

by admin on 26/06/2017 in Ad Blockers, Advertising, Browser, Chrome, Computer Related, Encryption, Google, Internet, Internet Explorer, Security

Computing has changed over the years. I remember when it use to take a few minutes for an image to load and there was no internet banking or social networking. Now everything is instant, or pretty close to it; we do a lot more on our computers and internet, using multiple services, multiple applications and multiple web browsers all at… Read more →

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