Patching your operating system is another way of saying keeping your system up to date. You have many different programs on your computer, from application and programs like Microsoft Word to Drivers which help your software and operating system talk to the hardware installed on it and the operating system itself. A lot of this software needs to stay… Read more →
Category: Townsville
Townsville Computer Repair Services
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 →
Is someone using my wireless?
Wireless has come a long way in the last ten years. When I was growing up there was no such thing, we had to run cables everyone along the floor, through the ceiling, over the bed and through the lounge room to share our very slow dial up connection. As the demand grew for it, more and more routers starting… Read more →
Loose weight playing this computer game
Scientists have designed a computer game designed to help people loose weight. The “Stop Go” game displays healthy, unhealthy and other items on the screen in which the player has to either choose to stop or go depending on the food and the relevance to healthy eating. Lead scientist Dr Natalia Lawrence, from the University of Exeter, said: “These findings… Read more →
Windows 8 – Refresh or Reset
For anyone who has a Windows computer you will know how troublesome it can be when you get a virus or corruption through out your system and you can’t get it all back up and running. Not only (sometimes) do you have to back up all your data, hoping you didn’t loose or forget anything, you also have to format your… 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 →
How to keep your laptop battery lasting longer
One of the most annoying things to happen with computers, tablets, phones and laptop is it running out of battery and usually when you need it the most. In the past I have heard lots of people say the best thing to do is drain you battery first before using it, or don’t ever let the charge in the battery get less than… 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 →
Data Recovery Townsville
Townsville Nerds specialise in all sorts of data recovery for your computer, laptop, desktop, notebook, mobile device, usb, external hard rive, usb etc. When your looking for data recovery Townsville we can help you. Worried your Data Recovery will cost too much? Analysing your data to find out whats wrong if a very time consuming. If you don’t mind dropping your… Read more →
Computer Virus Targeting Townsville
Yesterday I received an email from someone containing a virus. Although this is not an unusual event I thought this was particularly concerning due to the fact this virus directly targets us in Townsville by using our location as the hook. The email subject is, “Important News for Townsville“. If you receive this email do not open it and delete it immediately. The email… Read more →