Most of us have probably heard of one of these services. With the race being on for who will be the most superior cloud storage provider, it is hard to know which services are legitimate, and what has to offer. This post hopes to provide some insight as to what these services are and what each can provide to help… Read more →
Antivirus Phone Number
This post is about another scam going around hitting a lot of people in Townsville. It comes in many different colours and skins, but it all amounts to the same thing. Getting you to pick up the phone and give your credit card details to someone who is not a real antivirus company and who will install software on your… Read more →
Stop Websites Asking to Show Notifications
It feels like just about every website I go to these days asks me if I would like to allow notifications. On the Internet views are everything to websites, specially ones trying to sell you something. You view is valuable to them even after you have left. Thats why they want you to allow notification from them, so every time… Read more →
Viruses in Emails
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 →
Microsoft Called You – SCAM
We are getting more and more of these customers ever week now. What started out as one customer every few months is now more like half a dozen every week. I know what you are thinking, “People cant get fouled by this”, but yes they can and do. Microsoft is the biggest software company in the world, with billions of… Read more →
Using Your Old Laptop As Home Server
Most of us go through a new laptop or computer every 3 to 5 years. A lot of the time our old computer still work, but it is either starting to run slow or you want and require new rich features brand new computer have to offer. Most people either throw their old laptop or computers out, or give them… Read more →
Dell Bios Updates – May 2017
There has recently been a flood of reports on all the forums and many news websites regarding Dell Bios Updates which a stopping a lot of computers booting up properly. Townsville Nerds recommend any of our customers who currently have a Dell laptop of desktop computer, wait a few weeks before updating your BIOS (Basic Input Output System) until Dell… Read more →
Setting Up A Router in Townsville
What is a Router You have probably seen them before. A funny looking alien device which sits in the corner of someones house blinking lights 24/7. But what does a router actually do. Depending on the router you by and all the add-on feature they come with these days, a router fundamentally routes your Internet connection. There are different levels… Read more →
Best Apple Mac Tools – Part 2
Fluid Fluid is one of the best Mac only apps I have come across. If you can image away to put multiple websites into a single browser you can see all at the same time, it would be fluid. Fluid is completely free and perfect for someone who wants to create their own app made completely from web apps, but… Read more →
Linux Updates Commands
Email from customer: Hi Ross, I am still having a tonne of fun with Linux and am learning new and interesting stuff everyday. Although everyone said it was a big learning curve I haven’t found it to be a lot of trouble. There was one questions though. I am doing regular updates because I like to keep my system up… Read more →