Streaming devices are little box’s like your Austar or Foxtel box you use to watch any type of media like movies, TV Shows and look at Photos. But instead of over the cable networks or satellites, you use your internet connection to view what you are looking at. Although Australia has nowhere near the amount of services you can use… Read more →
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Things to think about before installing Windows 10 – Part 2
Forced updates causing crashes With Windows computers 1 shoe does not fit all. But with Windows updates thats what you sometimes get and not being able to change what updates you want to receive can cause problems and conflicts between drivers and programs. A bad update that causes a conflict, specially regarding drivers can cause your computer to stop booting… Read more →
Google’s Gmail Android app and Exchange
What is Google Gmail Android App For the majority of people using smart phones, there are 2 giants in the market. The Iphone which is made by Apple which uses the IOS operating system and Android phones which is made by countless other companies which use Googles operating system named Android. Within the Android operating system you can download millions of different… Read more →
Computer News for the Week – 13/04/16
Happy Birthday to the modern day computer This week the personal computers turns 40. Before people were using computers in their homes, most computers were made for big companies and most people though there would never be a place for a computer in the home. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak changed all that with their Apple 1 back in April 1976 and… Read more →
Introducing Simplenote
At Townsville Nerds we like to test out new apps and anything that can make a busy day much easier. Productivity Apps are a great way to do this and most applications these days which are based in the cloud (on the internet, easily accessible) are be used on multiple devices, like IPhone, Smart Phone, Mac, Linux or Windows PC.… Read more →
Common Ipad Problems
Compared to computers, laptops and Mac computers, Ipads do not have as many problems, viruses etc. The way the operating system (IOS) on the Ipad is designed is to only install software from the Itunes store helps prevent a lot of software problems such as poorly written apps, harmful code, or applications of bad taste. Also with Ipads there are… Read more →
Apple Mac Repairs in Townsville
Yes we do Apple Mac computer repairs. This includes Imacs, Macbooks, Macbook Pros and Macbook Air’s. Unlike Windows computers which include Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows 10, Apple computers use their very own operatign system call ed OSX. Currently OSX is 11 (Elcapitan). The software on your Mac is written differently than on your wWindows computer, so… Read more →
Website Crashing Mac and Iphones
For anyone who has a Mac computer or Apple Iphone there is a link going around on social networks and emails which crashes your computer when you click on it and go onto the website. Although this is not a virus and does not damage to your computer or phone it does restart it unexpectedly which can be a pain if… Read more →
Running Windows on your Mac Computer
Microsoft Windows is an Operating System, not a computer program or application. It is the environment your PC users to navigate around in and access your programs, files, drives and applications. Most PC’s use some version of the Windows operating system such as Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or the new Windows 10. But every day more and more people are… Read more →
Avira Antivirus for Mac
Most people I speak to think Macs do not get computer viruses. Generally speaking that use to be true, but it was a matter of there was a lot less Macs out there than Windows PC’s so they where much less of a target than Windows operating system computers. So now that Apple Mac computers do indeed get computer viruses,… Read more →