Every couples of years in the tech industry new terms are coined and thrown around that throws everything into array. The “it” words like uber or cloud seem to take a life and meaning of their very own and a lot of people start wondering if they need or, why they don’t already have it. But most of the time they… Read more →
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Apple TV and Netflix setup Townsville
Townsville computer repair Nerds can help you setup your Apple TV. Please call Ross on 0402 807 890. You have probably heard of Apple computers and Apple phones, but did you know Apple make a streaming device called Apple TV. Although Apple TV is not a television, it is a small device which plugs into your TV via a HDMI… Read more →
Remote Desktop Protocol vs TeamViewer
Anyone who has ever wanted to access their computer remotely has probably heard of one of these programs. The ability to control your computer from either the next room or on the other side of the world is useful when you cant bring your computer with you and you want to access work or media files when away from your… Read more →
See what companies are tracking you on Facebook
Facebook is an awesome way to stay in contact with friends and family. I have been using Facebook from when it first started years ago. As well as communicating with people, Facebook can be used for a wide range of subjects now such as research, information, job hunting buying and selling, news and yes spying on people. We are all… Read more →
Pop Up and Virus Removal Townsville
What are Pop Ups? Pop Ups are an annoying form of advertising on your computer which demand your attention. These ads sit in your web browsing windows like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox and are highly animated with the intention of being obvious and annoying so you are forced to deal with and pay attention to. Some Pop Ups… Read more →
Plex Media Server
Plex media server is a software package you can download from the internet and setup on one of your computers to host, save and stream your media files, music, video and pictures to other devices on your network or over the internet. Download Plex Plex can be run from a Windows, Mac or lInux computer and NAS devices and can… Read more →
Web browser alternatives
If your computer is a PC and has a version of Microsoft Windows on it, it most certainly comes with its very own web browser called Microsoft Internet Explorer. There is always a lot of debate about if Internet Explorer is good or not, what people like about it and what people do not. The fact of the matter is… Read more →
Computer virus or bad add-on
Most times somethings goes wrong with our computer and it starts doing things it is not suppose to do we just assume it is a virus. A lot of the times you are probably right. Todays technological climate make us perfect targets for people wish to take advantage of us in one way or another, whether they are looking to… Read more →
How to test the speed of your internet
If your computer is running slow and specifically accessing the internet seems to be sluggish there is simple test you can do to see if you are getting the speed you are paying for. Not to say the reason your internet is slow is because of your internet service provider, it could be for a number of reasons, such as… Read more →
Turn your $100 router into a $1000 router with DD-WRT
DD-WRT is a 3rd party modification which you can add to your existing stock standard modem and router to give it that power and functionality of the expensive routers costing upward of more than $1000. The history of DD-WRT The DD-WRT project started sometime around 2002 in Dresden, Germany. The DD in DD-WRT is the in fact part of the German license… Read more →