With a greater need to be connected and with the need to access your data, apps and computer from multiple devices, we are always being asked by our customers, “How can we access our computer when we are not physically behind them?” There can be many reasons you want to access your computer remotely. You might want to access the… Read more →
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Things To Check When You Have No Internet
With so many things connected to your internet now, like television, computers, laptops, phones and even light bulbs and door bells, not having internet can bring your daily home and work life to a sudden halt. Sometimes turning the router and devices off and then back on will fix the problem, other times it fixes itself. Either way, waiting for… Read more →
Why Your Voice Controlled Speaker Might Be Failing
Voice controlled speakers are amazing. With this type of name it is easy to think they just play music on command from your voice, but in fact they are a lot more. With a device such as Amazon Echo or Google Home, you can literally control your other device such as lights, computers, television, locking systems and air-conditioners from the… Read more →
Wireless Internet Dropping Out Periodically
Sometimes wireless internet can drive you crazy. On one hand it is convenient – you do not have to run cables all over your home or business, and on the other you can feel hopeless an unable to do even the most basic things like view a website or check an email. The situation usually goes like this. You know… Read more →
Rain and Internet in Townsville
The wet season is fast approaching and we have already seen a little bit of rain this weekend which is playing havoc with peoples modems and routers. Every year when it starts to rain we get a influx if phone calls form customers whose internet has gone down. This is not a coincidence, and it really applies to people who… Read more →
Different Ways to Connect to Your Printer or Scanner
With so many different types of gadgets and different types of connections now, it can be a bit confusing know how to connect something as simple as a basic printer or scanner. For the most part it is not too hard, however there are always different variations and different ways depending no much anymore but the type of computer you… Read more →
I’ve Lost Internet When I Added a New Network Device
Its one thing for someone in the shop to say, “Just plug it in and it will work’, but its always a different situation when you but a network related device, add it to your internet at home and things just stop working. The main reason behind this is your network at home or business, in most cases are reliant… Read more →
Port Forwarding
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 →
ADSL Keeps Disconnecting and Slow
What is ADSL ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and before NBN (National Broadband Network) was the standard by which internet was measured by. Up until that point, there was only the old slow dial up internet available to the public and even though the technology is old now, it is still fast enough for most people to be… 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 →