I have been making websites and using the internet now for over 20 years. I have seen all the latests fads come and go but the fundamentals have never changed. The more I use the internet the clearer picture I develop and pass on to my customers what I know makes for a good website and what to avoid. I have… Read more →
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Brave Web Browser
If you are sick of surfing the internet and being bombarded with advertisements, slow browsing speeds and your privacy being jeopardized, the new Brave Web Browser might be for you. The internet has changed a lot over the years. To begin with it was slow, so users weren’t really looking for a new web browser because it didn’t matter what… Read more →
Common Web Design Mistakes
At Townsville Nerds we design a lot of websites for the local market, Australia wide and overseas. Although languages and times will change, there are timeless website strategies that never do. And I don’t want to give away to many secrets of how we are able to get our websites ranked well in Google, there are still universal construction rules… Read more →
Adblock Browser for Mobile Phone
I know I am a computer repair business and I do not spend a lot of time on Mobile phone, but recently I come across something that has saved me a lot of time and stress when browsing the internet on my mobile phone. I have talked before about using Adblock on your computer web browser to stop ads jumping… 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 →
Our design samples
If you are interested in a web site for you personally, your business or organisation please talk to us so we can design a package to fit your idea and budget. Townsville computer repairs and Townsville Nerds can handle all your website, design and maintenance needs. Below are 2 of our latest designs. We want to design a website… Read more →
Townsville Real Estate Advertising
If anyone is trying to sell their house and are finding it difficult to sell, please talk to use about doing some Facebook, Google or Internet Advertising. At the end of 2014 after having my house on the market for 8 weeks I decided to start a web campaign to market my property. Within 24 hours I had 2 offers… Read more →
The death of Internet Explorer
What is Internet Explorer If you don’t know what Internet Explorer is; it is what you might be using right now to view this website. Microsoft Internet Explorer is in popular terms the worlds oldest web browser, the window to the internet and web pages. For the past 20 years Internet Explorer has pioneered and come bundled with the Windows… Read more →
Blue Web Hosting
You know when you type in www.townsvillenerds.com and it takes you to a website? It does this within a split of a second and it’s like the website is just sitting in your computer waiting to be read. But what is actually happening is you are looking at a web page sitting on a web server (computer holding the webpage… Read more →