– If You’re as Smart as Your New Phone, Back Up All of its Data 28 July, 2012 I guess that regular readers of this column are near sick of hearing me harp on about the importance of having a backup of important data. Well – in this case we will talk about phones and […]
Continue reading– Fishing Calls 28 July, 2012 Microsoft will NEVER ring you – EVER. This is the point we need to get across in this article. Lately we have been getting an unusually high number of calls from our customers and from many other Central Queenslanders reporting that they were just called by ‘Microsoft’ about their […]
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– To upgrade or not upgrade? 21 July, 2012 We are often asked – “I have got a message on the screen telling me to update xyz – is this safe?” There are many software applications on your computer that should be updated and at the top of this list is the Microsoft operating system […]
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– Innocents Swindled After Technology Spiel 14 July, 2012 I have just been talking to another good customer and I am furious! Furious because, like so many before them, they have just been swindled by one of the major Telco’s. So what has happened? In this case they innocently walked into a T Shop here […]
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– Don’t Get Confused by Data and Software 7 July, 2012 We are often getting computers coming in which have operating systems corrupted beyond repair by either viruses or simply from conflicting software or the wrong drivers. When this happens, either a reformat & reload of the PC or actual replacement is the only cure. […]
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– Channel Full Power of Outlook 30 June, 2012 Living in Rockhampton most of us take broadband connections for granted. There are not many areas within Rockhampton itself that are unable to receive broadband ADSL (a high speed Internet connection through your phone line). However for those not within approximately 3.5 km of an ADSL […]
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– 3G Kit Puts Rural People Online 23 June, 2012 Living in Rockhampton most of us take broadband connections for granted. There are not many areas within Rockhampton itself that are unable to receive broadband ADSL (a high speed Internet connection through your phone line). However for those not within approximately 3.5 km of an […]
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– Make Sure Your Computer is PG 9 June, 2012 Kids and computers, it is a bit like saying fire and petrol, as often putting the two together without the proper restrictions will end in tears. Kids don’t have the same fear of ‘breaking’ a PC that adults normally have and often their inquisitive nature […]
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– The Business of Computers Doesn’t Need to be Tricky 26 May, 2012 We have a sign out the front reading “Business Computers Sold Here”. In hindsight I probably will get the word ‘Business’ replaced with ‘Quality’ because there is often little difference between a Business PC and a Home PC. So the topic for […]
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– Now’s a Good Time to Organise Backup for Your Essential Files How many hours do you spend in front of the computer each week typing up documents or entering tax information? So how many seconds do you spent backing up this data each week? I have previously written 4 articles on the importance of […]
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