Category Archives for "Tablets and Smartphones"

Byte Me Article 420 – IT help – or not

Let Experts do Data TransferProfessionals Can Make the Job an Easy Switch As often happens with these articles, today I am drawing from another experience we have had with a new customer during the week.  In this case we are going to talk about the replacement of an older laptop that we had never previously […]

Byte Me Article 419 – True cost of Telco profits

Australians Deserve Better How many wrecked lives will it take before our government (ANY Australian government) takes some action?  I’m talking about thousands of innocent individuals Australia wide that everyday are losing varying amounts of money to scammers.  This is becoming an epidemic that is getting worse every month and it principally effects the very […]

Byte Me Article 418 – Micro Revolution

Micro Towers are a Big DealSpace Saved Fuels Rush For Much Bigger Screens Last Saturday I wrote about micro towers and did not anticipate the avalanche of customers that the article would bring through our doors.  Every day this week we have been flat out with customers that want a larger screen than any laptop […]

Byte Me Article 415 – Scammers Jumping on the NBN Wagon

A New Scam is on the RiseLatest Wave Uses NBN Upgrade As Way Into PC During just the last 2 weeks we have received well in excess of a dozen phone calls from scammers trying to fraudulently extract money.  Mostly it has been during business hours and they have been using the current NBN forced […]

Byte Me Article 408 – The Unveiling

Picking up where we left off 2 weeks ago with our A-Z of computer purchase mini-series, this week we look at the stage of getting the new PC home. In case you have made a purchase mistake or ever need to send it away for warranty, be careful with the packaging. Given a little care you should be able to unbox the new device and re-box all the packaging to be kept safe ‘just in case’

Byte Me Article 406 – The Purchase

What You Need In A Laptop This weeks’ progression of our A-Z miniseries of computer purchase is focused on the actual purchase.  If you have been keeping up with these articles then you should already be zeroed in on what you want, however we will summarise these points below.  I’m hoping that you have had […]

Byte Me Article 405 – IT Warranties

The Worth of a Warranty Today we progress our Byte Me Mini Series on the A-Z of computer purchase and look at the worth of a warranty as it applies to a desktop or laptop PC.  There are huge variations in the cost and relative worth of warranties in our profession so let’s start to dispel […]

Byte Me Article 391 – Email Security 3

Office 365 is Best For Email This article will form the last in a 3-part series about email security.  We have discussed the email accounts that Internet Service Providers give you as part of your connection fees – along with their various pitfalls and limitations.  We have also looked at some of the cloud-based email […]

Byte Me Article 390 – Email Security 2

Secure Your Email Account Following on from last week’s article about email security today we look at the relative security of different email accounts and their setup.  Firstly, lets explain a few things about email accounts.  If you have an Internet connection, then this is through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).  You pay a monthly […]