Category Archives for "Tablets and Smartphones"

Byte Me Article – 298 IT Longevity

New PCs Become Old Quickly Finally we are back to writing about IT issues that are more relevant to the average consumer so this week we will talk about a topic that is somewhat of an oxymoron – that of IT longevity.  There are many factors that influence how long you can reasonably make good […]

Byte Me Article 292 – Current Traps

User Data is Not the Problem This week has been a mixed bag with a lot of different problems needing attention.  The NBN rollout in Rockhampton is still causing lots of Internet issues with phone cables getting disturbed in the “in-ground” pits around the city.  We are going to see this activity continue for quite […]

Byte Me Article 291 – Wi-Fi Woes

Fixing all your Wi-Fi worries So you have Wi-Fi at your place but it doesn’t always work and sometimes it drops out and you don’t really know if it is working properly.  Well today I will attempt to explain the how, why and what to do if this is the case and if you think […]

Byte Me Article 289 – Another Week at KS

Six Years on For Columnist I am constantly amazed how many people come into the shop with one of these articles – asking us “Can you do this to my computer?”  Originally when I started writing Byte Me articles around 6 years ago I think that my Mum & Dad were my only audience.  In […]

Byte Me Article 288 – NBN Highs & Lows

CQ’s Internet Service is Now a Bit Sporadic Unless you live in a cupboard you will be aware of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout happening in Rockhampton.  This is a nationwide scheme and is only costing the Australian taxpayer a measly $30 Billion and is supplying fibre optic cables from our telephone exchanges to […]

Byte Me Article 286 – Computer User Tips

Top Tips for Computer Users This week we look at computer users themselves and compare styles of use that also have a large bearing on the reliability of your computer.  I am also going to reference the styles of use of a motor vehicle as there are similarities which can help provide clarity on this article. We […]

Byte Me Article 283 – Robots

Robots Will Not Take Us Over A while back I remember writing an article about robots taking over the world.  No I was not propagating this myth but rather dispelling it.  Robots have no real personality and can’t feel emotions, so they have no desire for greed or power and no desire to create hardship […]

Byte Me Article 277 – Internet Safety

Getting Connected and Protected Following on from last weeks’ article directed at first time computer users, this week we look at what would be the next step forward – getting connected to the Internet and keeping safe while on it.  The subject of Internet connections has already been covered in many of these articles however […]

Byte Me Article 276 – Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained

Technology Knows No Bounds The feedback that I get from readers is very interesting and lately it has come to my attention that there are a significant number of regular readers that have still never had Internet access and have also never owned a computer.  I separate the two here as I don’t really count […]