Latest computer technology has small business users in clouds 3 November, 2012 Pentium, IP Telephony, 64 Bit, Blu-Ray, Bluetooth, Gigabit & Wireless – these have all been major catch phrases that we have heard in computing circles. Now we have a new one – the cloud! So what is cloud computing and will it work […]
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– What our technicians do in staying updated 20 October, 2012 Information Technology (IT) – some people hate it, some embrace it and some just try to ignore it! I think in many respects one of the deciding factors here is if you are a person that likes change. For those that don’t, certainly the […]
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Learn warning signs to beginning of the end of your PC’s hard drive 29 September, 2012 Last week we talked about hard drives and in particular how solid state drives will slowly replace the traditional rotating electromagnetic hard drives that have been popular for the last 25 years. The hard drive is the small internal […]
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-Got a need for speed? – Delete junk software 15 September, 2012 Would you buy a V8 car but forever drive it around with 4 of the plug leads missing? This is effectively what happens to the performance of nearly every new ‘off the shelf’ PC or laptop that I see nowadays. The retail solutions […]
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-Keep PC software disks safe 25 August, 2012 IT is already the end of August and soon the big retailers will tempt us with their Christmas wares. A year goes too quick and after only 3 or 4 of them that ‘new’ PC that you bought ‘recently’ has pretty much lived its day. Unfortunately at […]
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– Slow Computers, Outdated Software Costly for Business 4 August, 2012 What does IT really cost? There are two answers to this question – one which is a direct cost and another, a more difficult to calculate indirect cost. The first is how much you are spending each year on your computers, software and maintenance. […]
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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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– 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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– 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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