Computer Scammer Shreds Couple’s Data This week we have a shocking story provided by an elderly couple from Gracemere who came to us mid-week after a very bad experience. In this case they had received a phone call from a lady claiming that she was from Telstra (this is a different approach to claiming that […]
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There are Solutions to PC Slow Down Riddle After 16 years in business, I get used to seeing trends – especially as far as busy or quiet periods are concerned and normally around this time of the year (March) things run a bit slow. Contrary to this, so far this year there has been no sign […]
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Low Power Rating Will Slow Down Your PCCPU’s Matter 9 March, 2013 It’s happened again – my pet peeve! I was called to a new customers’ office because of a ‘few’ things going wrong. One of those things was a new PC which was reported to be running slow. I had a look at this […]
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Businesses Behind in ITBusiness IT Special 2 March, 2013 Yesterday at midday the ‘Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland’ held a Webinar (called – Digital Readiness Study: The Results) to – discuss the results of a study! The study involved a sample of 700 businesses and how they have or haven’t adopted digital technologies to […]
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Unscrupulous Will Take Your Money – Internet Banking Freud 23 February, 2013 Besides oxygen, food and water what next comes to mind as being pretty important? Money would certainly rank right up there and this is exactly what many people are trying to take from you – illegally using the Internet. A laptop came into […]
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Don’t Invest in Lemon PC Costing a Fortune – Paid Too Much 16 February, 2013 As is often the case, another new customer has provided us with the base for this weeks’ article – you can pay too much! This new customer came in on Thursday with a huge tower PC with all of the […]
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What a reformat means to you– What is a Reformat? 9 February, 2013 What is a reformat??? This is a topic that I have covered before, however, so many people have trouble with the concept. Unfortunately, (for us technicians), computers represent one of the most customised or individualised devices in the modern world. From the […]
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Check specs before buying a PC– Power Ratings 15 December, 2012 I was out doing my Christmas shopping on Thursday night and found some interest in checking out the IT offerings from some of the retail outlets. The choice is astounding but if I wasn’t already firmly planted in the IT industry then I would […]
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– Be wary online at Christmas time Christmas 2012 is approaching faster that a jet powered Santa sleigh! Even our shop has got in on the act – with decorations and flashing USB powered Christmas trees, which one of techs loves so much! However amongst this cheer we also see a huge increase in the […]
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Backing up to dependability 24 November, 2012 I am constantly amazed by the number of new customers who do not have a backup copy of their important data. This is an essential thing not only for businesses but also for the home user that values their photos, documents and emails. We also see around one […]
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