30th September 2017 Be Switched on to Scammers It seems that more people are getting switched on to the phone scams from callers claiming to be from Telstra or BigPond. Normally these callers are from overseas, they have a heavy accent and there is normally a lot of call centre noise in the background. They […]
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23rd September 2017 Save Yourself from IT Horror This week we have the last in our 3 week-long series on computer backup devices and software and we focus on backup software. As mentioned last week there are literally dozens of different brands and titles of backup software which most would assume is much the same. […]
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9th September 2017 Don’t Overlook the Backup Technical systems such as IT will always have myths and urban legends surrounding its use so today we should look at one of the most important aspects of IT and discuss some of the misconceptions. To have a copy or “backup” of user data is a hot topic […]
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12th August 2017 Bushies Caught in the ‘Net’ Two and three weeks ago I wrote articles about Internet connections for people in the Bush. The response that we have had from this has been amazing and it has highlighted several questions that are very popular. This article is geared to address the most popular questions. […]
Continue reading17th June 2017 While running an IT business for 20 years it has been interesting to see the developments along the way. Back then the Internet was completely in its infancy supplying only basic information and allowing only basic emails to be transmitted. We still used 5.25” floppy disks more than the modern 3.5” floppy […]
Continue reading6th May 2017 Today we have an article that once again has sprung from one of our experiences at the shop during the last week. Last Saturday around 4pm while at the Caves Show I was called on our emergency number because a major Rockhampton Super Market had lost their Internet connection which also killed […]
Continue readingWe haven’t had any local rain for 10 days now and yet our Fitzroy River is still yet to peak! It drives home that fact that Rockhampton is built in a flood basin and it shows just how far reaching the catchment area is. The only fortunate thing about our current flooding is the amount […]
Continue readingToday is the final article about phone scams and hackers. We have already looked at the popular scam of impersonating a Telstra or Microsoft employee and gaining access to a computer by randomly calling land lines. There are many other sinister ways that overseas groups use to gain money from unsuspecting Australians and some of […]
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Whole Lot of Scamming Going On There has been a huge number of responses to last weeks’ article and as I have suggested – we all need to be made aware of how regularly phone scammers are fleecing Australian computer users. In this article we look at some of the broader scams and how they […]
Continue readingFollowing a spate of different phone scams this article should serve as a timely reminder to not only be vigilant yourself but to also talk about the subject with friends and neighbours. The only reason these vultures exist is that they are still making good money from trusting victims which will continue until there is […]
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