Category: Annoying

Booting from a USB Drive

by admin on 09/10/2018 in Annoying, Antivirus, Backup, Burn, Burning, CD, Computer Related, Damage, Data, Data Recovery, External Hard Drive, Freezes, Freezing, Hackers, Hacks, Hard Drive, iMac, Laptop, Media, Memory, Motherboard, Old Computer, Open Source, Operating System, Privacy, protection, Recovery, Secure, Software, SSD, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, USB, WIndows, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

USB Thumb and hard drives are great for storing information away from your computer and for backing up important files you don’t want to loose. Just like your hard drive inside of your computer, your external hard drive or USB drive can store information and actually work exactly how your internal drive does. That is, if you do not want… Read more →

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Different States of the Computer Power

by admin on 08/07/2018 in Annoying, Beeping, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, CPU, Damage, Desktop, Freezes, Freezing, Hard Drive, Hardware, Keyboard, Laptop, Microsoft, Mouse, Old Computer, Operating System, USB

A lot fo the times our computer is on and we don’t even realise it. It could be up and power with just the screen not displaying, could be a sleep or might just be listening on the network. No matter what the state of your computer it is always good to use the right power mode or state of… Read more →

Blue Screen When Shutting Down

by admin on 22/06/2018 in Annoying, Antivirus, BSOD, Computer Related, Damage, Data, Data Recovery, External Hard Drive, Freezes, Freezing, Hardware, Laptop, Malware, Memory, Microsoft, Motherboard, Secure, Security, Software, Spyware Removal, Stability, Technical Support, Technician, Technology, Townsville, Virus, WIndows, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

A BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) can be a pain whenever it happens. Its always seems to be at the very worst of times though, when you are doing something important or right when you are pushing your computer to do what it needs. There are many reasons a Blue Screen can happen, but knowing when it happens can help… Read more →

My Computer Does Not Open PDF’s

by admin on 21/05/2018 in Annoying, Antivirus, Attacks, Browser, Chrome, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data, Data Recovery, Desktop, File, Free, Hackers, Internet, Linux, Mac, Malware, Microsoft, Open Source, Operating System, protection, Ransomware, Recovery, Software, Technical Support, Technician, Technology, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, USB, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

What are PDF’s PDFs were invented by Adobe and stands for Portable Document Format and is one of the main file types used for people and organisation who want to distribute files. Why PDF’s are particularly possible and very useful is they can be used and look the same by pretty much all devices, including, computers, laptops and mobile devices.… Read more →

Windows Installer Service Problems

by admin on 19/04/2018 in Annoying, Antivirus, Apple, Attacks, Browser, Computer Related, Data, Drivers, File, Hackers, Hard Drive, Hardware, HDD, Malware, Microsoft, Old Computer, Operating System, protection, Secure, Security, Townsville, Update, Upgrade, WIndows, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

What is the Windows Installer Service Like the name suggests this is a service used by your operating system used to install, maintain and uninstall software and application you want on your computer. Not to be confused with the installation process of the operating system itself. Since Windows 7, the installer now comes built into your operating system and can… Read more →

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Why Is My Computer Beeping

by admin on 24/02/2018 in Annoying, Battery, Beeping, BIOS, Computer Related, CPU, Fans, Hardware, HDD, HDMI, Motherboard, Operating System, Power, Tech Support, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Update

If one day you turn your computer on and it doesn’t start properly and all you can hear if your computer beeping. there is most likely a hardware problem. Putting your ears to the speaker will determine if the beeping noise is coming from inside the actual computer or from the speakers. In most cases the beeping will be coming… Read more →

Someone Has Accessed My Computer

by admin on 22/02/2018 in Annoying, Attacks, Bigpond, Broadband, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Desktop, Firewall, Hackers, Hacks, Internet, Microsoft, NBN, Pop Ups, Ransomware, Remote Desktop, Secure, Server, Software, Spyware Removal, TeamViewer, Townsville, Virus, WIndows, Windows 10

Why Would Someone Want To Access My Computer WWW should sand for the Wild Wild West not World Wide Wed and thats because thats exactly what it is. With no real law and anyone from anywhere just about able to reach, connect or communicate with you, the internet is the worlds largest group of people who want to be your… Read more →

Questions and Answers 12-02-2018

by admin on 12/02/2018 in Annoying, Attacks, Battery, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, CPU, Damage, Hard Drive, Hardware, Heat, Laptop, Mac, Macbook, Malware, Microsoft, Old Computer, Operating System, Ransomware, Service Related, Software, SSD, Tech Support, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Update, Upgrade

Should I turn my computer off when I am not using it Your computer is designed to run for long periods of time, and servers even longer. Saying that, I turn my computer off most of the time when I am not using it. They way I look at it, if it’s not running, the less things can go wrong… Read more →

Common Ubuntu Annoyances

by admin on 25/12/2017 in Annoying, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, Freezing, Health, Linux, Network, Security, Stability, Ubuntu, Wifi, WIndows, Windows 10, Wireless, WLAN

Linux is a great alternative to Windows. Not only is it getting a lot easier to use than it once was, it is no longer just reserved for computer enthusiasts and people who need servers. Linux is known for being robust, stable and secure. Although there are always exceptions to the rule, Linux is a lot of these thing; but… Read more →

Computer Turned Off When Using

by admin on 18/12/2017 in Annoying, Antivirus, Backup, Computer Related, Desktop, Display, Hard Drive, Insurance, Laptop, Macbook, Old Computer, Ransomware, Recovery, Software, Spyware Removal, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Update, Upgrade, WIndows, Windows 10

It can be pretty scary. You are sitting there using your computer when all of the sudden the whole thing turns off and doesn’t turn back on. Everything you have is saved on the computer, you have probably lost what you were in the middle of what you are doing and you don’t backup. Don’t panic, Townsville Nerds can help.… Read more →

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