Your hard drive is the part of the computer which stores the information such as the operating system (Windows, Linux or OSX), programs and personal files like photos, music, video and documents. The CPU (Central Processing Unit) usually gets referred to as the brain of the computer because it does the thinking, but the hard drive is just as important… Read more →
Category: External Hard Drive
Recovering Data from a Computer with Black Screen
Seeing your computer screen go black and not be able to turn it back on can be a frightening experience. Although the expensive is always in the back of your mind of having to get your computer repaired or replaced, the biggest worry most people face is, are you able to recover your data; photos, music, documents, tax information etc?… Read more →
Tech Support Townsville
Townsville computer repair Nerds have been proving technical support to homes and businesses in Townsville for over 20 years. I have seen a lot to technical support companies come and go in that time, through the hard times and the good out Townsville Nerds still remains as Townsville most dedicated and reliable tech support companies. We were sitting around the… Read more →
Townsville Data Recovery
Data recovery in Townsville is synonymous with costing a lot of money. Yes, recovering data is hard and time consuming, but with Townsville Nerds does not cost a lot of money. WE WILL GIVE YOU A 100% FREE NO OBLIGATION DIAGNOSIS AND QUOTE At Townsville Nerds, we will look at your hard drive or failed device which you would like… Read more →
Will My Mac Hard Drive Work On My Windows Computer
This is a very difficult question because it could related and be answered very differently depending on the situation. Such as are we referring to a Apple Mac hard drive working in a computer as the primary drive, or as an external with files on it. Or can we use a hard drive from a Mac computer and change it… Read more →
Which is the best Antivirus for you
People ask me all the time which is the best antivirus program for their Microsoft Windows computer. This is probably the hardest question to answer, as there is no one shoe fits all strategy here. There is a clear difference in what anti-viruses corporate businesses should use who host web sites, servers and data sets. But when it comes to… Read more →
Best Apple Mac Tools – Part 1
You have just bought you new Apple Mac computer and the first thing we get asked is, what should I put on it. My answer either makes people very happy, or quite sad. The answer is, “probably the exact same stuff as you would put on a Windows or Linux computer”. The fact of the matter is, most of the… Read more →
Conflicting Software Issues
Although there are many parts and different types of software and hardware on your computer, the two main parts people mostly refer to are hardware and software. Hardware the physical components you can touch like your motherboard, hard drive, mouse, monitor, keyboard, memory and so on. What is Software Software can be anything from the operating system you are using such… Read more →
RansomWhere Monitors Macs for Ransomware
The old Apple Mac Computer gets left out of a lot of Virus, Malware, Spyware and Ransomware conversations. Over the years the OSX operating system has become renowned for its security and ability to stay safe against viruses. This of course was not true. Apple Mac computers are not immune to all of the above but due the seciruty built… Read more →
What are Network Shares
With every new Operating System becoming easier and easier to do things, network sharing is becoming increasingly more popular. You may have heard the term before and not really understood what it is, and if you have and media devices around your house, you might already be using it and not know it. In its essence network shares are files… Read more →