What is Wordpress Simply put, Wordpress is an online website creation platform or tool to make websites. Strictly speaking websites are made from computer code and did involve basic knowledge or programming language like HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor). Some really smart people got together and created a tools called Wordpress which basically allowed you to make… Read more →
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Christmas Scam eMails
As it is getting closer to Christmas again, and as people are starting to get into the giving spirit, we are starting to see a lot of Christmas scams starting again. Technically these scams are not a lot different from others that are constantly going around, but they do play on the generosity of people which is a lot more… Read more →
Two Step Multi-Factor Authentication
Two Step Authentication, also known as Multi-factor Authentication is a method of logging into an account by more than one way. Traditionally we use a Username and Password to log into an account such as email, Facebook or banking. For a lot of people this is enough. But, if you want extra security for a particular account, the provider might have Multi-factor… Read more →
What Do I Need To Stream Movies
I saw a movie on Netflix the other day and I remember it was one of the first ones Id watched online a few years back before Netflix started streaming here in Australia. I can’t remember where I watched it online, but I remember thinking at the time how wondrous and complicated I thought streaming would be. Fast forwarded a… Read more →
Awesome Browser Extensions
What are Browser Extensions Your web browser is the program and application you use on your computer like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer to surf the internet and read websites such as this one. The programs come with heaps of functionality to do the things most developers think you want to do. Google Chrome for instance incorporates its… 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 →
June 23th Updates, Upgrade and Latest
Debian 9 This is week saw the latest instalment of the much anticipated Linux distribution Debian (9) ‘Stretch’. Debian named after its created Ian and then girlfriend Debbie is one of the oldest and most stable Linux distributions used and loved by millions of people and company who use it for everything from servers to desktop operating systems. Debian developers… Read more →
Adblockers – Best Way to Defend Against Viruses
Anyone who follows my blog will know I am not a great fan of antivirus programs. It’s just I see dozens of computers every month with viruses and they all have some sort of Anti-virus Malware type protection on them. I don’t think they are anywhere as good as they should be and all my customers are certainly under the… Read more →
The Site Ahead Contains Harmful Programs
A lot of people use Google Chrome now as their main Web Browser. A web browser is the program on your computer or mobile device like phone or tablet you use to access web sites, such as Google, Facebook, banking etc. There are many different web browsers available. To begin with Netscape was the main one. Internet Explorer as always… Read more →
What is a Raspberry Pi
At Townsville computer repairs Nerds we always like it when we can introduce new and innovative products which are fun for our customers and don’t cost a lot of money. We are asked a lot what is the cheapest computer our customers can buy? I want to introduce to you the Raspberry Pi. Even though at this point in time it does… Read more →