Most of us have probably heard of one of these services. With the race being on for who will be the most superior cloud storage provider, it is hard to know which services are legitimate, and what has to offer. This post hopes to provide some insight as to what these services are and what each can provide to help… Read more →
Category: Google
Stop Websites Asking to Show Notifications
It feels like just about every website I go to these days asks me if I would like to allow notifications. On the Internet views are everything to websites, specially ones trying to sell you something. You view is valuable to them even after you have left. Thats why they want you to allow notification from them, so every time… Read more →
LEARN HOW TO BE NUMBER ONE IN GOOGLE
I can show you how I ranked Townsville Nerds number one. Anyone who has a website or online business will be able to tell you how they receive emails every week from companies all over the world claiming to be able to make their website number one. They use words like SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and user engagement. For a… 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 →
Understanding the Internet
Speaking to a lot of people in Townsville, after all these years there still seems to be a lot of confusion about what the internet is and it not. Some people think email is the internet and others thing it is a webpage or Google. All these things are close, but probably not close enough. The internet is made up of… Read more →
Can I get a Virus from Youtube
Every now and again I get a customer who believes Youtube put a Virus on their computer. Although it is not out of the realm of possibility, it is highly unlikely. Youtube is owned by Google, a very big and profitable internet company. Google makes a lot of its money through advertisements, they probably do not need to put a viruses on your… Read more →
AirDroid – Computer to Android Phone
There are a lot of option for transferring files from your computer to you Android phones. A very popular method for a lot of Samsung users is Kies, but most phones have their own software for managing their Android devices, much like Apple has Itunes. But what if you want a lot more from a software package on your computer than just transferring… Read more →
Fake AusPost Scam is Ransomware
This year (2016), I am already seeing a lot of Phishing Scams coming under the guise of being from Australia Post. Phishing Scams are scams which attempt to try and get personal information from you by tricking you some way, usually by gaining your trust. There have been a lot of Phishing Scam attempts performed by criminals pretending to be… Read more →
Google Warns You of Fake Download Buttons
Have you ever gone to a website to download a specific file only to find out all the download, or most a fake. You have to click on every download link until one of them actually work and you get the file you came for. Some a viruses, some are adware but the majority are just getting you tow download… Read more →
5 Reasons to Create a Google Account
Everybody has heard of Google. Arguably one of the internet biggest and most used websites and responsible for helping everyone find what they want quickly, but did you know Google is a lot more than just a search engine. Google was started in 1995 by two University of Stanford student, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Initially Google has been used as… Read more →