Just about everybody uses wireless these days in their homes as do a lot of business around town in Townsville. Wireless is a great alternative to having to wire up your whole home or business with ethernet cable or have it prebuilt into your structure. Rather, adding a wireless router or modem can easily allow most people to connect to… Read more →
Category: NBN
Build a pfSense router
This is a great DYI project for people with not a great deal of computer knowledge and someone who would like to play more with computer networks and routers. Most routers you buy form the store (not including high end expensive commercial grade grade) do not come with a lot of features. They are OK for basic use and routing, but for people who… Read more →
Brave Web Browser
If you are sick of surfing the internet and being bombarded with advertisements, slow browsing speeds and your privacy being jeopardized, the new Brave Web Browser might be for you. The internet has changed a lot over the years. To begin with it was slow, so users weren’t really looking for a new web browser because it didn’t matter what… Read more →
How torrents work
Bittorrents are among the most popular ways to transfer files peer-to-peer (p2p) over the internet. Torrents have got a bad reputation over the years for people sharing and transferring files such as music and movies illegally. And although illegal sharing always gets the headlines, torrent sharing is used by more people legitimately than illegally. If you want to be able to… Read more →
NBN vs ADSL2
For a lot of people it can be hard to figure out what type of internet connection they want or need. Some people don’t like to be tied down to a particular location, other people don’t need a telephone number and others like the freedom of contract. The biggest fear for a the general public in Townsville was that when… Read more →