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Two Step Multi-Factor Authentication

by admin on 31/10/2018 in Android, Antivirus, Apple, Chrome, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Email, Encryption, Facebook, Firefox, Gmail, Google, Hackers, iMac, Internet, Linux, Mac, Macbook, Malware, Microsoft, mobile, Mozilla, Network, Notifications, Operating System, Outlook, Password, Privacy, Ransomware, Recovery, Scam, Secure, Security, Server, Smartphone, Social Media, Spyware Removal, Tech Support, Technical Support, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Ubuntu, Web Browser, Website, WIndows, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

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 →

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 →

Lets talk about Wordpress

by admin on 06/10/2018 in Advertising, Chrome, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Google, Internet, Internet Explorer, Ipad, Iphone, Linux, Mac, Macbook, Microsoft, Network, networking, Open Source, Operating System, Secure, Security, Townsville, Web Browser, Website, Websites

What is Wordpress Wordpress is easily the most used, most accessible, web site development tool used by more websites than any other platform on the internet. Wordpress provides the platform for anyone to make their own websites, CMS (Content Management System, Online Store, Gallery or pretty much any other online presence you can think of. The great thing about Wordpress… Read more →

Worried Your Computers Had Been Hacked

by admin on 05/09/2018 in Antivirus, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data, Data Recovery, Desktop, Email, Encryption, Firewall, Freezes, Hackers, Hacks, Health, Keyboard, Linux, Macbook, Microsoft, Monitor, Mouse, Operating System, OSX, Password, Passwords, Scam, Secure, Security, Software, Spyware Removal, TeamViewer, Tech Support, Technical Support, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus, Website, WIndows, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Motive for Hacking Your Computer There are many reasons why someone would want to hack your computer. It use to be and still is, people will do it simply for fun, because they can and like the challenge. But, the main reason in this digital age people do it is for information, with the end game being profit. The bad… Read more →

Don’t Reuse Passwords on Multiple Sites

by admin on 13/08/2018 in Browser, Computer Related, Email, Hackers, Hacks, Hard Drive, Internet, Passwords, Secure, Security, Website

Just about every website and every APP we use these days require a password. There is much debate as to what in an effective password. Some say it should have complexity (a range of uppercase, lowercase, characters and numbers) and a lot of professionals now recommend it is actually good to put a bunch of words together with complexity. But… Read more →

Why Your Website Doesn’t Rank in Google

by admin on 11/07/2018 in Broadband, Browser, Business, Chrome, Computer Related, Desktop, Display, Gmail, Google, Health, Internet, Internet Explorer, Iphone, Macbook, Media, Mozilla, Responsive, Screen, Secure, Security, SEO, Server, Service Related, Social Media, Stability, Tech Support, Technical Support, Tips, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Web Browser, Websites

If you have a business or a website, you have probably been contacted a million times before over the phone or spammed in your email of ways to make your website run better or rank higher in Google. There are a many ways to do this, but none of them guaranteed to rank you better – even though people will… 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 →

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Pros and Cons of Online Storage

by admin on 15/06/2018 in Apple, Backup, Broadband, Browser, Cloud, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data, Data Recovery, Google, Internet, Laptop, Lost, Mac, Media, NBN, Network, networking, Old Computer, Open Source, Operating System, OSX, Privacy, protection, Secure, Security, Software, Stability, Storage, Technology, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs

When we are talking about computers and phones and refer to storage we are basically talking about the hard drive on our device in which we store our photos, media and applications. On these hard drives there are other files as well, like programs which make our computer run, or the operating system itself like Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX or… Read more →

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Recovering Data from Ransomware

by admin on 28/05/2018 in Antivirus, Business, Computer Related, Damage, Data, Data Recovery, external, External Hard Drive, File, Hackers, Hacks, Hard Drive, Hardware, HDD, Health, Malware, Microsoft, Passwords, Ransomware, Recovery, Secure, Security, SSD, Stability, Tech Support, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, WIndows, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

What is Ransomeware Ransomeware is a new type of malicious software the last few years which does infect your computer but rather than trying to destroy your system so you can use it, spy on you to get details or just be a menace, Ransomware focussing on holding your files hostage until you pay them. The big problem with this… Read more →

Why Your Website Needs HTTPS

by admin on 10/05/2018 in Attacks, Backup, Browser, Chrome, Computer Related, Data, Encryption, Hackers, Hacks, Internet, Internet Explorer, LAN, Network, networking, Passwords, Secure, Security, SEO, Server, Service Related, Stability, Tech Support, Technical Support, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Web Browser, Websites

Looking around the internet and coming across a lot of websites here in Townsville, its quite easy to notice that a lot of websites are still using the unprotected http over https. HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and is the way in which data is sent over the internet and between your web browser and website. This… Read more →

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