One of the most annoying things in all of computers has to be annoying emails sent to us day in and day out from people who want our attention, money and advertising views. I have one email account which is over 20 years old, which gets thousands of emails every day regarding everything from stuff I wouldn’t want my mother… Read more →
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Moving Outlook Between Computers
Email can be a very tricky subject. When we talk about email we are referring to something very simple such as a text which appears on our screen, with some images and maybe attachments. It all seems straight forward and from behind the scenes it really is. But where it gets complicated is the type of email you are using,… 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 →
Different types of Printers – Part 2
Multifunction Printers Multifunction printers try to do everything from Faxing, Printing, Scanning, and Photocopying. They are usually built in with the ability to connect to your network over the Wireless and Ethernet and also have a telephone port to be able to make calls and receive faxes. You will know if your printer is Multifunctional because it is larger than… Read more →
Different types of Printers – Part 1
We have all been using printers on our computer for a very long time now. If you have had a computer in the past you most certainly would have had a printer. With everything been sent electronically now like your bank statements, phone and electricity bills people are now having to print there own bills out. The printer industry has… Read more →
Things to think about before installing Windows 10 – Part 2
Forced updates causing crashes With Windows computers 1 shoe does not fit all. But with Windows updates thats what you sometimes get and not being able to change what updates you want to receive can cause problems and conflicts between drivers and programs. A bad update that causes a conflict, specially regarding drivers can cause your computer to stop booting… 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 →
Transfering email between computers
For the majority of people at home or at work their a two types of emails they will be using. The first is called webmail, where you can access you email over a Web browser like Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. The second is a client based email program like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird. The big difference between them is the… Read more →
Difference between Microsoft Windows and Office
For a lot of people this would be obvious. But, I still get a few calls every week from people who tell me they have a problem with the Microsoft Office when in fact they are really talking about their operating system or desktop. So I just thought I would quickly explain the very big difference. In fact, the only similarities they actually… Read more →