Other than the noticeable difference between a desktop computer and a laptop, there are also a lot of differences under the hood as well. The basics of computers are the same, a motherboard, processor, memory and hard drive, but the way they are all bundled together and arranged is quite different. Unlike a desktop computer, installing and interchanging a graphics… Read more →
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What is the Best Computer for Me
We get asked a lot, “what is the best computer for me?” or, “what is the best computer to buy”? This is a very hard question to answer and most of the time our responsive is it is different for everyone. Everyone has not only different needs and expectations, but they are also different and where and how they do… Read more →
This Weeks Questions and Answers – 13-04-18
Do I need to use Microsoft Office? No, you do not need to use Microsoft Office exclusively. For a long time if you wanted to type up a document or make a graph there were few options besides word and excel. After a while other Office type applications starting popping up but the problem was, if you made a document… Read more →
What Do You Need For a Gaming Computer
Townsville Nerds does not build computers. We use to, but due to market share and prices of computers built already made, it’s just something right now we want to do in our business. Saying that people ask us all the time to help[ them with components they have already bought and advice on what they need for a great gaming… Read more →
Computer News for the Week – 13/04/16
Happy Birthday to the modern day computer This week the personal computers turns 40. Before people were using computers in their homes, most computers were made for big companies and most people though there would never be a place for a computer in the home. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak changed all that with their Apple 1 back in April 1976 and… Read more →
Play Xbox One On Your Windows 10 Computer
Recently I bought, sold and installed a Xbox One for a customer. When I was younger I used to enjoy playing computer games but over the years I don’t really have the time and have lost track of whats good in the gaming industry and more importantly, what is possible… until now! The computer gaming industry moves very fast and so… Read more →
Loose weight playing this computer game
Scientists have designed a computer game designed to help people loose weight. The “Stop Go” game displays healthy, unhealthy and other items on the screen in which the player has to either choose to stop or go depending on the food and the relevance to healthy eating. Lead scientist Dr Natalia Lawrence, from the University of Exeter, said: “These findings… Read more →
Do I need a desktop or laptop?
I get asked this question all the time and the answer is a real simple one. When I was growing up and first getting into computer we all had desktops. Only the rich kids had laptops and even then they didn’t really know how to use computers and they were more of a novelty. Now with the popularity of laptops… Read more →