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 →
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I’ve Lost Internet When I Added a New Network Device
Its one thing for someone in the shop to say, “Just plug it in and it will work’, but its always a different situation when you but a network related device, add it to your internet at home and things just stop working. The main reason behind this is your network at home or business, in most cases are reliant… Read more →
6 Types of Computers
It feels like just about every other week there is some new terminology or new thing you need to understand when it comes to computers. Not only does this device do this and that, a lot of the time I think to myself doesn’t this old laptop do the exact same thing as the new, except with a much lesser… Read more →
What Do I Need To Stream Movies
I saw a movie on Netflix the other day and I remember it was one of the first ones Id watched online a few years back before Netflix started streaming here in Australia. I can’t remember where I watched it online, but I remember thinking at the time how wondrous and complicated I thought streaming would be. Fast forwarded a… Read more →
Awesome Browser Extensions
What are Browser Extensions Your web browser is the program and application you use on your computer like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer to surf the internet and read websites such as this one. The programs come with heaps of functionality to do the things most developers think you want to do. Google Chrome for instance incorporates its… Read more →
Share Your Internet from Windows 10
Most people either have some sort of modem, router or wireless device they use to access the internet these days. Gone are the days we used one connection per computer, or everyone had their own dial up connection. For most people the will definitely be the way to go, but every now and again people find themselves in a situation… Read more →
Port Forwarding
What are Ports When accessing the internet, your computer most likely has a private and public IP address. Your IP address (Internet Protocol) is a unique address assigned to your network which distinguishes you from every other computer/network on the internet. Loosely speaking, when you request a web page in your browser such as www.townsvillenerds.com, your computer sends a request… Read more →
What’s Blocking My Internet
No body likes slow internet. But yet, even with the massive amounts of money being spent on technology, communications the NBN etc. Are lot of us are still getting slow internet. But even though its easy to just blame the telecommunications companies, its not always there fault. The first thing you need to do when you have slow internet on… Read more →
Opera Browser Free VPN
What is Opera Opera is a very old (in terms of internet) web browser which a lot of people started using back in the mid 90’s. I never personally started using it until about 1997, but i use to really like it because at the time it was really innovative and cutting edge. Over the years Opera got left behind… Read more →
Bye Bye, ISDN
If your business or home use ISDN and you have missed all the updates, news and emails, you could soon find you might not have access to telephone, email and internet. What is ISDN ISDN stands for, Integrated Services Digital Network and although it is an old technology it is still used in businesses and home all around the world.… Read more →