It seems that every gadget in our homes has the potential to be smart. From TV’s to fridges and air conditioners more of our appliances are going online including the humble light globe. A handful of companies including Philips and GE are now producing light globes that can be controlled via an app on your smartphone or tablet allowing you[Read More…]
A small USB flash drive is a great device for transporting computer files but with this convenience we sometimes overlook the risk involved if that tiny flash drive is stolen or lost. If the data you’re storing is sensitive you might like to go upgrade to a DataTraveler Locker + G3 from Kingston. This USB flash drive uses hardware encryption[Read More…]
July 20th marked the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing (technically that’s today in the U.S). It was arguable one of the greatest technological achievements of the 20th century and to this day the 2nd made on the moon continues to embrace technology. Buzz Aldrin has taken to twitter with the hashtag ‘Apollo’ to encourage people to take[Read More…]
You know that old saying “don’t put all your eggs in one basket”…well the perfect application for it is when you’re making regular backups of important data. For Mac users you may think you have data backup covered with the build in ‘time machine’ feature…but in the event of complete hard drive failure you’ll be left with nothing. This is[Read More…]
In just a couple of weeks time they way many of us pay at the checkout will change but research reveals that not all aussie businesses are ready. From August 1 signature verification on credit cards is being phased out so the only option you’ll have is to use a PIN at point of sale…however the recent research from PayPal[Read More…]
