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Valentine’s Day Online

If you’re looking to do something special for your significant other on Valentines day, you needn’t venture much further than your keyboard. With an online florist like www.rosesonly.com.au you could sort out some flowers…or if it’s really last minute try the eCards section at hallmarkcards.com.au to have send a free virtual card. If you are doing some last minute online shopping for Valentines[Read More…]

Atari goes bust but Pong lives on

Atari goes bust but Pong lives on

Played a game of Pong lately? Back in the 70’s Pong along with Atari kicked off the home video games console market, but things haven’t been going so great for the iconic games company as  Atari in the U.S recently filed for bankruptcy. There’s talk that it’s simply a move to break away from the unprofitable French parent company to[Read More…]

Shutting down your PC in Windows 8

A common gripe that many Windows 8 PC users have is the extra step that’s now seems to be needed to shut down the computer, but it doesn’t have to be that way. On a Windows 8 desktop machine you can use the keyboard shortcut of the windows key and ‘I’ then select settings, the power button and click ‘shut down’ or[Read More…]

Flashlight App for iPhone & Android mobiles

How often have you found yourself using the light emitted from the screen of your mobile phone to help you find something in the dark?   Well if is answer is ‘all the time’ here’s an App for iPhone and Android devices that can really brighten up the situation. The Flashlight LED HD app turns your smartphone into a torch, but[Read More…]

Safe student web browsing on iPad

If your kids are heading off to school with an iPad in hand this year, here’s a handy free App to ensure any web browsing on the device is family friendly. AVG Family safety is an alternative browser that will automatically block any websites that have been identified as inappropriate, malicious, contain scams or malware using information provided by AVG’s[Read More…]