Many new computers now have a feature called USB 3.0…but what exactly does that mean? Well, the USB port is commonly used to connect peripheral devices such as Keyboards, Mice and external hard drives to your computer. The new USB 3.0 feature now being introduced on many new computers simply refers to the evolution of the speed at which data[Read More…]

If you’ve just bought a new computer and are thinking of selling off your old one…here are a couple of things you need to do first. Simply deleting files and folders isn’t enough if you don’t want to share andy personal information stored on that computer with the new owner. The act of deleting simply makes data disappear from view,[Read More…]

If you were playing video games back in 1991, then chances are you would have played the very first Sonic the Hedgehog game on the Sega Megadrive. Today Sonic turns 20, and to celebrate SEGA has announced a sale of Sonic titles currently available for PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from[Read More…]

Webcams are a great online communication tool for conducting online meeting or simply chatting with friends face to face across the globe, but the humble webcam can also be great security device. Using a free program called My Webcam Broadcaster you can quickly setup your computer’s camera to capture what’s going when you’re not there. Maybe you want to keep[Read More…]

It’s almost the end of the financial year so many parents with school age children are thinking about making the most of the Federal Government’s Education Tax Refund and wondering what their children will need in their backpack for the next year. Today I spoke with Kate Burleigh, national marketing manager for Intel Australia, about the potential tax break for[Read More…]