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Zap Viruses and Bacteria from the air at home

Zap Viruses and Bacteria from the air at home

It’s that time of the year when there seems to be more nasties floating around in the air that you’d rather not breath in.   Well a LightAir air purifier can help out…at least around the home. This desktop sized gadget generates negative ions that latch onto all the nasty particles floating around from smoke, dust, bacteria, viruses, mould and more which[Read More…]

Did you get Trial-ware with your new PC?

Did you get Trial-ware with your new PC?

If at the start of the school year you bought your child a new computer for school now’s the time to double check the status of the internet security software on it.   Tim Falinski from Trend Micro Australia says that many new PCs only come with time limited trial software. I recently spoke with Tim Falinski from Trend Micro Australia[Read More…]

Reversable USB Cables go in the right way every time

Reversable USB Cables go in the right way every time

  If you’ve ever connected a USB cable to your mobile device then you’ll know that each time you do it you have a 50 percent chance of trying to put it in the wrong way…because they only go in one way. While this problem has been solved with the new USB C standard…that’s not going to help you with[Read More…]

Fun with Swann's Quadforce Video Drone

Fun with Swann’s Quadforce Video Drone

Technology company Swann is best known for their home security camera solutions but they recently added some fun to the product lineup. The QuadForce Video drone is a lightweight, entry level drone that suited to flying indoors and out…with the ability to also capture HD video and still images. One of the fun features of this low cost drone is[Read More…]

Telstra refund scam

Telstra refund scam

Everyone loves a refund, especially if a company you deal with reports that you have been overcharged, but in this instance is a phishing scam that’s designed to steal your personal and financial information to take even more of your hard earned cash. The image below is a screen grab from an email that looks like it’s from Telstra but[Read More…]