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On the go?  Stay safe with public Wi-Fi

On the go? Stay safe with public Wi-Fi

Everyone loves Free Wi-Fi – But what’s the cost? It’s safe to say most of us have done it.  You’re out and about with your smartphone, tablet or notebook computer and you see that there’s a wireless network available…and it doesn’t need a password to connect to it…so you connect and start using this free wireless network, so what’s the[Read More…]

Microsoft Band - Very fit and smart.

Microsoft Band – Very fit and smart.

The latest entry into the booming fitness gadget market is the Microsoft Band. While the Microsoft band  is more health band than Smart Watch it does handle text, email and calendar notifications, so I would suggest it fits somewhere between an apple watch and and some of the Fitbit devices. Back in the health side of the device, it’s fitted[Read More…]

Aussies are e-waste hoarders

Aussies are e-waste hoarders

  Australians are hoarding their old gadgets either because they’ll be needed on day or because they simply have no idea how to dispose of them. New research from Tech Collect has revealed that 46.1 percent of us simply don’t know where to start when it comes to recycling electronic waste, while 80.7 percent place more importance on recycling cardboard[Read More…]

Cloud Backup - What are your options?

Cloud Backup – What are your options?

Backing up your important files with a ‘Cloud’ service is a great idea, but where do you start? All the basic free services like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive might be good to store some of your files, but what about the entire contents of your computer, which could be terabytes of data? Well you will need to spend some[Read More…]

Taking your Mobile overseas too confusing for many

Taking your Mobile overseas too confusing for many

According to a recent survey released by Vodafone 67 per cent of Australians don’t understand roaming costs so won’t take their mobile phone overseas, or if they do, will keep their phones swtiched off to avoid excess charges (aka Bill Shock). Taking your mobile phone overseas can be risky…that is you run the real risk of running up bill…probably because you didn’t really[Read More…]