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Mother's Day - There's a Windows Phone App for that

Mother’s Day – There’s a Windows Phone App for that

In case you hadn’t heard, Sunday is Mother’s day 😉 Here are some suggested Apps for the Mum with a Windows Phone for saving time, money or even just as a distraction. My Daily Planner (Free) My Daily Planner is the perfect app to help mums organise their lives. This app allows you to create either events or tasks and includes[Read More…]

What you should know about streaming movies

What you should know about streaming movies

If you’re looking to rent a movie without leaving the house there are now plenty of online options available across multiple devices but here are a few things to think about before you click the ‘buy’ button. Not all online rental services are created equal which means you may find some variation in price.  On that note you’ll usually be[Read More…]

4K TV even makes DVD look good

4K TV even makes DVD look good

If you’ve been down to your local TV retailer and seen the latest Ultra High definition TVs (also known as 4K TVs) then you’ll probably agree that the picture quality is amazing.  One of the big questions around 4K TV is about access to such high resolution content. Recently I spoke to Paul Colley, the group manager for network services and[Read More…]

Trend Micro offers Social Network privacy help to users

Think twice before you post anything on a social network such as Facebook or Twitter. According to a 2013 survey from Trend Micro 22% of Australian and New Zealand respondents said they have posted something they later regretted or removed.   The survey also revealed hat only 12% of Facebook users is AUS/NZ check their privacy settings each month. Knowing[Read More…]

Change your default passwords

If you want to operate safely online (of course you do) then you need to use good, secure passwords, but apart from the user names and passwords you may use to access websites it’s worth looking into some of the everyday devices we use to ensure they are also secure. For example your home Internet router. It’s the device that[Read More…]