If you own an iPad or iPhone and have children then you know how easily they are drawn to the device and like any internet connected device some caution should be taken before just letting your kids start randomly surfing the web…but there’s an App for that! During my recent interview with security advisor Michael McKinnon from AVG Australia we[Read More…]
As you’ve probably experienced for yourself, Google Maps is the ultimate online guide to finding just about any place that’s on a map, and now you can start adding and sharing your own local flavour. Using the newly launched Google Map maker you can now overlay your own local knowledge onto Google Maps, such as recommended campsites, good fishing spots,[Read More…]
One of the best things you can do you help your computer run better is to defragment its hard drive…but how exactly does this help? Well, when you fill a bucket with water, it fills from the bottom to the top. Your computer’s hard drive fills up in a very different way with programs and other data spread across different[Read More…]
You never know when your computer hard drive will fail. They don’t come with a firm expiry date and you may find it hard to get an answer from any manufacturer on exactly how many year’s it’s good for. It’s possible that your computer’s hard drive could run just great for more than a decade…or it could fail after just[Read More…]
Computer software can be expensive, however if your budget doesn’t quite go the distance, there are some great free alternatives to some of the most commonly used programs. While the Microsoft Office home and student edition can be bought for under 150 dollars, the Open Office software suite is also capable of handling word processing, spreadsheets, media presentations and more…but[Read More…]
