Business Help

When is old too old?

September 16, 2011

Knowing when to replace your personal computer can be difficult. Maintaining your computer software and hardware can take up more of your time as your computer approaches the end of its lifetime. As you install more software, create more files and... Read more

HomeGroup Networking

September 12, 2011

“If you ever find yourself emailing docs to the computer in the next room so you can print them, HomeGroup was designed for you,” says Microsoft on its web site. The software giant behind the Windows operating system has built HomeGroup into... Read more

Office 365

September 9, 2011

Imagine a world where you can access all your office data 365 days of the year from any computer or smart phone with an internet connection. That’s the idea behind Office 365, a new office suite announced by Microsoft, which will save files to... Read more

A tweet with Twitter

September 7, 2011

The world is tweeting about Twitter. If you have no idea what I am talking about you could become my follower on Twitter and I’ll tweet you all about it. If you’re completely lost now you will need to read this column to learn more. Social... Read more

Getting your back up

September 5, 2011

The suddenness of the Christchurch earthquake bought home, to many small to medium business owners, the need to have a back-up regime for their data. Unfortunately, for many, it was too late to arrange after the ground rocked and their buildings... Read more

Securing your Facebook account

September 2, 2011

More than 500 million people have signed up to social networking website Facebook. While the less discerning seem to have made it their goal to invite just about every other member to become their Facebook friend, the most paranoid of users have... Read more

Find a missing file

June 29, 2011

It’s happened to us all. We’ve either accidentally deleted a file we intended to save or the personal computer has frozen and we have had to reboot, losing all the work that we hadn’t saved.  In the bad old days a reboot provided no way to... Read more

Nerdy Help

June 3, 2011

Every personal computer user from novice to advanced occasionally needs help. Whether it’s finding your way around new software or fixing a serious bug there’s a wealth of resources available, if you know where to look. If you’ve upgraded your... Read more

Nerd Tools

June 1, 2011

So you want to be a nerd? Like any other time honoured profession it takes the right mentor coupled with the right tools. You’ll find the right mentor hanging around your local personal computer users club or at the local computer store which is... Read more

Digital Video

May 27, 2011

YouTube is the world’s largest video sharing community. You name it and they have it. Entertainment, music, news and politics, film and animation, sports, how to, style, people and blogs, gaming, most viewed and top favourites are amongst the... Read more

Older Posts »

  • Nerd Online Backup

    We’ve had more than our fair share of disasters in New Zealand this year and disasters, both natural and... Read More

  • Smartphone - Bad Apps

    According to an analysis from some phishing sites, secure web services provider Trusteer found that people using... Read More

  • Mobile data

    A smartphone is a fantastic tool for the savvy owner, with a host of useful applications and features. There is however... Read More