Systems and Software

Wikis

July 22, 2011

Wikileaks, the website which publishes leaked documents online alleging government and corporate misconduct, has been in the news a lot lately. You would have to have been hiding in a cave (perhaps in Afghanistan) to have missed the reportage around... 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

Windows Live Photo Gallery

May 10, 2011

The hard disk drives of the world’s personal computers are heaving with thousands of digital photographs. As the price of digital storage plummets photographers are becoming less discerning about the deletion of images that don’t quite make the... Read more

Speech Recognition

April 27, 2011

We all laughed in 1986 when Star Trek’s Scotty, who had travelled back in time to San Francisco, tried talking to an Apple Mac computer using its mouse. The concept of computers that can converse with human beings is as old as science fiction... Read more

Making the most of email

April 16, 2010

Email is everywhere these days. Just about every person or business you meet has an email address, and it is a great way to communicate, and very inexpensive. Today I’m going to discuss ways you can manage your emails and tips to help reduce... Read more

Using old technology in new ways

February 19, 2010

Email has become a big part of our daily lives for many kiwis, especially us nerdy types. However we still get many enquiries from clients interested in setting up fax machines and numbers. I would like to talk about some new technology around the... Read more

Managing your vehicles

December 24, 2009

If you are running a business that requires a fleet of vehicles, managing the fleet can be a difficult and a time consuming process. Many businesses have limited time to devote to checking and maintaining their vehicles. What would you say to an IT... Read more

Moving with the times

November 30, 2009

Modern technology is constantly changing and improving.  Many new and existing technologies can help you manage and improve the flow and volume of communications when in the office and on the move. Become an email pro Email is a great way to... Read more

Virtual Computing

November 11, 2009

Do you want 2 computers for the price of one?  Virtual computing is a new technology development that will allow you to achieve this. A virtual computer allows you to run a 2nd computer inside your current computer. The virtual software... Read more

Virtual Computing

November 11, 2009

Virtual computing is an interesting little area in modern day computer technology. A virtual computer is a computer than runs on software, inside another computer. It allows you to effectively run 2 or more computers from 1 set of hardware. A... Read more

  • 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