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Nerd Online Backup

November 23, 2011

We’ve had more than our fair share of disasters in New Zealand this year and disasters, both natural and human-caused, can threaten your precious files at any time. A fire, power surge, or leaking pipe could fry your system. Even without suffering... Read more

Smartphone - Bad Apps

November 23, 2011

According to an analysis from some phishing sites, secure web services provider Trusteer found that people using smartphones are more likely to fall for phishing attacks than users of other devices, including PCs.   Phishing is a way of attempting... Read more

Mobile data

November 16, 2011

A smartphone is a fantastic tool for the savvy owner, with a host of useful applications and features. There is however a catch for the unsuspecting and that catch is mobile data charges. It’s a common mistake among smart phone owners to forget... Read more

Setting up wi-fi

November 14, 2011

Most broadband modems include a wireless router these days. It’s known around the world as Wi-Fi and is great for connecting a multitude of portable computing devices to the internet. Almost all modern cell phones include wireless connectivity... Read more

Is Your ISP Delivering?

November 9, 2011

If you bought a six pack of soft drink and discovered when you got it home that a can was missing you’d probably take it back to the supermarket. When it comes to the broadband service delivered by your internet service provider (or ISP) you... Read more

Keyboard shortcuts

November 7, 2011

Want to boost productivity at home or in the office? Learn these few keyboard shortcuts and save time. FUNCTION KEYS If you need to rename a file forget double clicking on it and risking opening it by accident. Instead click it once and press F2... Read more

Love your laptop

November 4, 2011

Good things come in small packages. This is especially true with a modern notebook or netbook computer. There are just so many cool and complicated, components doing their thing inside that computer casing which are making these portable devices fly... Read more

Battery care

November 2, 2011

Notebook and netbook batteries are expensive to replace. Some notebook and netbook batteries keep a decent charge for less that the warranty of the. Others, treated correctly, can outlast the portable computer they came with. If you learn to think... Read more

Windows Easy Transfer

October 31, 2011

If you’re putting off upgrading your computer because you can’t face transferring all your old files to a new machine, then fear no more. Windows 7, the latest flavour of Microsoft’s operating system, comes with “Windows Easy Transfer”... Read more

Going 3D

October 24, 2011

Avatar, a science fiction flick about giant blue aliens, started a craze which saw tens of thousands of kiwis pouring through cinema doors to see what all the fuss was about. The fact that Sir Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital did much, if not all, of... Read more

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  • 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