Windows 7

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

Digital Music

July 8, 2011

Sony recently announced it had stopped making the cassette Walkman.  Its days were numbered as soon as Apple rolled out is first iPod in 2001. There is now a proliferation of digital devices designed to play digital music files which make music... 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

Why Windows 7?

May 27, 2010

Windows 7 has been on the PC market for nearly a year and it has definitely given me new reasons to enjoy working with my computer. Today I’m going to talk to those of you still sticking with your older version of windows, and explain why you... Read more

Windows 7 Released

October 23, 2009

The latest windows software, Windows 7 from Microsoft has just been released. You have probably come across Windows 7 advertising on TV, in newspapers or online. So what’s it all about? Windows 7 This is the last in a long line of Microsoft... Read more

Vista one year on

March 7, 2008

It is now a year since Microsoft released its much heralded Windows Vista Operating System.  Since then there has been a great deal of discussion in chat rooms (and coffee rooms, where they still exist) the world over. So with the benefit of... Read more

New Year, New Vista

February 5, 2007

With the New Year comes the imminent release of Microsoft’s newest operating system – Windows Vista. Due for worldwide release on the 30th January, Vista promises to streamline many common desktop tasks and bring better clarity to the... 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