by Digby Saunders | Oct 9, 2021
Microsoft billed Windows 10 as the last version of Windows and be a universal operating system that would run on all windows devices eg Xbox , Surface Pro . Microsoft Phone etc. The goal of the same version of Windows running on almost all devices has not had the...
by Digby Saunders | Aug 29, 2021
If you have ever seen the above screen on powering on your Imac , Macbook or Macbook Air then there are some simple steps you can take to determine what is wrong. The question mark display means one of the 5 following outcomes. Your hard drive has not been detected....
by Digby Saunders | Jun 21, 2019
The first question to ask which CPU maker offers the best dollar value. Now that Windows 10 is the future we need at least 4 cores for acceptable performance. In the past this has been a no-brainer however cpu maker AMD have been steady inroads into Intel’s...
by Digby Saunders | Mar 24, 2019
The Problem Increasingly I am finding organisations who rely on cloud applications and want to gain all the benefits of improved communications such as Imap or Exchange email accounts , Video Conferencing and In general need greater bandwidth to achieve these things...
by Digby Saunders | Aug 31, 2017
I have blogged previously about the advantages of a Linux Server for such things as virtual private networking , web servers , file and backup servers etc. Centos Linux server , produced by Red Hat, is free and in my 15 years of using Linux reliable and can run on low...
by Digby Saunders | May 14, 2014
I was asked by a client to come and have a look at various Windows Networking problems they were experiencing. The client had a mix of Windows XP and 7 computers in a network extended by 2 switches and a Telstra 4G modem router. The first problem was a marked decrease...
by Digby Saunders | Mar 30, 2014
My first point of contact to any new clients is usually via a computer or network problem which they need repaired and over time as you do more work for these clients more interesting and complicated tasks arise. This came up quickly with one client who was using a...
by Digby Saunders | Mar 18, 2014
If you thought the CSIRO were doing well from their patents over Wi-FI technology , see my previous blog about job cuts at the CSIRO, then you will be really impressed by the royalties Microsoft acquires from the Android Operating System. That’s right all those...
by Digby Saunders | Mar 18, 2014
Job cuts at the CSIRO would not normally make their way into a Computer Technology blog but part of the cuts introduced this week involved the sacking of CSIRO lawyers whose job it was to protect and enforce CSIRO patents. What is not generally known is that for the...
by Digby Saunders | Jul 28, 2013
In a recent post I mentioned that malaware for Android phones ie Samsung , HTC , LG was on the rise. The following are examples of attacks focused on phones with this Operating System. ADROID FAKDEFENDER – has recently been found by Symantec researchers in some...
