In my "article ideas" list there are a bunch of things that are really handy but too small to be a story on their own. So I thought I'd bunch them together h...

Today, 19th of May 2020, a business in Kingston reported that the document shown below was slipped under their door in an envelope. [Clarification: it was a ...

For years Microsoft Office has installed a component called OneNote. When it first showed up I tried it and couldn't see the point of it. So I never went nea...

In the old days there used to be a lot you could do to speed up a slowing and painful PC. While it may still seem like there's a lot that can be done, things...

A post came through my email today about the Australia COVIDsafe app. See image below... I cannot begin to tell you how angry this makes me (as a software te...

Every now and then we relocate our computers, TVs, stereos etc. There can be some reluctance and stress around this task for people who aren't sure which cab...

Some of you will no doubt know my friend Gavin Baskerville. He's the guy who is responsible for me taking stand-up comedy out of my lounge room and into the w...

I have had a lot of people contacting me about fixing webcam and microphones of very old and/or dead laptop and PCs. When the answer turns into "buy a webcam...

For nearly 10 years I have been working with (read: helping/volunteering) Scott Dufty at the KCEC / KHBEC with business events, activities and support in Sou...

The Australian Government's messaging on this tool has been poor so a lot of people are scared of what will happen to their private data if/when they install...

In 2016 I sent out a semi-regular email newsletter. This article was in one of those. I thought I'd review it and republish it on this blog with some up to d...

In 2016 I sent out a semi-regular email newsletter. This is a post from then that is still relevant today. I've reviewed, commented and updated it a bit. Enj...

Don't! It is that simple, but please read on to find out why... Over the years I have had instances where a customer has purchased a new computer at a retail...

A recent major issue for a customer of mine revealed a new sting in the tail for Outlook users...a new reason to "get out" altogether before it is too late. ...

Australians lose over $50 million per year to internet and computer related fraud. COVID 19 has given the scammers a new seed of doubt to use to prey on you...

Pretty much everyone needs some sort of "office" suite of programs for word processing and maybe a spreadsheet or two. I recently received two emails about t...

[Before I start this post, I thank all my new subscribers for coming on board. I hope you enjoy it and once again, welcome!] Back in August 2018 I wrote a bl...

One of the things I tell customers a lot is what I call "The lowest common denominator" rule. For a lot of people their computer is a single machine. But, mu...

As we all rush to use new platforms to work, meet and share things the gaps in our knowledge present new opportunities for those with malicious intent. Some ...

As many of us now finding, video meetings aren't as easy as they seem. Sure the technology may be easy enough to set up, maybe, but there's a lot more to it ...