-this article updated 30 Jan 2012, all links now work and should point to up to date information- It’s end of financial year again, and we have a lot of savvy customers rolling in to buy laptops. Why? 1. Education Tax Rebate. If you have Secondary School aged kids, you can claim up to 50% of the education expenses for
As if you don’t spend enough time in front of the computer during the year, here’s a list of a few things you should do regularly to keep everything running as it should. (Here’s a hint- if you don’t fancy doing this stuff, call us and we’ll do it for you!) Server Back it up before you shut it down!
Here’s a few link to keep you amused for the holidays (oops sorry a bit late now), and we all know that staying inside getting a computer tan is the best way to go in summer, right? Some of these links may have um, edgy content. But we’re all adults. Just remember NSFW means Not Safe For Work, I am
I know a lot of readers are interested in using a Mac as the central repository of media in their homes. I can’t think of a more perfect setup than using a Mac Mini with a Drobo attached to store all of those movies, music and photos. But Front Row, the Apple supplied media centre software, is a bit limiting
I have one of the original iPhones, imported for me by a customer (thanks Urs!) and it’s been interesting to see the development of the hacking tools that go with the software updates. I tend to update infrequently because of the difficulty- it’s like hitting yourself with a hammer- it feels so good when you stop. So I upgraded to
This is vaguely computer related, so bear with me. You may have heard of this guy- he is the one who bought a whole lot of Bris Connections shares and then tried to get out of paying the installment obligations that came with the shares. In fact he organised a meeting of shareholders ostensibly to wind up the company and
During the Christmas holidays last year I decided to attempt to install Mac OS X on standard PC hardware, and this is what happened. I started by looking at compatibility lists on the internet, then proceeded to buy a bunch of hardware. I wasn’t too concerned at this stage to plan things down to the last bolt, as I figured there
