Sometimes, even the big companies can create a flop, which is why all Google+ Accounts are closing in April 2019. In December 2018 Google announced the decision to shut down the Google+ platform due to low usage from members. This means that from the April 2, 2019 all content and accounts will be deleted. But…
In this blog, we share the 5 ‘ignore at your peril’ reasons you need to run regular updates on your website. This includes using the latest version of WordPress, and regularly deploying theme and plugin updates. Not sure how to do this on your own? We can help! Find out more about our Client Care…
Wondering why you need a SSL Certificate? Heard about SSL Certificates but not sure what it is? Have you noticed that internet browsers now show ‘Not Secure’ beside the URL? In short, SSL Certificates are now required by google, or you risk having your organic SEO rankings drop. What’s more SSL Certificates protect (or encrypt)…
Australia’s disastrous roll-out of the high speed National Broadband Network (NBN) has continued to make global headlines in the last 24 hours – including coverage in the New York Times – and for all the wrong reasons. According to this story on TechGuide, not only does Australia rank well behind the US, Western Europe, Japan…
Are you one of 6 million Australians who didn’t know it will be mandatory for you to switch to the new NBN network? According to a new survey from Finder.com.au and a story published on msn.com here, more than one in three Australians (37%) have no plans to switch to the NBN or don’t know…
Australian businesses are drowning in a deluge of cyber security data, causing genuine threats to get lost in a sea of false positives, a top executive at multibillion-dollar business intelligence, analytics and data management firm SAS has warned. In Melbourne last week to visit Australian clients, SAS cyber security vice-president Stewart Bradley said his company…
PayPal users can now send money to friends and family using just their voice, after the payment service announced it was to integrate into Apple’s Siri. Siri is the voice-based virtual assistant embedded into the iPhone, and can be used to set reminders, answer questions and help with tasks. From Thursday, PayPal said users running…
EMERGING technology that promises to dramatically increase internet speeds over copper wires has been successfully trialled in the lab by the National Broadband Network (NBN), the company said. NBN co has concluded its trials of high-bandwidth technology known as XG.FAST which commenced last month, claiming to have achieved “lightning fast” peak aggregate speed of 8Gbps…
I’m sure you’re aware there are hackers and viruses out there looking to wreak havoc and steal your hard-earned money, sensitive data and personal identity. But please don’t let this scare you away from using computers and technology. Arming yourself with some knowledge and putting some proactive and defensive tools in place can go a…
The company in charge of rolling out the national broadband network says it is well on track towards its long term goals after adding about 338,000 new homes and businesses to the system in the September quarter. Most of the growth came on the back of a lift in the number of Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN) connections.…
