Are you upgrading to a new Windows 10/11 computer from the same or an older windows version? Transfering the data should be straight forward should it not? Think again!!! One of the most frustrating things I have to regularly perform is migrating data between two Windows computers. Microsoft need to take a lead from...
What is the cause of the Mac Spinning Wheel of Death (SWOD)? AKA “Spinning rainbow pinwheel” , “Spinning ball”, “Spinning wheel”, “Spinning beach ball” and how can it be fixed? Apple even refer to it as a “spinning wait cursor“ What causes the SWOD? The spinning wheel (SWOD) usually appears when an Application or process has become un-responsive...
Do you own or use a 21″ Apple iMac? Have you replaced the HDD with an SSD yet? If not … guaranteed it is lagging and running very slowly, constantly showing the spinning beachball (aka “Spinning Wheel of Death (SWOD)”, “Spinning rainbow pinwheel” , “Spinning ball”, “Spinning wheel”, “Spinning beach ball” etc.) This means...
Common computer problems and possible self-fixes for a computer that will not start, hangs, freezes or is very slow Power Issues. If your computer or device shows no sign of power, cannot be started by holding down the power button, shows no lights and no noise such as a fan or ticking hard-disk. Then...
If your Mac, Windows PC or Laptop is 4 years or older, the hard disk drive has a 50% chance of total or partial failure at any moment. We recommend replacing a HDD after 4 years. Do you really want to risk losing all your data with a disk failure? Windows PC’s and...
Suspect your Hard Disk is in need of Repair? 5 Tell-Tale Signs your Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is failing and needs replacing ASAP 1. Slowing Down Computer, Frequent Freezes, Spinning Wheel of Death (SWOD) These are very unspecific signs that can be caused by a million different things. However, regardless of what the issue...
Business owners have been warned they could face an increased risk cyber crime in the wake of changes to Australian internet domains from September 20, 2022 New rules were introduced in March this year to allow anyone with a connection to Australia to register the shorter .au domain for their website, rather than the...
Considering buying or gifting a 2nd hand or refurbished iPhone? Which models are still supported by Apple (meaning they get regular updates and are secure)? Well at the time of writing the latest iOS update was 15 and supported iPhones are iPhone 6 and newer. However, as of September 2022, iOS 16 will...
The Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been retired on June 15, 2022, for Windows 10 and earlier Like many consumer users of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,8,8.1 and 10 the one thing yu ,ay still be using is Microsoft’s Internet Browser, “Internet Explorer” or “IE”. Some commercial applications will still only work...
Australian Gmail users who send emails to multiple recipients at the same time (aka “a mail-shot”) may not be aware that their emails are NOT reaching Telstra @bigpond email recipients Some gmail users may have received an “bounce” email such as the following, others may not have seen it as it could have gone...