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Photography, Nudity & Internet

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Photography, nudity and the internet/social media! When these are separated there is little debate, but when put together, opinions, outrage and legal action get involved. What is considered appropriate and inappropriate in regards to adult men and women on the internet? Then there’s the issue of children and nudity on the internet? Who determines this […]

Monitoring Employee Social Media

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Is today’s society becoming too protective and restricted? Lately, it seems as though people’s opinions are squashed, and some are prevented from speaking up at all especially with censorship, monitoring and even data collection. With the forever evolving technology advances, and increased accessibility and audience, it’s hard knowing where to draw the line. Social Media […]

Blue Light Exposure – How bad is it really?

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A few months ago, we published an article about whether children are getting too much screen time. In this article, we touched base on blue light exposure from smartphones and how it is detrimental to health, however, now the question is whether you’re getting too much screen time as an adult, especially at night. These […]

Wireless 2.4GHz vs 5GHz. What’s the difference?

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Whether you are setting up a new modem/ router for your current connection or for a new internet connection, you are always prompted to setup two wireless networks (or frequencies). The first one being 2.4GHz and the second one being 5GHz. Now, why is it that there are two wireless networks? These days, it’s sometimes […]

Conveyancing Email Scam – Advice to Keep You Safe

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Due to a recent scam that has occurred in the conveyancing industry that the ABC released an article on, we wrote a guest blog for Tuckfield Conveyancing which was published on their website here. If you’re in the process of buying or selling a property, you will be engaging with a conveyancer to aid in […]

A Guide to Password Security

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There are several explanations as to why passwords are constantly compromised. Sometimes the reason your password is compromised is that someone you know is looking to get access to your accounts and simply guess your password because they know you all too well. Other times, you may become the victim of a forced attack through […]

Are children getting too much screen time?

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Screen time is a term used to describe time spent in front of televisions, computers, smartphones and tablets. Most screen time these days comes from the use of mobile phones and tablets. What some parents don’t realise when they give their 6-year-old a phone is that there are several issues linked to too much screen […]

Microsoft Office 365 and Office 2016. What’s the difference?

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For the last couple of years, we have been selling Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions and still, a lot of people still question what the difference is between Office 365 and latest version of Office currently available to date, which is Microsoft Office 2016. Since 1990, when it was first introduced, Microsoft Office has significantly expanded […]

What are phishing emails?

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Lately we have seen an increase in phishing email scams, with a lot of people unable to tell the difference between a legitimate email and a phishing scam, as cybercriminals are getting quite clever. For those of you who don’t know what a phishing email is, phishing is the attempt to which cybercriminals send fraudulent […]

What is Wi-Fi or WiFi?

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What is Wi-Fi or WiFi? Believe it or not, the term WiFi actually stands for “Wireless Fidelity”! WiFi it is a way of connecting to a modem/router wirelessly, without a network cable/ethernet cable connected to give you internet access. In order to connect to the internet using WiFi, you will need a PC with a […]