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5 things that makes running a small or micro-business a lot easier.

  • February 23, 2020
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Doing these 5 things makes running a small or micro-business a lot easier. 1. Get a 2nd computer or iPad with your emails and business documents on it, and stop stressing out when your main one breaks down!! Once...
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TV Streaming Alternatives in Australia

  • January 1, 2020
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Confused about the abundance of TV streaming services available in Australia in 2022? You are not alone…. much has changed since we published the original article back in 2016 Some companies have folded while others have emerged, TV services...
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Outlook Mail – Office 365 – Dealing with SPAM and Junk Emails

  • October 1, 2018
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
How to deal with and Block SPAM email when using using Office 365 – Office 2013/16/19 Outlook Rather than simply “deleting” spam or junk emails, it is a better option to mark these emails as “spam” or “junk”  and...
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How are you preventing staff opening emails that could ruin your business?

  • November 29, 2017
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Your Business Computers may be protected from Computer Viruses but it’s Phishing you really need to worry about. Anti-Virus programs (AVG, Nortons etc) DO NOT protect your business from “Phishing”. But there is a solution. No matter how up-to-date your...
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What can be done to stop email spam, email viruses and Ransomware

  • November 20, 2017
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Some email accounts offer better protection against malicious emails, spam, phishing and virus attachments than others. Unfortunately FREE email accounts such as Outlook.com/Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud etc. do not offer a great deal of protection from SPAM emails, phishing...
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Apple Mail – Dealing with Junk Email

  • June 20, 2017
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
How to deal with SPAM email when using using Apple Mail (Mac Mail) We hear complaints all the time about the lack of Junk mail filter using Mac Mail, here is what you can do to reduce the amount...
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Bigpond email issues using Apple Mail …. fixed

  • May 5, 2017
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Judging by a number of our customers negative feedback, we get the feeling that Telstra Tech Support people don’t really understand Apple Mail (Mac Mail) When setting up POP bigpond mail accounts on a new Mac using Apple mail,...
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Beware Fake Telstra Refund Scam – Take 2

  • August 11, 2016
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Are you a Telstra Customer? Then please be made aware of the Fake Telstra Refund Scam email doing the rounds again. On the 14th July we warned Telstra customers about the Fake Telstra Refund scam Beware Fake Telstra Refund Scam...
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Beware Fake Telstra Refund Scam

  • July 14, 2016
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Are you a Telstra Customer? Then please be made aware of the Fake Telstra Refund Scam email that we almost fell for today. Here is how it goes…. you receive what looks like a genuine e-mail bill from Telstra,...
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Beware of scam emails about downloading Windows 10

  • August 5, 2015
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
  • 1
Microsoft last week released its latest Operating System, Windows 10. There is a scam email circulating claiming to help users download Windows 10 that instead installs ransomware on users’ computers in a similar fashion to the CRYPTOLOCKER virus recently distributed...
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11 reasons you must STOP using FREE, generic or ISP based domain names for business emails.

  • August 12, 2014
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Using a FREE, generic or ISP based domain email address is NOT doing your business any favours. You could own and use your own company domain name for only $30 per year. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) generally offer their customers...
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5 ways to spot dodgy emails BEFORE you open them

  • September 20, 2013
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
  • 1
  Many people get duped into opening an email containing a catchy or desperate subject line However, THINK before you open ANY email Here is a sample of some emails we received today and the reasons why we WILL...
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