Hints and Tips

Updating your ESET Anti Virus

Here’s a short video that shows you how to put the ESET username and password into the software if you already have it installed; If you need to download the software, get it from ESET Australia.



McAfee killing PC’s with latest update

Here’s another reminder that we use and reccomend ESET Anti Virus; Yesterday McAfee sent out an update to their virus definitions (update 5958), which caused McAfee to detect a critical windows file, svchost.exe as a virus; In many cases, this leads to the file being deleted, which, when you reboot, leads to your computer not [...]



Business owners should be thinking about SBR

SBR – Standard Business Reporting beings to be rolled out from 27th April 2010 when the ATO begins offering business owners the new AUSKey system. There is plenty going on here, which hasn’t been widely reported, so start getting up to speed by reading our overview of whats happening right now.



Apple announce iPhone OS 4.0

Apple have announced version 4.0 of their iPhone operating system. We line up the biggest feature improvements for you, but you’ll have to wait until June before you can upgrade your iPHone 3GS. (The iPhone 3G will be updated, but won’t get all the new features)



Using Facebook to Promote your business

Facebook is a great way to engage with your customers; With a Facebook page for your business, you have a public profile where you can share news about your business, and pass on valuable information to your clients; Your clients can also share your insights with others, driving more people to look into your business [...]



Camera Plus Pro for the iPhone

Owners of iPhones should take a look at Camera Plus Pro; We’ve embedded App Judgements iPhone camera replacement episode so you can check it and several other apps out; Currently in the Australian App Store Camera Plus Pro is $2.49, which is apparently a discounted price for a limited time. They just added video support [...]



Dr Seuss for your iPhone

Dr Seuss, author and illustrator of such children’s classics as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!, would be 106 years old now, and to celebrate, there are some great Dr Seuss apps available for your iPhone or iPod Touch; In fact, all the [...]



Take notes on web pages

Users of firefox may already know that you can add all sorts of widgets to it that enable all kinds of useful extra features.  We’ve just found a great tool that will make your life so much easier; Xsticky Notes Add this to Firefox, and it allows you to put a sticky note right onto [...]



How to secure your privacy with Google

In order to ensure your privacy is protected, we strongly suggest you disable Google Buzz in your GMail account, and delete your Google Profile if you have one; To disable Google Buzz; Log into Gmail Scroll right down to the bottom of the page Click Turn Off Buzz To delete your Google Profile; Go to [...]



Guide to avoiding malware infections

Malware is a big challenge facing computer users, both home and business alike, although the risks for business are much greater. We’ve gone through all the important points this week to give you the tools you need to help reduce the risk.