Geeks2U | June Newsletter

Privacy online: A quick primer.

One of the ongoing themes of the Internet age has been the question of privacy, and how to maintain it in an increasingly online world. It's something that's come to the fore recently with a lot of concern over the way that Facebook uses and utilises the data put into it... [Read more of this article]

What is the Net good for, exactly?

There's some interesting figures that show what we use the Net for from home locations. It shouldn't come as much of a shock that Web and Email use tops the list, with 90% of respondents using both services...[Read more of this article]

Can Networking be made easy?

Most -- not quite all, but almost all -- of the home broadband connections sold in Australia come with a network attached. I'm not talking here of the internet that you pay money for and connect to, but the wired/wireless network delivered by a router of some sort...[Read more of this article]

Technology and water don't mix -- or do they?

Almost everyone over the age of six knows that electronic devices and water aren't a good combination. There's the safety aspect of not giving yourself a shock (and only a shock if you're lucky), not to mention turning your shiny electronic gadgets into soaking wet paperweights...[Read more of this article]