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5 tips to improve your internet browsing skills
Think you’re an expert of surfing the world wide web? Here’s how to take your searches to the next level. Internet browsers were at one...
How to reformat a USB drive (and why you might want to)
USB drives are a really handy way to store and share documents, whether that’s your precious family photos, spreadsheets for your business or music that...
Five cool things you didn’t know you could do with your smartphone
Smartphones have lots of additional features that could make them even smarter, but some are hidden behind menus you never open. Here’s five of our...
Apple MacBook Pro 16 Inch Review: Powerful, flexible… and expensive
Apple’s recently refreshed MacBook Pro 16 certainly lives up to its Pro suffix, but that’s both a blessing and a curse if you’re after an...
The Geeks2U review of popular computer monitors
Early computers used CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors, the same technology as colour televisions when they were introduced in 1954 (the TV, that is). It...
Apple says hello to new MacBook Pros – and goodbye to the Touch Bar
Apple recently announced a new range of MacBook Pro 14 inch and 16 inch laptops. Not that the MacBook Pro is a new laptop per...
Fitness band, fitness watch or smartwatch: Which is right for you?
Smart wearables are still a relatively new category of technology for most consumers, with less than a decade of on-shelf availability. A smart wearable can...
Windows 11 launches with surprisingly few gremlins
It used to be the case that when a new version of Windows launched, it came with a whole host of bugs, incompatibilities, and problems....
Apple’s iPhone 13: To upgrade or not to upgrade?
Apple recently announced its annual iPhone upgrades, with the iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max now available for...
Microsoft expands its Surface range of devices and jumps back into the phone game
For nearly a decade now, Microsoft has produced its own line of (mostly) laptops under the Surface branding. Recently, Microsoft announced new Surface devices, which...
Apple makes expected iPhone 13 upgrades, but also a surprise iPad Mini upgrade
Apple recently announced a slew of new hardware to tempt consumers with at a “virtual” streamed launch event it called “California Streaming”. The headline act...
The Ultimate Guide to Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows and MAC
Do you ever get tired of rolling your mouse, fiddling with your trackpad and running through tabs in order to switch between apps, jump into...
Apple and Epic Games lawsuit could change your app payment options
A recent US court ruling could lead to some significant changes in the way that you pay for apps and subscriptions on mobile devices, tablets,...
Microsoft sets October 5th Windows 11 release date (but don’t get too excited yet)
It was no secret that Microsoft was going to release the next version of Windows later this year. I’ve already written up my early impressions...
Two-step authentication to improve online security
It seems every week we hear about another social media hacking, with some high profile business or celebrity’s Facebook or Twitter account compromised. Unfortunately, you...
Is a smart doorbell a smart buy?
The humble doorbell has come a long way. Oddly enough my next door neighbours do indeed still have an actual bell that you can ring,...
Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 pricing
There was a time when Microsoft sold software. Indeed, the company made itself into the mega-entity it is by grabbing the licensing agreement for MS-DOS...
Samsung’s new foldable phones: More robust and less expensive, but can they become the next big thing?
Australians love a smartphone, with research from Telsyte suggesting that there’s something like 21.6 million smartphones in use across Australia. Given our population is around...
Payphones aren’t payphones any more
With so much of our phone use coming from smartphones (and to a lesser extent feature phones) that are by design mobile, it’s rather tempting...
Home networking guide
It’s incredible to see how far we’ve come from even just 10 years ago in terms of home networking. Back then, Telstra’s pay TV channels...
