Here’s a potential incentive to upgrade to the latest and greatest version of Android on your handset (manufacturer or third party ROM availability permitting of course). Whilst video calling isn’t a new invention by any means with many first generation 3G phones offering choppy (and expensive) video calling we are starting to see it make …
Category: Technology
May 30 2011
Where Did “EasyBits Go” Come From?
Over the last two days, an increasing number of users of Skype have noticed that software going by the name of “EasyBits GO” has been installed on their computers primarily due to a shortcut appearing on their desktops. Double clicking on the shortcut brings up a game organiser window similar to the below: Whilst …
May 29 2011
Sometimes Secret Questions Aren’t So Secret
When you are signing up for an account on a website or a new service you are prompted for a whole stack of information which may include items such as: your name, e-mail address, password, date of birth, postal address information, gender. In additional to the above, you may be asked to select a secret …
May 28 2011
Check Your Laptop as HP Extends Battery Recall
Here’s a heads up for those of you out there with HP laptops that are a few years old. As is usually the case with battery recalls most are undertaken as a precaution to avoid widespread fire hazards, overheating and explosions from occurring. Unfortunately, unless the message is broadcast from manufacturers direct to consumers or …
May 27 2011
Fix Those Constant Skype Crashes
Over the last couple of days a lot of people have been encountering issues with trying to sign into Skype with either their client crashing almost immediately upon sign in or shortly thereafter. This has affected not only Windows clients but also Mac and Linux clients as well. Fortunately, Skype has released an update for …
May 26 2011
My Web Browser Text is Too Small!
A lot of us would have come across a situation where the text in our web browser just became twice as small for an unknown reason. With so many keyboard shortcuts and buttons on mice it can be hard to work out if you pressed a key or clicked on something by accident to create …
May 24 2011
Signup for F3 Critical Alerts from the RTA
Here’s a quick tip for those of us in Sydney that live or work on the North Shore or in the surrounding areas. Back in November 2010, the RTA rolled out a service in pilot for a period of twelve months to notify people about incidents and traffic flow alterations on the F3 which is …
May 23 2011
Sony’s “PSN Welcome Back” Pack – Get Two Free Games!
Here’s a quick heads up for those of you with a PS3 and a PSN account. To compensate people for the inconvenience caused by the unavailability of the PlayStation Network, Sony is offering PS3 owners the ability to get two games for free from a choice of five games, specifically: Dead Nation, InFamous, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet …
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