Have you heard the expression … “Garbage in – Garbage Out?” Well believe it or not, the same thing applies if you want to extend your Wi-Fi signal to the other side of the house or into the garage. Most devices in 2024 connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi which is usually supplied by a […]
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If you send email to customers with Gmail or Yahoo accounts, you need to implement the following before 1st February 2024. Every business sends email to customers with @gmail.com or @yahoo.com email addresses. From February 2024, Google (gmail.com) and Yahoo (yahoo.com) are introducing new email requirements to protect their customers. If you run a business
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There are several types of business email services available in Australia, each with its own unique features and benefits. We list the top 3, their benefits and drawbacks. There are also several competitors in the market such as Zoho Mail, Mail.com, Tutanota, Mailfence, and others like Constant Contact, Sendinblue, Omnisend, HubSpot, AWeber which offer robust
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Would you subscribe to a paid service when you don’t know how much the service will cost you? Well that is what TPG (iinet, westnet etc) customers are expected to do before having their email accounts SUSPENDED on 12th SEPTEMBER 2023 and then losing their emails on 30th November 2023 The email from iiNet states:
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Secure Office 365, Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, OneDrive, Microsoft accounts from Hacking and Identity theft using Microsoft Authenticator App No doubt you are already using MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) or 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) or 2SV (2-step verification) for Online Banking, Government Services, Xero and many other online services. But did you know it can also be used
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Your perfectly adequate and reliable Windows 10 PC/Laptop may need to be replaced by October next year if it cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. Microsoft ceases to support Windows 10 (provide security updates) on October 14th 2025. If your device is under 5 years old, it should be eligible for a free upgrade able
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It is not just mobile phones that may stop working on 28 October. Any device with a SIM card could be affected. Here is a list we have compiled from various sources Affected devices can include smartwatches, wearables, and IoT devices such as EFTPOS terminals, industrial routers, scanners, security monitoring devices, telematics, asset tracking tools,
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If you’ve made the decision to pay The Messaging Company (TMC) and keep your iiNet/Westnet email active, you should be aware of some changes that you may need to make for the emails to remain active on iPhone/iPad/Android SmartPhones and Outlook for Windows or Outlook for Mac Accessing emails via Webmail remains unchanged and is
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From 15 September 2024 your iiNet/Westnet/TPG email accounts will not longer be free. Your year of free subscription to “The Messaging Company” (TMC) will be over and you will have to pay $30 per year or more to keep using those accounts. Or you can open a free Outlook.com account and save up to $95.40
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A Free Outlook.com email adress gives you 15GB of mail storage and if you have a 365 Personal or 365 Family subscription that increases to a 50GB MailFile How to create an Outlook.com email address Click on the following link to go to the Outlook.com sign-in page https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/outlook/email-and-calendar-software-microsoft-outlook If you already have a Microsoft Account
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The simple answer is NO, the Starlink router does not have a WPS button To be honest, if you need a WPS button to setup your device, it means the device you are linking to is probably a cheap printer or cheap Wi-Fi booster. Better quality printers will have an interface where you can select
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The Starlink router is a pretty powerful Wi-Fi router but some printers and peripherals such as Camera’s and doorbells sometimes have trouble connecting to it. If you have that problem, try the following solution. 5. Select the “Split 2.4/5 GHz Networks” , button 6. Give the new Networks, unique names and passwords Going back to
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Don’t PANIC it’s NOT Microsoft that is the issue here …. but a smaller Cyber Security (think Anti-Virus program) called CrowdStrike that caused all these issues …. I think they just lost a lot of customers. A cyber-security company called CrowdStrike just caused major IT outages worldwide by causing corporate computers and servers worldwide to
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We show you how to stop spam or substantially reduce spam and phishing emails without needing to purchase 3rd party “washing” or “cleaning” software or services. Many of us receive our emails to our computers (Windows/Mac) and devices (iPad, Tablet, Phones). Most of the spam-stopping techniques described herein are assuming you use a Windows PC
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Updated computers or iPad protect you from computer viruses but it’s Phishing you really need to worry about. What is Phishing? If you send and receive emails and SMS messages you are constantly being exposed to Phishing. Phishing scams try to steal your identity, login and password details in an attempt to steal money from you directly (internet banking) or redirect you
