On the evening of Wednesday 8 June 2016, I attended the Digital Brisbane Speed Networking Event, held at The Loft, located in West End, Brisbane. This is the fourth Digital Brisbane Speed Networking event I have attended since their introduction in 2013. It was an opportunity for both collaboration and networking between around 100 guests […]
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May
May
With only four weeks remaining of the current financial year, we look at ways you can minimise your tax this financial year. The Australian Government’s tax break announced last year allowing small businesses to make an immediate deduction on items up to $20,000 can still be claimed. This makes it an ideal time to upgrade […]
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May
May
“Help! I’ve been accidently upgraded to Windows 10!” is the cry I have been hearing from a number of unsuspecting users running Home Premium or Professional versions of Windows on their computers. Whilst in some cases the user may have accidentally clicked to accept the upgrade (which can be done in a number of ways, […]
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May
May
In the final instalment of this series we discuss strategies for dealing with the sheer volume of emails in our inboxes. This week we examine the Junk folder. We’ve all done it. We’ve finally gotten sick of whichever particular organisation has been spamming our inbox and we mark it as “Junk”. This is an effective […]
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May
May
Continuing on from last week we discuss strategies for dealing with the sheer volume of emails in our inboxes. This week we examine how to manage emails in Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016 by using rules. Rules help to reduce the manual filing or taking the same action when similar messages arrive. Once created, rules […]
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Apr
Apr
These days we all struggle with the sheer volume of emails in our inboxes. Over the next few weeks we will discuss strategies to reduce this volume, starting with the Clutter tool in Outlook 2013 and 2016. Found in Outlook 2013 and 2016 is the Clutter folder, where low priority messages are automatically sent. Outlook […]
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Apr
Apr
Whilst you use apps on your desktop computer, laptop and tablet, using portable apps allows you to have access the same apps when you are using offsite facilities. All you need is a suitably-sized USB drive or access or cloud storage location, such as Dropbox. If you use shared computers in co-working spaces and training […]
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Apr
Apr
There are many tasks to do when starting a new organisation, and one of the more important aspects is set up email accounts for your staff. One consideration is whether to how best to set up email addresses and aliases. This is also important when setting up new domain names, website or email hosting […]
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Apr
Apr
Over the past few years, scammers claiming to be from Telstra and Microsoft technical support have been in operation. It seems that this particular scam is again doing the rounds as there have been a few cases recently that CyberGuru has become involved with to assist clients. One client received someone claiming they were from […]
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Mar
Mar
Another popular question I’m being asked at the moment is, “Is it possible to go back to Windows 7 or 8.1 after upgrading to Windows 10?”. If you have upgraded to Windows 10 and need to downgrade to Windows 7, Microsoft provides one month’s grace in which you can uninstall Windows 10 and go back […]