For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you may recall my post entitled "Buying second hand computers - just...

These days we are being forced, and choosing, to make many of our purchases online. From paying bills to buying trinkets on eBay, more...

I knew my 7 and a half year old laptop was on borrowed time. If you've asked me about how long your laptop would last I would have said...

In the COVID / post-COVID world you'd think the businesses that survived would know how to handle online sales. But this obviously isn't...

In the late 80's I had a job where the company I worked for were so cheap they couldn't see how much money they were wasting. My job was...

..."a chain is only as strong as its weakest link"...and some other platitudes I can't be bothered retyping. Most people don't know it,...

In a previous and evolving blog post, https://www.ihatemypc.com.au/post/2016/05/31/the-ever-changing-it-value-proposition, I outline...

There's a lot of frustration caused by the rapid change and obsolescence of our technology. It is hard enough keeping up with new things...

What are you paying for petrol right now? Somewhere around $1.40 per litre. So petrol costs 0.14 cents per ml. How much is a bottle of...

I am not going to explain file synchronisation to you. You can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_synchronization...

In my previous post about Task Manager and Resource Monitor (https://www.ihatemypc.com.au/post/task-manager-resource-monitor-finding-bloc...

In the world of personal computers most people know about Apple and Microsoft having their own operating systems and how those differing...

Over the years I have had several wireless mice on my computers and pretty much everytime I got sick of them for some reason and went...

Don't! It is that simple, but please read on to find out why... Over the years I have had instances where a customer has purchased a new...

A recent major issue for a customer of mine revealed a new sting in the tail for Outlook users...a new reason to "get out" altogether...

With so many different ways to connect to the internet it is no wonder people are confused...very confused. Most of us acquire an...

While crisis usually brings out the best in people, those who are horrid take it as an opportunity to prey on goodness. The ACCC...

[Recreated from May 2017 post on my old blog] Second hand computers are simply a massive pain. There are reasons why people want to get...

A year or so back I had to buy some tyres online for my vehicle. I had to buy them online because I required 2 different sizes and they...

Printers are crazy cheap these days but please don't let that cheapness cost you too much on the flip side. Often I am asked to set up a...