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Will you ever learn? Your password is terrible!
I bang on a lot about passwords. Just check this lot out here (all my previous blog posts on passwords): https://www.ihatemypc.com.au/blo...
Apr 21, 20211 min read


Oh, it's working now. How embarrassing.
You probably wouldn't be surprised by how often I arrive at a job only for there to be "nothing wrong". The reason I had been called has...
Apr 20, 20214 min read


Finding and deleting duplicates
In this day and age having duplicates of files is not the disaster it used to be. In the old days memory / storage was so limited and...
Apr 12, 20213 min read


The Lowest Common Denominator
..."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,...
Apr 6, 20212 min read


NBN staff receive $78 million
NBN staff received $78 million in bonuses last year. That seems fair enough. These poor people have been dealing with the inadequacies of...
Mar 29, 20212 min read


5 laptops and a twonk
Here you see 5 laptops and one IT guy. The laptops were donated to me a few months back when I campaigned to get one or two for people in...
Mar 23, 20211 min read


My second job, a Malaysian restaurant & a crime boss
In about mid 1988 I moved from my first IT job at the (then) State Bank of NSW to join a weird IT co-operative called TCG (Technical...
Mar 19, 20216 min read


Linux, a great file recovery work-around
This may be a bit more technical than my usual articles. Sorry. You should have a read though and keep this in mind. The information will...
Mar 17, 20213 min read


A pad and pencil...
A long (long) time ago at my second full-time computer job, I took my personal computer to work. There's a whole other story behind that....
Mar 4, 20213 min read


I CAN HELP YOU WITH WRITING DOCUMENTS, PROCEDURES & CONTENT
If I do say so myself, I'm pretty good at writing. Not handwriting though, my printed and cursive writing would make you think I should...
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Rachel Berger headlines International Women's Day FunnieS 5th of March 2021
FunnieS at Frank’s once again celebrates International Women’s Day with an all female line-up on Friday the 5th of March. The inimitable...
Feb 16, 20212 min read


Things I do that may surprise you
I've just spent a lot of time adding more detailed information about the services and help I can provide you. Please check out the...
Feb 4, 20211 min read


You're saving too many emails
I've hardly met a person who doesn't save too many emails. Regardless of whether your email hoarding numbers in the tens or the thousands...
Jan 26, 20212 min read


Awkwardly themed
Many, many, many years ago a friend of mine invited us to a restaurant for a dinner with a group of friends. This guy was good hearted...
Jan 19, 20212 min read


Easy Wifi connections for your guests
The first thing every visitor wants when they show up is to connect to your Wifi. You'd think they'd say hello, have a chat or maybe...
Jan 10, 20211 min read


Very expensive & very fragile
I just received a link about Facial Recognition beating masks that gave me a flashback... Remember in the 80s...the good old days...when...
Jan 5, 20213 min read


The paper boy, the computer and a dot matrix printer - a Christmas miracle
Many years ago, when I actually looked like this... ...I made my pocket money by doing a newspaper delivery round. I had earned my...
Dec 22, 20203 min read


Printers are painful, sharing them is worse
Remember when the tech pundits were proclaiming a "paperless office" in our future? Hilarious. Now pretty much all of us have a printer...
Dec 22, 20204 min read


Referrals - still important, always appreciated, not a one-way street
If you've ever started or worked in a business you'll know how important referrals are. Before I moved to Tasmania my business was...
Dec 15, 20203 min read


It is getting hot and your computer doesn't like it...
As we head into summer your computer is going to struggle. Most people just use their computer like any other gadget or tool. We like to...
Dec 14, 20203 min read
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