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Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s never been more important for businesses and individuals to have a strong, compelling online presence than it is today. More and more prospective customers and clients rely on the internet to find service providers, which is why it’s so crucial that you make it as easy as possible…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing platforms in the world, but using it can also pose major risks for your digital privacy and security. For many of us, this isn’t exactly news; the company has come under fire in the past for misleading consumers regarding the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you or your business are based in Australia and looking to register a domain name, this guide will provide you with a step-by-step process of selecting and registering a domain name. Step 1: Choose a domain name The first step is to select a domain name that represents…
Reading Time: 7 minutes What Storage Problem? I think we can all relate to working on a project and getting to that crucial part where we need to save or add more data only to find that we’ve run out of storage space. anyone who has used Photoshop knows the “Scratch Disk Full”…
Reading Time: 8 minutes The numbers don’t lie. Realising the potential benefits, Australian businesses invested more than $2.3bn in CRMs in 2018 alone. This is a global phenomenon, with over 91% of companies with more than 11 employees now using a CRM. The gold rush for CRM software in Australia and abroad is…
Reading Time: 6 minutes What is Web Hosting? The short version – Web hosting is a service provided by a hosting provider that allows businesses or individuals to publish their website and content on the internet. Many content management systems (like Wix & Squarespace) provide their own managed hosting services, while the likes…
Reading Time: 5 minutes When we see the words CHEAP plastered across a product or service, we often write it off as low quality. The first Pineapple brought back to Europe sold for $7,500. Temples were built to honour this illustrious fruit, and it was so exclusive that only royalty could afford to…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Microsoft Office 365 Alternatives Microsoft has the biggest name in the business, especially when it comes to the Office productivity suite. With over 180 million monthly users it is hard to argue that Microsoft is a dominating force in the industry. The good news is that Office 365 is…
Reading Time: 12 minutes TrueNAS/FreeNAS UPDATE April 2021 TrueNAS 12.0 was released in late 2020, marking the end of the FreeNAS brand. iXsystems merged FreeNAS and TrueNAS backup into a unified platform for both free and enterprise offerings. This article still reflects the most current features. However, the merger with TrueNAS brings a…
Reading Time: 8 minutes I’ve been involved in commerce as a developer since 1999 and operated as an online retailer for 20 years, so apart from feeling like an old fart, I have seen and experienced all manner of options over that time. Today I look at platforms beyond the marketing fluff to…
Reading Time: 7 minutes Spam filters are applications that protect your data by identifying and blocking spam emails before they reach your inbox. They help ensure that you only receive the emails that matter – keeping your personal information safe and improving your productivity by reducing the number of spam emails in your…
Reading Time: 5 minutes For more than a decade Microsoft Office 365 has been transforming the way businesses interact, work together and manage their data. With billions of users all over the world, it has become integral to productivity and collaboration in today’s digital age. Yet, many people fail to realise that despite…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Data backup is one of the most important tasks for any small business. Data is the lifeblood of your business, and you need to protect it from the following: Loss. Theft. Corruption. Disaster. Hardware failure. Malware attack. Human error. Fire. Flood. Theft. It can also help you comply with…
Reading Time: 5 minutes As of 2024, WordPress powers 43% of the internet and is the most popular platform for building websites in the world. Major brands such as Mercedes-Benz and The Walt Disney Company are using WordPress to run their websites. If you count only the CMS-built sites, then 62.7% of them…
Reading Time: 7 minutes Instant Messaging (IM) is an integral part of our everyday lives, even more, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IM brings us closer together by allowing us to connect and collaborate with people regardless of their location and helps centralise the conversation for quick reference. A brief history of Instant…