Applies to: Cloud Services (Web roles/Worker roles) Azure Active Directory Microsoft Intune More PROBLEM The Office 365 Integration Module (OIM) for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (SBS 2011 Essentials) does not work as expected. For example, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: When users' passwords change, the changes do not synchronize to Office 365. Office 365 subscription and user account wizards in the OIM fail. Office 365 subscription data is displayed as "not available" in the OIM, and Office 365 user data is displayed as "unknown" in the OIM. CAUSE This issue may occur for one or more of the following reasons: The OIM was installed and set up incorrectly. The passwords of the administrator accounts in the OIM and in Office 365 do not match. Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant is not installed or is not running. Wizard actions cannot be completed or reporting data cannot be retrieved because of Office 365 issues. An unexpected failure occurred in the OIM. SOLUTION To resolve this issue, follow these steps:Step 1: Make sure that the OIM is installed and set up correctly For more information, visit the following Microsoft website:Integrating Office 365 with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Step 2: Troubleshoot the Office 365 administrator account that is used to set up the OIM Sign in to the Office 365 portal by using your administrator user ID. Check that you can sign in successfully. This confirms that you are using the correct password and that you can authenticate to Office 365. Open the SBS console on the computer that is running SBS, click the Office 365 tab, and then run the "Change the Office 365 administrator account" wizard to make sure that the correct administrator password is set up in the OIM for SBS. Step 3: Check that the Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant is running On the computer that is running SBS, click Start, click All Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Services. In the list of services, locate Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant, and then make sure that its status is set to Started. If the status is set to Not Started, right-click Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant, and then click Start. If the Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant is not installed, download and then install the most recent version. To do this, go to Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant for IT Professionals RTW. Step 4: Determine whether the administrative tasks that you want to perform in the OIM can be performed in the Office 365 portal Sign in to the Office 365 portal by using your administrator user ID. In the Office 365 portal, try to perform the administrative tasks that you wanted to perform by using the wizards in the OIM. Take one of the following actions, as appropriate for your situation: If you can successfully complete the tasks by using the Office 365 portal, the issue might be related to SBS. In this case, troubleshoot possible SBS issues. If you cannot successfully complete the tasks by using the Office 365 portal, the issue might be related to Office 365. In this case, troubleshoot possible Office 365 issues. For more help, contact Nerdcore Computers on 1300637326.

Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) is a Microsoft Management Console snap-in that you use to administer Active Directory (AD). You can manage objects (users, computers), Organizational Units (OU), and attributes of each. ADUC is one of the many tools that you can use to administer AD, but since it has been around since Windows 2000, it is one of the most popular. Read on to see how to run and use ADUC to manage AD. How Do I Add Active Directory Users and Computers? Some of you might have already looked for ADUC on your laptop to discover that it’s not there. It’s not part of the default installation, and how you get it installed depends on your version of Windows. In current versions of Windows, ADUC is part of an administrative suite of tools called Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) In an October 2018 update, Microsoft moved all of the Active Directory administration tools to a ‘feature on demand’ called RSAT. Attackers use whatever they can for privilege escalations and exfiltration. They don’t need RSAT to do major damage to your network, but it sure makes it easier! If an attacker got hold of a computer with ADUC installed, they could just change passwords and access rights at will. That would be very bad. Anyway, if you want to access ADUC on your computer, you need to install RSAT. ADUC is not part of the default installation for any Windows version. Follow the instructions below to install: Installing ADUC for Windows 10 Version 1809 and Above From the Start menu, select Settings > Apps. Click the hyperlink on the right side labeled Manage Optional Features and then click the button to Add feature. Select RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Tools. Click Install. When the installation completes, you will have a new menu item in the start menu called Windows Administrative Tools. Installing ADUC for Windows 8 and Windows 10 Version 1803 and Below Download and install Remote Server Administrator Tools depending on your version of Windows. The link is for Windows 10, other versions are available in the Microsoft Download Center. Click the Start button and select Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off. Scroll down the list and expand Remote Server Administration Tools. Expand Role Administration Tools. Expand AD DS and AD LDS Tools. Check AD DS Tools, then select “OK.” When the install completes you will have a folder for Administrative Tools on the Start menu. ADUC should be in this list. Troubleshooting RSAT Installation There are two common installation issues to check if something goes sideways and you can’t get RSAT installed. First, check that you have enabled Windows Firewall. RSAT uses the Windows Update backend and thus needs Windows Firewall enabled. Sometimes after the install, you might be missing tabs and such. Uninstall and reinstall. You might have had an older version and the update didn’t work 100%. You can also right click on ADUC in the Start menu and verify the shortcut is pointing to %SystemRoot%\system32\dsa.msc. If it doesn’t point there then you need to uninstall and reinstall for sure. What is Active Directory Users and Computers Used For? ADUC can cover most of your AD admin responsibilities. The most important missing task is probably managing GPOs, but you can do most everything else in ADUC. With ADUC, you can manage the FSMO server roles, reset passwords, unlock users, change group memberships, and too many more to list. There are other tools in RSAT you can also use to manage AD. Active Directory Administrative Center: Allows management for the AD Trash Can (accidental deletes), password policies, and displays the PowerShell history. Active Directory Domains and Trusts: Lets you administer multiple domains to manage functional level, manage forest functional level, manage User Principle Names (UPN), and manage trusts between domains and forests. Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell: Enables the PowerShell cmdlets to administer AD. Active Directory Sites and Services: Allows you to view and manage Sites and Services. You can define the topology of AD and schedule replication. ADSI Edit: ADSI Edit is a low-end tool to manage AD objects. AD experts don’t recommend that you use ADSI Edit, use ADUC instead. Now let’s look at a few different use cases for ADUC. ADUC for Delegating Control Scenario: You are looking to limit the sysadmin team’s responsibility to manage specific domains in your network. You would like to assign two sysadmins per domain, a primary and a backup. Here is how you would do this: Open ADUC as Admin. Right click the domain and select Delegate Control. Click through the Wizard until you get to this screen. Add the user(s) you want to delegate administrative responsibilities to here. Select the user and click Next. Select the tasks you are delegating to this user in the next screen. On the next screen you get a recap, click Finish if it looks correct. ADUC for Adding New Users to Domain Next we will look at how to add a new user to the domain. Expand the tree for the domain where you want the new user, right click the User container and select New -> User. Fill in the blanks and click Next. Set a password and check the correct boxes and click Next. Verify the user is set up correctly in the next screen and click Finish. ADUC for Adding a New Group And to create a new group, follow these steps: Just as before, expand the domain and right click the container where you want the new Group to live, and select New -> Group. Fill in the blanks of the wizard, making sure to select the correct button for “Security” or “Distribution.” Click OK, and then find your new group and open it up, select the Members tab, and add the correct users to this group. The more you know about the intricacies of AD the better prepared you are to defend it. Nerdcore Computers monitors and automates the tasks users perform with ADUC. Nerdcore Computers provides a full audit log of any AD events (users added, logged in, group changes, GPO changes, etc.) and compares the current activity to a baseline of normalized behavior over time. Any new activity that looks like a cyberattack (brute force, ticket harvesting, privilege escalations, and more) triggers alerts that help protect your network from compromise and data breach. Additionally, Nerdcore Computers enables your data owners with the power to control who has access to their data. Nerdcore Computers automates the process to request, approve, and audit data access. It’s a simple but elegant solution to a huge and increasingly important problem. Want to see all the ways Nerdcore Computers can help you manage and secure AD? Check out this on-demand webinar:

Using the internet for business can have its benefits. But it can also increase the risk of scams and security threats. Follow our steps to help protect your business from cyber threats. A single cyber attack could seriously damage your business and its reputation. 1. Back up data Back up your business’s data and website. This can help you recover any information you lose if you experience a cyber incident or you have computer issues. It’s essential that you back up your important data and information regularly. Fortunately, backing up doesn’t generally cost much and is easy to do. It’s a good idea to use multiple back-up methods to help ensure the safety of your important files. A good back up system typically includes: daily incremental back-ups to a portable device and/or cloud storage end-of-week server back-ups quarterly server back-ups yearly server back-ups Regularly check and test that you can restore your data from your back up. Make it a habit to back up your data to an external drive or portable device like a USB stick. Store portable devices separately offsite, which will give your business a plan b if the office site is robbed or damaged. Do not leave the devices connected to the computer as they can be infected by a cyber attack. Alternatively, you can also back up your data through a cloud storage solution. An ideal solution will use encryption when transferring and storing your data, and provides multi-factor authentication for access. 2. Secure your devices and network Make sure you update your software Ensure you program your operating system and security software to update automatically. Updates may contain important security upgrades for recent viruses and attacks. Most updates allow you to schedule these updates after business hours, or another more convenient time. Updates fix serious security flaws, so it is important to never ignore update prompts. Install security software Install security software on your business computers and devices to help prevent infection. Make sure the software includes anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-spam filters. Malware or viruses can infect your computers, laptops and mobile devices. Set up a firewall A firewall is a piece of software or hardware that sits between your computer and the internet, it acts as the gatekeeper for all incoming and outgoing traffic. Setting up a firewall protects your business’ internal networks, but they also need to be regularly patched in order to do their job. Remember to install the firewall on all your portable business devices. Turn on your spam filters Use spam filters to reduce the amount of spam and phishing emails that your business receives. Spam emails are usually from a person or company that you don’t know. They usually contain offers too good to be true. Don’t respond, attempt to unsubscribe or call the number in the message. The best thing to do is delete them. Applying a spam filter will help reduce the chance of you or your employees opening a spam or dishonest email by accident. 3. Encrypt important information Make sure you turn your network encryption on and encrypt data when stored or sent online. Encryption converts your data into a secret code before you send it over the internet. This reduces the risk of theft, destruction or tampering. 4. Ensure you use two-factor authentication (2FA) Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a two-step verification security process you need to provide before you can access your account. You use two different authentication factors to verify who you are such as your password and a code sent to your mobile device or your finger print. The two-factor authentication process adds an additional layer of security making it harder for attackers to gain access to your device or online accounts. 5. Manage passwords Use strong passwords to protect access to your devices that hold important business information. Having a password such as ‘123456’ or worse still, ‘password’ is leaving yourself open to being hacked. If you use the same password for everything and someone gets hold of it, all your accounts could be at risk. Consider using a password manager that securely stores and creates passwords for you. Administrative privileges To avoid an cyber criminal gaining access to your computer or network: change all default passwords to new passwords that can’t be easily guessed restrict use of accounts with administrative privileges restrict access to accounts with administrative privileges look at disabling administrative access entirely Administrative privileges allow someone to undertake higher or more sensitive tasks than normal, such as installing programs or creating other accounts. These will be very different from standard privileges or guest user privileges. Criminals will often seek these privileges to give them greater access and control of your business. To reduce this risk, create a standard user account with a strong password you can use on a daily basis. Only use accounts with administrative privileges when necessary, limit those who have access, and never read emails or use the internet when using an account with administrative privileges. 6. Monitor use of computer equipment and systems Keep a record of all the computer equipment and software that your business uses. Make sure they are secure to prevent forbidden access. Remind your employees to be careful about: where and how they keep their devices using USB sticks or portable hard drives. Unknown viruses and other threats could be accidentally transferred on them from home to your business. Remove any software or equipment that you no longer need, making sure that there isn’t any sensitive information on them when thrown out. If older and unused software or equipment remain part of your business network, it is unlikely they will be updated and may be a backdoor targeted by criminals to attack your business. Unauthorised access to systems by past employees is a common security issue for business. Immediately remove access (including AUSkey), from people who don’t work for you anymore or if they change roles and no longer require access. 7. Put policies in place to guide your staff A cyber security policy helps your staff to understand their responsibilities and what is acceptable when they use or share: data computers and devices emails internet sites It’s also important to have a strong social media policy. This can set out what type of business information your staff can share online, and where. An attacker could tailor a convincing scam around your employee by using the business and personal information they post online. Make sure your employees are aware of the policies and review them regularly. Consider refresher training to make sure all employees are aware of the policies in your business. 8. Train your staff to be safe online Your staff are your business’ most important and last line of defense. It’s important to make sure your staff know about the threats they can face online and the major role they play in keeping your business safe. Educate them about: their computer rights and responsibilities their network access and use acceptable online practices when using email, work computers and devices maintaining good passwords fraudulent emails reporting suspicious online activity 9. Protect your customers It’s vital that you keep your customers information safe. If you lose their information it will damage your business reputation, and you could face legal consequences. Make sure your business: invests in and provides a secure online environment for transactions secures any personal customer information that it stores Find out what your payment gateway provider can do to prevent online payment fraud. There are privacy laws around what you can do with your customers’ personal information. It’s important to be aware of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) and have a clear, up-to-date privacy policy. If your business is online, it’s a good idea to provide this on your website. 10. Protect yourself Consider cyber insurance to protect your business. The cost of dealing with a cyber attack can be much more than just repairing databases, strengthening security or replacing laptops. Cyber liability insurance cover can help your business with the costs of recovering from an attack. Like all insurance policies, it is very important your business understands what it is covered for. For more guidance on cyber security for your small business, consider the following advice from the US Federal Trade Commission.

Most people want to access the Internet from any room in the house/office and maybe even in the garden or summer house. Although most people will want extended Wireless (Wi-Fi) access we will also look at how to extend both wired access and wireless access. If we start with a basic home network consisting of a single Wireless access point (WAP) that is part of the Wireless router as described in building a home network. and shown below: The home router is the hub of the network as it connects your home network to the Internet. This basic configuration can be extended to provide both wired and Wireless access using a variety of methods and illustrated in the network diagram below: Extending Wireless Access Before you go to the trouble of extending a network it is a good idea to try an get a better signal by relocating the router if possible. If we assume that the present WAP (Wireless Access Point) covers area 1 but not area 2 and our task is to extend the network to cover area 2. To extend the Wi-Fi coverage to area 2 we will need a second WAP (Wireless access point), and this second access point will need to connect to the WAP in Area 1. There are three methods available for connecting the Wireless Access Points ( WAPs) together. They are: Use a WAP connected to the hub on network 1 using a UTP cable. Use a WAP connected to the hub on network 1 using Homeplug adapters. Connect with Wi-FI using a Wi-Fi range extender or repeater. Using a Wireless Repeater or Range Extender This is probably the quickest and easiest method and according to a recent survey used by over 20% ot US households. It is also the slowest and the most error prone method method. Note You will hear the terms repeater,range extender and booster used but they are generally describing the same thing. A Wireless Repeater takes a wireless signal and then re-broadcasts it. This means that the repeater must be in range of the original Wireless signal. It also usually means that the throughput is halved. Some repeaters using different bands i.e. they could use the 5Ghz band for the connection to the WAP and the 2.5 Ghz band for connecting devices. The repeater creates a second Wireless network which can have the same SSID as the original network. Because wireless devices on network 2 must go through two wireless hops this connection method is much slower than using an extension cable or homeplug adaptors. Extending a Wired Network To extend a wired network you will need an Ethernet Switch. You use a port on the Home router to connect to the remote switch using either: A long UTP cable 2 Homeplug adapters. This is illustrated in the main network diagram above. General Considerations Using a UTP Cable You can purchase UTP connection cables of various lengths which means that you don’t need to create your own cables. You should note that the maximum cable distance between network devices is 100m. However you will need to run the cable between rooms which usually involves drilling holes etc. Although this is a very low cost method it is usually not the easiest. It does however provide the fastest and most reliable connection. Using Homeplug Adapters Homeplug adaptors are the more flexible option than straight wiring as they can easily add network connectivity to any room that has a power outlet. They work by using the home electrical wiring to carry the Ethernet signal between rooms. Homeplug adapters can be used to extend a wired and wireless network . Generally they work in pairs but you can use more than 2 on a network. They plug into the mains socket and usually provide an Ethernet connection on each end. You simply plug the Ethernet cables into the adapters at each end. They can also come with built in wireless access points so that you don’t need an additional wireless access points to extend the wireless network. Homeplug adapters with built in Wireless access points tend to be a little more expensive than standard Ethernet ones but are very convenient. Network SSIDs (Network Name) Regardless of how you extend the network you will likely end up with two or more wireless networks. You can configure these networks to use the same broadcast SSID so that they appear to be a single network. You would also need to use the same security settings. This configuration means that when a user moves from one location, and network to another they don’t need to switch networks. However some devices have problems with this configuration, so you may want to use separate SSIDs. Ref- ASUS FAQ –Why is the wireless network name (SSID) of range extender different from my Wi-Fi router? What happens if my neighbour sets his wifi SSID the same as mine? The Screen shot below shows my home network with multiple Access points and Network IDs. Extending Ethernet Ports If you are short of Ethernet ports in any location you can use a second Ethernet switch connected to the other Ethernet switch as shown in the diagram below. Note: It isn’t important which port you use. Extending Cable Length The maximum cable distance between networking devices is 100m. This can be extending up to approx 300m by using an Ethernet repeater/extender. Most of the ones available today appear to be PoE repeaters. With PoE devices you can connect remote devices like IP cameras without the need for installing a separate power supply. Wi-FI Mesh Networks These are also relatively new systems that aim to provide Wi-Fi access in larger homes. They comprise 2 or more Wi-Fi nodes that work together to offer a single Wi-Fi network. Useful Devices Wireless electrical power sockets are a new introduction to the market and function as wireless repeaters. They are convenient because they don’t consume a electrical power socket. Here is a picture of a UK socket. Ethernet Coupler/Extender Used for connecting two short Ethernet cables to create a longer cable. Common Questions and Answers Q-Can I use an old Wi-Fi router to extend my network.? A- Yes but it will need to function solely as an access point. This PCworld article describes how. Personally I’m not keen on this as the setup is convoluted, easy to get wrong, and it is not possible on all routers. Wi-Fi access points are cheap it is easier to get a new access point. Q-Can I extend my home network with another router? A- Yes but a router is the wrong choice on a home network unless you want two separate networks. A network switch is the better choice and the easiest. Using a router would involve setup that would require a very good knowledge of networking and subnetting in particular. Case Studies I often get asked questions via the ask Nerdcore page and thought it would be useful if I included the questions and answers here as they might be applicable to your situation. I have removed names to protect the identity. Case Study 1 – Bad Wi-Fi Question- Hi , I have just moved into an old house in a rural location. Because of very poor WIFI over the land line and poor router signal coverage in the house (thick walls etc), the previous owner installed an EE SIMM based router linked by CAT5 to a ceiling mounted EnGenius EAP150. Apparently this has improved things (download speeds of 15 MBPS and 3.3 MBPS for uploads when close to the EAP), but the the signal does not go very far and dropped connections and lack of connection are a frequent pain. Using Netflix and a couple of mobile phones seems to cause loss of signal very easily, I guess this is a capacity issue? Can you make any suggestions on how to address these problems please? E.G Can I use signal boosters around the house to strengthen the EAP signal? Do I need a better WAP/EAP device? Are there other alternatives? Answer – I would try using homeplug adapters you can get them with Wi-FI access points. Get a pair and put one next to your router and move the other wi-fi homeplug around the rooms to make sure it works as there could potentially be wiring problems. If that works ok you can always add additional adapters.

Intel Comet Lake mobile processors are now out in the world, finally making their way into the best Ultrabooks in late 2019. And now in 2020, they’re bringing the fight to AMD Ryzen 4000, with chips making their way to gaming laptops and workstations. Keeping track of Intel’s releases is already confusing enough – looking at you, Cannon Lake – and its 10th-generation Comet Lake processors have really taken things to a new level. Designed alongside Intel’s Ice Lake processors for laptops, these chips were released around the same time as Ice Lake, with the two altogether making up Intel’s 10th-generation Core lineup. The only major difference is the manufacturing process, with Ice Lake being the first 10nm processors Intel has put out in the mainstream and part of Project Athena, and Comet Lake being yet another iteration of the 14nm Skylake architecture. On top of that, there are also the Comet Lake-S processors for desktop. After being the subject of speculation for months, these desktop processors are now officially launched – led by the Intel Core i9-10900K and the surprisingly robust for the price i5-10600K. And, they are now on the latest PCs, with Asus and MSI being the first ones to unveil Intel Comet Lake-S Z490 motherboards. Since there’s already a mouthful of information out there about Intel Comet Lake, let us help you make sense of it all. We’ve broken Intel Comet Lake range down for you, covering everything from rumors and speculations about future additions to the lineup to all the official news from Intel. Keep this page bookmarked, as we'll update it with any new information that comes our way. Intel Comet Lake release date Intel pushed out its 10th-generation Comet Lake processors for laptops back in August, with the actual laptops filtering out over the following months. On top of those, Intel has announced early April the full lineup of Comet Lake-H processors, which will be the high-performance chips that will be found in gaming laptops this year. That means we will be seeing those chips out in the wild in the next few months. As for the Comet Lake-S desktop chips, Intel launched them on April 30, and they’re now available for purchase. It won’t be long until we’ll see them inside many PCs soon. In fact, the latest Alienware Aurora, R11, already has the i9-10900KF chip inside. Intel Comet Lake price Now that the Comet Lake processors for laptops are out, the price tag for each chip is also finally available. We’ve listed them out for you below so you can decide whether or not to upgrade. These are Intel’s recommended price for every Comet Lake chip: Intel Core i7-10710U – $443 (about £340, AU$635) Intel Core i7-10510U – $409 (about £315, AU$585) Intel Core i5-10210U – $297 (about £230, AU$425) Intel Core i3-10110U – $281 (about £215, AU$405) With laptop pricing, though, it’s important to keep in mind that these aren’t prices that consumers will ever see. Instead, it’s a suggested price that Intel gives to its distributors, which can charge above or below this price to laptop manufacturers. These prices will generally be worked into the overall price of the laptop, but these numbers can still give a decent idea of which segment of the laptop market each chip falls into. As far as Intel Comet Lake-S processors, these are Intel’s recommended prices for each: Intel Core i9-10900K – $488 (about £395/A$765) Intel Core i9-10900KF – $472 (about £380/A$740) Intel Core i9-10900 – $439 (about £355/A$690) Intel Core i9-10900F – $422 (about £340/A$660) Intel Core i7-10700K – $374 (about £302/A$585) Intel Core i7-10700KF – $349 (about £280/A$545) Intel Core i7-10700 – $323 (about £260/A$505) Intel Core i7-10700F – $298 (about £240/A$465) Intel Core i5-10600K – $262 (about £215/A$410) Intel Core i5-10600KF – $237 (about £190/A$370) Intel Core i5-10600 – $213 (about £170/A$335) Intel Core i5-10500 – $192 (about £155/A$300) Intel Core i5-10400 – $182 (about £150/A$285) Intel Core i5-10400F – $157 (about £130/A$245) Intel Core i3-10320 – $154 (about £125/A$240) Intel Core i3-10300 – $143 (about £115/A$225) Intel Core i3-10100 – $122 (about £98/A$190) These are about on par with Coffee Lake Refresh prices below, with some differences here and there that are pretty negligible. Intel Core i9-9900K – $488 (£519, AU$899) Intel Core i7-9700K – $374 (£409, AU$659) Intel Core i7-9700 – $323 (about £250, AU$450) Intel Core i5-9600 – $192 (about £150, AU$260) Intel Core i5-9400 – $182 (£194, about AU$250) Intel Core i5-9400F – $182 (£188, about AU$250) Intel Core i3-9350K – $173 (about £130, AU$240) Intel Core i3-9350KF – $173 (£194, about AU$230) Intel Core i3-9320 – $154 (about £118, AU$215) Intel Core i3-9300 – $143 (about £110, AU$199) Intel Core i3-9100 – $122 (about £90, AU$170) Intel Core i3-9100F – $122 (about £90, AU$170) Intel Comet Lake specs Comet Lake is yet another iteration of Intel’s 14nm manufacturing process. This means that there isn’t much improvement in the way of power efficiency, and thermals will probably start to ramp up. We haven't got a chance to test each of these processors yet, but we expect the difference over 8th-generation Whiskey Lake chips to be pretty minor – aside from the Intel Core i7-10710U, of course, which boasts is a 6-core (12-thread) processor with a boost of up to 4.7GHz. We've got all the specs of the Intel Comet Lake Mobile chips here: Intel Core i7-10710U – 6-cores, 12-threads | 12MB Cache | 1.1GHz base / 4.7GHz boost Intel Core i7-10510U – 4-cores, 8-threads | 8MB Cache | 1.8GHz base / 4.9GHz boost Intel Core i5-10210U – 4-cores, 8-threads | 6MB Cache | 1.6GHz base / 4.2GHz boost Intel Core i3-10110U – 2-cores, 4-threads | 4MB Cache | 2.1GHz base / 4.1GHz boost These may look very similar to Whiskey Lake, but with some higher clock speeds. The biggest differences here, though, are the inclusion of Wi-Fi 6 compatibility and Thunderbolt 3 on the die. Advertisement As far as Comet Lake-S desktop processors go, there’s a noticeable increase in cores, threads and turbo speeds that’s reflected across the new Comet Lake-S lineup. What's perhaps most notable is the Core i7-10700K, which still has that massive 125W TDP, but offers 8 cores and 16 threads with a 5.1GHz turbo. That’s a higher spec than the 9900K Here are the Comet Lake-S processors specs, with a noticeable increase in TDP across the board – even the Intel Core i5-10600K has a 125W TDP – which means increased heat: Core i9-10900K: 10 Cores, 20 threads | 3.7GHz base, 5.3GHz boost | 125W TDP Core i9-10900: 10 cores, 20 threads | 2.8GHz base, 5.1GHz boost | 65W TDP Core i7-10700K: 8 cores, 16 threads | 3.8GHz base, 5.1GHz boost | 125W TDP Core i7-10700: 8 cores, 16 threads | 2.9GHz base, 4.8GHz boost | 65W TDP Core i5-10600K: 6 cores, 12 threads | 4.1GHz base, 4.8GHz boost | 125W TDP Core i5-10600: 6 cores, 12 threads | 3.3GHz base, 4.8GHz boost | 65W TDP Core i5-10500: 6 cores, 12 threads | 3.1GHz base, 4.5GHz boost | 65W TDP Core i5-10400: 6 cores, 12 threads | 2.9GHz base, 4.3GHz boost | 65W TDP Core i3-10320: 4 cores, 8 threads | 3.8GHz base, 4.6GHz boost | 65W TDP Core i3-10300: 4 cores, 8 threads | 3.7GHz base, 4.4GHz boost | 65W TDP Core i3-10100: 4 cores, 8 threads | 3.6GHz base, 4.3GHz boost | 65W TDP We’ve had a chance to test both the Intel Core i9-10900K and the Intel Core i5-10600K. A benchmark leak hinted that the Intel Core i9-10900K will deliver an almost 30% leap in performance. Unfortunately, while it does come with two extra cores over 2018's Core i9-9900K, along with boost clocks that reach 5.3GHz across one or two cores, it actually loses ground to the 9900K in terms of raw gaming performance. It’s the Intel Core i5-10600K that actually proved to be an impressive contender, especially next to AMD’s affordable offerings. It delivers excellent multi-core performance and an improved single-core performance, making it a great value for mid-range consumers, especially those looking to do more than just gaming. Not that this came as a surprise. We’ve already gotten a preview of how these might compare to AMD Ryzen 3000, which shows that Intel will have to offer some competitive prices for its Comet Lake-S chips to keep up with AMD. Leaked benchmarks for the i7-10700K, i5-10600K and i5-10600KF show off their single-core performance, unsurprisingly outmatching their respective AMD rivals.

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Here’s all you need to know about virtual data rooms and how they are the key to your business success. Nerdcore Computers are here to unveil the myths & mysteries of virtual data rooms, answer your most asked questions and take you through important checklists for companies and advisors. Removing the myths & mysteries From M&A through capital raises, audits, strategic reviews and tenders, material outcomes depend on virtual data rooms. But data rooms aren’t created equal. What sets a modern data room apart from legacy rooms: More than storage and file sharing Data rooms aren’t just about collecting, collating and storing information. Modern virtual data rooms integrate with other platforms to allow two-way syncing and drag-and-drop functionality that can get a room up and running in minutes. Granular access privileges, print and save controls, tracking of all actions, reporting and sophisticated Q&A enables seamless collaboration. Artificial intelligence powers and automates smart analytics on the motives and behaviour behind people’s activity. More than manual labour and guesswork Artificial Intelligence and automated scorecards not only automate reporting, they predict outcomes with 97% probability within seven days when using a virtual data room for selling an asset. Workflows and processes developed by experts enable advisors and companies to prepare for deals fast and get to work immediately on driving their desired outcome. This saves significant time and money compared to generic tools and processes. Pathways that are reverse engineered from thousands of deals outline what is required - in quantity and quality - in a path to follow for proven success in critical transactions and deals. Only highly advanced data rooms remove the guesswork as to what documents and steps are needed to prepare for and complete a transaction in line with an investor’s or buyer’s requirements. More than fixed pricing plans and feature packages The Nerdcore Group offers dynamic, pay-as-you-go pricing with entry level plans encourages teams to start securing better outcomes earlier through readiness. Whether for a single user or a small team, pricing scales as the opportunity and requirements do, in a predictable and controllable way. Many vendors contract data rooms off a three-month proposal, leading to pricing surprises as most events run for more than nine months. Look for month-to-month pricing or a discount on an annual subscription to be safe. Customers not wishing to start with a full ‘bells-and-whistles’ virtual data room can now start earlier with a core data room offering, adding features and users they need as the opportunity progresses through convenient add-on packs. More than limits on data size Legacy data rooms trouble users with information limits and a price tax when they exceed that limit. Some even charge unpredictably based on how many pages you load. Modern data rooms enable you to load as much, or as little, information as you need, so you can budget costs accurately. More than a transaction tool Modern data rooms position you to get ready, run and realize value from more than just an M&A, asset sale or capital raise. Companies lower the cost of ownership and leverage data room capabilities for instilling operational discipline, governance and risk management around material information necessary for audits, compliance, tenders, post deal integrations, readiness, investor reporting, board communication and more. Lack of functionality, no integration with cloud storage, complexity of use and pricing based on information limits imposed by legacy rooms - all combine to create roadblocks for companies to prepare for and achieve optimal outcomes. What is a data room? A data room is a physical or virtual space where one party can disclose confidential information in a controlled manner to a number of other interested parties. Data rooms are used frequently during mergers and acquisitions (M&A) where a seller and their advisors need to facilitate due diligence and reveal information about their company or asset to several interested buyers at the same time. What is a virtual Room? A virtual data room (VDR) is a virtual space that acts much like a physical data room except that all data is hosted securely online with security controls over information and reporting on usage. In the days before virtual data rooms, M&A potential buyers would need to visit an actual room in person to review stacks of critical documents and paperwork. Today, multiple potential buyers can access confidential information simultaneously online. Why use a virtual data room during M&A? Data rooms make the entire M&A due diligence process easier, more efficient and safer for everyone involved. They allow the sell-side party to keep full control over how and when information is revealed and to whom. The sell-side can also manage all communication with their bidders through the virtual data room. When the deal is done, they offer a full audit trail of disclosure through a single digital archive of all activity. What is due Diligence? Due diligence, as it relates to M&A, involves the disclosure of information by the sell-side to prospective parties. It is the process to ensure each party involved is exposed to all relevant facts before making any final decisions on the deal. The term originated in the United States Security Act 1933, where any broker accused of inadequate disclosure was protected from liability if they could demonstrate that they had performed due diligence. Naturally, to avoid risk this practice soon became the industry standard. It is now the norm for companies to make a legal and voluntary disclosure of all sorts of information to help potential buyers form a clear picture of their current operations and future prospects. Interested parties are then able to make informed and intelligent business decisions. What happens during due diligence? Documents concerning the past, present, and future prospects of the business are made available to each bidder during due diligence. The aim is to be as open and transparent as possible, while still protecting the interests of the business. Care needs to be taken, as interested parties could include the seller’s direct competitor or perhaps a new company entering the industry. Equally, the deal may at any time fall through or be called off. In the case where the deal does successfully go through, there is a duty of care to ensure that unsuccessful bidders aren’t left with information that could be used against the new owner. For this reason, extremely sensitive information may be held back until the final stages of negotiation when it is clear which bidders are serious about making a deal. Is there really any difference between data room providers? Yes! There are many products on the market that often get labelled as ‘data rooms’ but are in fact more like simple file sharing. When it comes to M&A, they are ill-equipped to offer the level of security, collaboration tools, reporting and flexibility needed in the typical high risk low trust environment of M&A due diligence with bidders who can be the selling companies direct competitors. Products can vary from the very basic, with minimum security and rudimentary filing structure and navigation, to more sophisticated, highly secure and at times, very complex setups. Going with generic file sharing and storage tools is a false economy as the lack of features creates inefficiencies that result in higher transaction costs and waste time of busy management teams who should be maximizing focus on running the business while a transaction is occurring. Why not just use a basic data room for deals like M&A? Basic data rooms are great for sharing files between offices and disclosure. However, during M&A when a seller wants greater control over who sees what and when, with greater visibility over potential buyer behaviour in the data room it pays to invest in a data room built with the specific M&A workflow and process in mind. At first glance, it might seem that a simple secure environment is all that is needed to share documents during your deal. However, beyond document storage you need to consider how easy it is to upload and download documents, to integrate with Excel and email, to set security for different users, to change access quickly if the mood changes during negotiations, to shut down access in an instant if the deal is called off, to analyze reports to focus on risks, and to restrict access to some parties and not all - for instance, if a close competitor is in your data room. Even seemingly simple things like how documents are indexed and numbered can cost hours and thousands of dollars, whereas a data room can do this automatically to best practice standards that advisors and investors require.  In short, the impact on every users experience for both buy side and sell side teams translates into greater efficiency, confidence and outcomes or significant frustrations, stress, risk and inefficiency. The right tool for the job at hand is a critical decision. What are the risks in using a file sharing system vs a fully fledged data room? Simple systems are intended for simple usage. They can fast become a headache when used for anything more. Limited functionality can cause a huge waste of time and potential security issues for all involved. Why use a data room such as Nerdcore computers designed for deals like M&A and raising capital? By using a specialist data room, you will find features built specifically to make the M&A due diligence process easier and more secure. What you won’t find is a bunch of stuff you will never use cluttering up the page and slowing down the system. That means potential buyers accessing your data room will see a professional looking system where they can find the information they need to make their decision fast. Great news if you are the one selling! What's the best way to manage Q&A? Some people choose to run Q&A outside the data room using complex Excel spreadsheets passed back and forth over email. On each buy-side team, long lists of questions are compiled and sent to someone on the sell-side. That person then has to review the list and send out clusters of questions to different people in their team to review and respond to. When they receive answers bit by bit from different people they have to continually update their spreadsheet and forward the relevant answers to the relevant buyers. If this sounds like a chore, then you would be right! It’s the single, most time-consuming part of the M&A process. This is where ‘M&A’ can equal ‘Misery & Angst’! This method is complex, laborious and risky, with question and answers often getting duplicated. There’s the continual risk of sending the wrong information to the wrong person, potentially outdated spreadsheets being in circulation and the creation of an understandably complicated audit trail across numerous email accounts. It can be overwhelming. Thankfully there is a better way. With all Q&A-related documents being held within the data room, it makes sense to run Q&A here as well. Nerdcore Computers offer a Q&A process designed exclusively for M&A to help centralise Q&A workflow and make life easier and safer on both sides of the deal. What should i look our for when choosing a data room for M&A? Access Can you easily connect your data room to drag & drop or automatically import documents from other systems and Cloud storage solutions? Will documents imported from Cloud storage solutions automatically sync for constant updating? How easy is it to open and view documents? Do you need to download any sort of viewing software? Can you and your potential bidders access the data room from all operating systems and devices with the same ease or are there any restrictions/caveats? How fast and easy it is to change access by user or user group if needed? Flexibility Can you change who sees what, or do blanket security settings apply? Do you have flexibility on watermarking, document access, printing, saving, revoking access by user? Is the system easily scalable to suit any size deal? Ease of use How fast and easy is it to get the data room up and running? How easy will it really be for multiple users to log in from different time zones and operating systems? How intuitive is the system to navigate around? What systems are in place to help save time, such as bulk upload and download? Does the Room come pre-provisioned with workflows and processes? Control How much control can the data room offer over workflow? How easy is it to get a clear overview of all activity within the data room? Search How sophisticated is the search facility? Can you search within documents as well as across headlines? Can you search for terms within PDFs as well as Microsoft Office documents? Reporting What reporting tools are available? What format will reports come in? Does the Room use AI to automatically predict outcomes and score activity? Are easy-to-view and use dashboards included? Does the Data Room feature scorecards that automatically show you how your transaction is progressing and the status of documents? Q&A for M&A How easy would it be to run Q&A through the data room? Can you easily create scorecards and templates for the transaction? Will you still need to use email and spreadsheets for tracking and Q&A? Can you easily assign people to review documents, Q&A and information? Does the Data Room offer threaded commenting? Support Does the data room offer 24/7/365 support if needed? Where is the support based geographically? What kind of support is available – just technical, or is more strategic expert support available? How fast will they respond to your enquiries? In what format? Pricing How is the cost of your data room calculated? Are there any additional fees that could potentially be added as the project moves forward? What happens if your deal gets delayed or even cancelled? What happens if you exceed information limits? What happens if you need to scale-up or scale-down users? Can you get access to monthly pricing? Security What independent security accreditation does the provider have? What other security measures are in place to keep data from falling into the wrong hands? How foolproof is the audit trail? Experience What experience does your provider have in the M&A space? Have they ever worked on a deal like yours before?

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Thanks to digital audio workstation software, the right laptop can make or record professional-quality music tracks1. Whether you’re recording bass guitar or hip-hop or a classical quartet, you can now produce practically any kind of music on a laptop computer. But while any laptop can be used to produce music on some level, the more serious your ambitions, the more selective you need to be when choosing a laptop for music production. First, let’s figure out what you’re going to do with music on this laptop, then we’ll run down the basic options and identify the most important software and peripherals. Recording, Producing/Composing, or Performing? Musicians use laptops in different ways. Many employ a traditional approach, recording tracks from microphones and instruments, then mixing them to create the final product. Hip-hop, pop, and EDM musicians typically use the laptop itself to produce most of the actual sounds—programming the sounds into a sequencer or playing them on a MIDI keyboard or touchpads connected to the laptop. But they still record vocals and some other sounds using microphones, and mix those with computer-generated audio and often with snippets of other artists’ recordings. DJs typically do all of the above and also use the laptop as a performance device, often triggering everything with a controller that has touchpads and a couple of turntable-style discs for scratching. All of these applications use software packages called digital audio workstations, or DAWs. Some DAWs are targeted more at recording, others more at generating music in the laptop itself. Here’s a great guide to selecting a DAW. The folk singer/songwriter who wants to carry a laptop with her on the subway to record gigs in Brooklyn has different needs than the producer who wants to put together hip-hop beats in his home studio in Atlanta. So the first step should be deciding what your work requires. Is portability important? Are your productions going to be fairly simple or complex? Is your laptop going to be used in a music live performance? Screen Size The screen is important because it determines the size of your visual workspace. The more complex your productions, the more workspace you need. Almost any laptop screen will let you monitor 6 to 10 tracks of music comfortably, but managing 30 tracks is nearly impossible on a small screen. Smaller screens (10–13” diagonally) will nestle easily in backpacks. For basic recording and mixing, a small display is fine. Midsized laptops (14–16”) generally represent a balance between portability and performance. Large laptops (17–18”) are great for music producers who need to monitor dozens of tracks at once, which is the norm with hip-hop, pop, and EDM productions. Mobility If you’re planning to use your laptop for live recording or performing, a smaller model is usually a better choice because it’s easier to carry and takes up less space on stage. Another consideration in these applications is battery life. This isn’t important in homes or clubs where there’s an outlet nearby, but might be vital for mobile recording. Also, if you’re planning to use your laptop for a performance or to record in clubs, it’s a good idea to choose a model with a backlit keyboard. Mac or Windows? MacBooks are fast and reliable, yet there are some equally powerful Windows laptops, typically at more affordable prices. This choice depends mainly on two factors: your budget and which software you prefer to use. Note that professional music studios tend to use Macs, so if you plan to work in conjunction with pro studios—recording a few tracks in a large room, perhaps, or hiring a pro to mix or master your recording—a Mac might be a safer choice, although audio files from Windows machines can be transferred to Mac OS and vice-versa. More information can be found in our PC vs Mac article › Processor Music production can put a heavy load on a CPU, or processor, which is the heart of any computer. Get the best, most capable processor within your budget because it’s rarely possible to upgrade it later. The more complicated your productions, the more the CPU matters. Mixing a tune with 30 tracks, multiple sampled instruments, and lots of digital audio effects demands a powerful computer. There are two measures of processor performance to keep in mind. One is the number of cores. Each core can process data independently, so adding cores dramatically increases processing power. A quad-core processor is the best choice for music production. The other measure is clock speed, which typically runs from about 2.4 to 4.2 GHz. The faster the better. Typically, a more compact laptop will have a less-powerful processor, but that’s not always true. RAM RAM, or random-access memory, stores programs and data temporarily when your computer is on. The more complex the program, the more RAM it requires. For music production, you need at least 8 GB and preferably 16 GB of RAM, especially if you’re working with a lot of recorded tracks and/or virtual instruments, or applying multiple effects to your tracks. Luckily, RAM is one of the more upgradeable components of a computer, but every laptop has its limits. It’s best to choose one that can accommodate at least 16 GB of RAM. Storage: HDD or SSD?                                                                                     Audio files take up a lot of storage space: Just one complicated tune can easily fill 1 GB. This is why it’s a good idea to have at least 1TB of available storage. How that storage is arranged is a different issue. Your options are a conventional hard drive (HDD) that relies on one or more internal spinning discs, a solid-state drive (SSD) with no moving parts, or an external HDD, which connects to your laptop through USB. An SSD can read and write data much faster than an HDD and it’s quieter and more reliable. However, an SSD is typically about five times as costly per GB as an HDD. One solution, if your laptop permits it, is to have a 128 or 256 GB SSD plus a 1TB HDD. This way, boot-up and loading of programs from the SSD are ultra-fast, and you have plenty of storage for music files on the HDD. Another solution is to keep your music files—or at least your archived ones—on an external HDD. This method adds complexity, but it lets you add more storage when you need it, and it does let you opt for a smaller, slimmer computer. Ports To interface a laptop with microphones, instruments, and other audio gear, you’ll need an audio interface, which will connect to the laptop through a USB port. If you’re producing music directly on the laptop, you’ll also use USB to connect a keyboard, MIDI pads (for tapping out rhythms), and DJ controllers. Many music pros like to use control surfaces, which provide a physical interface much like a mixing board, instead of controlling their recording and audio mixing using a mouse. Laptops come with at least two USB ports, but obviously you may want more, especially if you want to connect peripherals such as a wired keyboard or mouse, or an external hard drive. Any computer’s USB ports can be augmented by connecting a USB hub, but for portable users, that will be one more piece of gear to carry. Speakers/headphone jacks Surprisingly, these features don’t matter much in a laptop used for music production. The speakers built into laptops are very low-quality devices that are only there for situations where you have nothing else to listen through. Nothing will sound good through them, and if you try to tailor your mixes to sound good through them, the music will probably sound strange when played on good speakers. You can use the headphone jack built into the laptop, but in most laptops, the amplifier connected to the headphone jack is of low quality and may throw off the sound of your headphones a bit. Fortunately, most audio interfaces have headphone jacks as well as connections that allow you to hook up a set of high-quality powered monitor speakers that will let you do great-sounding mixes. Because isn’t it a little crazy to invest hours in choosing the right laptop, and hundreds of hours in producing a piece of music, only to listen to it through poor-quality speakers? Final Tracks Once you’ve chosen the laptop, audio interface, and the DAW software that’s best for your needs, you’ll be ready to create studio-quality music productions. In fact, a lot of the music you hear on the radio is created using nothing more. All you need to add is your own creativity and imagination.

Whenever you hear of the term cyber-crime, you probably associate it with big businesses and corporations. After all, why would anyone target your small enterprise? Thinking like this could prove to be damaging and possibly catastrophic. Small businesses are increasingly becoming the victims of cyber-attacks. In fact, Symantec reported that out of all the cyber-attacks perpetrated in 2015, , 43% targeted small businesses. Their report also indicated that the attack on small businesses has been on the rise with 2011 having 18%, 2012 having 31%, 2013 having 30%, and 2014 having 34%. The trend indicated above is worrying. But, remember, the reason for the increased attacks is because hackers have realized that small businesses apply little to no effort in the securing of their data. So what is data security and how does it protect your business from potential threats? How to keep your small business data safe? Data security or protection, put simply, is the procedure employed to ensure that your data cannot be corrupted or accessed illegally. The idea behind securing your data is to protect your business’s data while ensuring that it stays private. Data includes all personal and business files that are stored in the database. The process of securing data generally follows these three steps: Encryption. For any data to be of any use, it has to be understandable on a human level. Encryption counters this by using a set of algorithms and mathematical schemes to scramble the information into an unreadable format. This encrypted text can only be decoded by someone who has the decryption key. To take it up a notch, end-point full encryption is employed. It encrypts every last bit of data in your hard disk thus giving you a very high form of protection. Strong user Authentication. We encounter user authentication on a daily basis. Every time you try to login into your computer or social media account, you are required to go through a one-step verification process. One-step verification is weak and is easily hacked. A strong user authentication process will often involve multiple stages of verification making it very difficult to hack. Data Backup. You have to be prepared for when the worst happens. Securing your data will never give you 100% assurance. There is always the chance that there might be a loophole in the system which may include an inside job. That is why the process of securing data also includes a backup plan. The backup will ensure that although the information may be stolen, you can always restore it. By now, you might be inclined to start securing your data; but why is it important to do so? Someone could be accessing your information without your knowledge In this internet technology-driven world, anything is possible. Industrial espionage is no longer a term that is relegated to spy films and large corporations; the threat of it happening to you is very real. Someone, probably a competitor, could be keeping track of your undertakings. This information could give them an edge. You might be playing clean, but that doesn’t mean that someone else does. A trillion cyber-attacks were attempted during the past year Dell reported that they helped prevent over 1 trillion hacks during the previous year. This figure is mind-boggling. You cannot possibly want to put your business at risk knowing that you could get attacked at any time. The financial implications of a data breach The costs of cleaning up and recovering your data after an attack are very high. The cost of setting up a data security system pales in comparison with that of picking up the pieces after being subjected to cyber-crime. Reputation As a small and growing business, your business wears its reputation like a badge of honor. Nothing could devastate your company faster than losing your customer’s trust. Now that we know why it is important to secure your data, here are seven data security tips for small business: 1. Adopting EMV EMV initials stand for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa. EMV is an encrypted payment system that uses microchips in the credit card to process transactions. In addition, it also protects the information in the card. This ensures that both parties are free from fraud. Upgrade the payment system in your business to accept EMV cards. Not only will this protect your business, but it will also absolve you from liability in the event that fraud does happen. Plus train your team with PCI training online. 2. Securing your wireless network Wireless networks attract more hackers than a moth to a light bulb. While your standard network encryption key might keep your next door neighbors from accessing your network, hackers could log into it in their sleep. This is why you need to use the strongest encryption setting in your router to protect your business. Additionally, disable the broadcasting function in order to make your network invisible. After all, they cannot hack what they can’t see. 3. Perform background checks At times, we might get caught up in securing our businesses against outside intrusions and fail to protect it from what is happening right in front of us. Inside jobs are the biggest threats to a business apart from cyber-crime. Price water coopers reported that employees orchestrated over 70% of frauds committed to small businesses. This is why you need to be extra vigilant when it comes to selecting the right employees for your business. Check their backgrounds as these will often give a clue on what kind of person they are. In addition, be observant of what is going on with your employees. Changes in character should be duly noted as changes in their performance will often accompany these. 4. Decentralize password access to sensitive data Never allow one person to have access to all the passwords. The levels of entry should be distributed to different employees to minimize the risk of the data being breached. Maintain the central access key yourself. 5. Shred business documents Physical documents need to be safeguarded. Access to the documents should require authorization from the necessary source. This should ensure that in case a document goes missing, you can easily trail the theft process, or at least there will be someone to be held accountable. Additionally, old records that have their information in the database should follow the correct process of discarding. The best way to achieve this is through shredding by a particular person. 6. Upgrade your software Buy the necessary software that will help you in this quest. These include encryption software and excellent anti-virus programs. Good corporate anti-virus programs come in handy because hackers nowadays have automated their hacking systems. These means that bots will try to infiltrate your system, a good antivirus should take care of this. Plus don’t forget your smartphone. You should also look into protecting your mobile from viruses and this is even more important if you do work on a phone and that includes just answering emails. 7. Data backup of your business data Like we previously discussed, backing up your data is preparing yourself for the worst. It will save you a lot of hassle in case something does happen. These security threats against your data information are unlikely to end anytime soon. This is because the world has all but embraced the internet. Failing to have a website for your business is just bad business practice. The caveat is that this puts your business at risk of hacking. It is therefore imperative to secure your business in all ways that you can.

Make sure that your Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive data is protected—while still being easy for you to access. With cloud storage now so tightly integrated into desktop and mobile operating systems, we're all syncing more data to and from the cloud than ever before: our photos, videos, documents, passwords, music, and more. There are plenty of benefits to having access to all of your data anywhere and from any device, of course, but it does open the door to someone else getting at your files from a different device too. Here's how to keep that from happening. 1. Use Strong Passwords and Two-Factor Authentication All the standard security tips apply to your cloud accounts as well: Choose long and unique passwords that are difficult to guess, and use a password manager. Keep your passwords secret and safe and be wary of any attempts to get you to part with them (in an unexpected email, for example). You should also switch on two-factor authentication (2FA) if it's available (most popular cloud storage services now support it). Enabling 2FA means unwelcome visitors won't be able to get at your cloud storage files even if they know your username and password—another code from your phone will be required as well. 2. Audit Your File and Folder Shares Cloud storage services are fantastic for sharing files with other people—from family members to work colleagues—but it can leave your data open to unauthorized access if someone else finds those links, or manages to access the account of a person you've shared files with. Be careful who you share files and folders with, and add passwords and expiry dates to your shares, if these features are available. It's also a good idea to run a regular audit of all the shares that are currently active on your account—in the Dropbox web interface, for example, click the Shared button on the left. For those shares that do need to stay active, use whatever options you have inside your cloud storage accounts to make these shares read-only unless the other parties absolutely need to be able to edit files (Google Drive is one service where you can do this). 3. Clear Out Your 'Deleted' Files Many cloud storage services run a recycle bin of sorts, keeping deleted files around for a few days or weeks just in case you want them back. This is often very helpful and can be an advantage if someone tries to wipe your account. That said, you might want to make sure certain sensitive files are completely obliterated and no longer able to be recovered. If you're deleting something that you definitely don't want to get back, and that you definitely don't want anyone else to find either—especially if the file or folder is shared—dig into whatever undelete options the service has and make sure the files are really, truly gone. In the case of iCloud on the web, for example, click the Recently Deleted link to view and permanently wipe deleted files. 4. Check Your Connected Apps and Accounts Even if hackers aren't able to get into your accounts through the front door, they might try and gain access through a side window—in other words, through another account that's connected to your cloud storage. While it can be convenient to have connections to your calendar or email apps set up, for example, it also makes your account more vulnerable. At the very least, make sure you're regularly checking which third-party applications have access to your cloud storage, and remove any that you're not actively using (you can always add them again if you need to). For example, if you're in the Dropbox web interface, click your avatar (top right), then Settings and Connected to see connected apps. 5. Turn on Account Alerts Most cloud storage services will be able to send you alerts about significant account events, such as new sign-ins, and it's important to make sure these are switched on. You might also be able to subscribe to alerts about activity inside your accounts, such as new shares that have been created, or files and folders that have been removed. At the very least, you should be able to check in on what's been happening recently in your cloud accounts, and it's worth doing this regularly. In the case of Google Drive on the web, for instance, click My Drive, then the Info button (top right), then Activity to see recent changes in your account. 6. Deactivate Old Devices That Still Have Access Most cloud storage services let you sync files from multiple devices, so if you upgrade your phone or switch jobs and use a new laptop, it's important that you properly disconnect and deactivate the old ones—just in case whoever inherits those old devices somehow has access to your old data. This usually just means signing out of the relevant app before uninstalling it completely, but you should also sign out inside the browser that you've been using as well (see below). You can also do this remotely inside most accounts: In the case of OneDrive, for example, go to your Microsoft account online and click All devices to view and remove devices associated with your account. Sign out of a computer when you're done using it. 7. Enable Account Recovery Options Your cloud storage account is only as secure as the weakest link attached to it, which means you need to keep the account recovery options as well protected as your login credentials. Is the password reset email set to an email address that you have full access to, for example? What this looks like depends on the account, but the recovery options are usually in the account or security settings. Make sure they're up to date. If you have security questions associated with account access, these should be ones that can't easily be figured out by someone you live with or work with (or who is following your social media accounts). 8. Sign Out When You're Not Using Your Accounts For the sake of convenience, you'll probably want to stay signed into your cloud storage accounts while you're using them. When you're done, it's important that you sign out to stop anyone else gaining access to your files—especially if you're on a computer that's shared with other people (such as the rest of your household). The option to sign out should be fairly prominently displayed (cloud storage providers don't want you getting hacked either): In the case of iCloud on the web, click on your name up in the top right-hand corner of the browser tab and pick Sign out. 9. Protect Your Devices, Too Physical security is important too. Keep the phones, laptops, and other devices where you use your cloud storage accounts guarded against unauthorized access. Otherwise someone could get straight into one of your accounts if they get physical access to your phone or laptop. You don't want to have a phone or laptop lost or stolen only to discover that whoever ends up with it also ends up with all of your personal information. Some cloud storage apps will let you add extra protection inside the app itself, like an additional PIN or face unlock. For example, Dropbox for Android and iOS both offer this, so look out for a similar feature in the apps you use. In Dropbox, find the settings menu inside the app and then choose Configure passcode (Android) or Change passcode (iOS).

We are providing some online information to the tracking device we have been installing on our customers electronic devices. Please read Description: GF07 Ultra Mini Vehicle GPS Tracker Long Standby Magnetic GSM/GPRS Real Time Car Locator System Tracking Device Specifications: Appearance size: 3.5cm*2.0cm*1.4cm (L*W*H)/1.38*0.79*0.55" Charging input: AC 110-220V 50/60Hz Charging output: DC 5.0V 300-500mA Machine battery: 3.7V 400mAh Li-ion battery Standby time: 12 days Working time 4-6 days Expansion card: support mini TF card Continuous call time: 150-180 minutes Network standard: GSM/GPRS Storage temperature: -40°C to +85°C Operating temperature: -20 ° C to +55 ° C Humidity range: 5%-95% non-condensing GPRS: Upload60, TCP/IP Working voltage: 3.4-4.2V DC Standby current: about 2.5mA Turn on voice control current: about 30mA Call current: about 150mA GSM positioning time: 25 seconds Frequency band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz Supported countries: China, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Denmark, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Hungary, Thailand, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan, Iraq, Saudi, Arabia, United States, Kazakhstan, Outer Mongolia, Dubai, etc. Trouble shootings: 1. The host cannot be connected A: You must insert the SIM phone card and turn it on to enable the phone signal, so you only need to restart the machine. Also, if your phone card is not on the server and there will be no signal. 2. TF memory card can work normally A: First check if the TF memory card is wrong. If there is no problem with the TF card, you can format the TF memory card and try again. 3. Can't charge A: To charge, you need to insert a GSM card. If there is no SIM card, it can't be charged. 4. What is the master phone A: The phone you use to monitor the GPS tracker. Special warnings: 1. When the tracker power is low (below 5%), please charge it in time. If the battery is in a deficient state for a long time, it will inevitably cause deep discharge of the battery, affecting the battery performance and life. In severe cases, the battery will not be charged or scrap. If it is not in use, please charge the battery to 60%-80%, disconnect the power supply and then store it. When it is not in use for a long time (three months), please charge it regularly to protect the battery. In order to better use this machine, please read carefully and follow the above, thank you. 2. This product is limited to personal safety, anti-lost and anti-theft use. It is strictly forbidden to use it illegally. All legal liabilities arising therefrom shall be borne by the user. Included: 1 x GPS Tracker 1 x Charging Cable 1 x User Manual

What is a medical ID? A medical ID is jewelry that could save your life. Medical conditions, drug and food allergies, prescribed medicines and emergency contacts can be engraved onto the surface of a medical ID bracelet or necklace. Who should wear a medical ID? People with certain medical conditions wear medical IDs to alert emergency medical professionals in an emergency. The following are good reasons to wear a medical ID: Food, Drug or Insect allergies Cardiac problems (angina,arrhythmias,atrial fibrillation,pacemakers) Pulmonary Conditions(Asthma/COPD) Kidney Failure Diabetes, blood disorders Alzheimer's/Memory Impairment Blood thinners/ Anticoagulants (Coumadin/Warfarin) Emphysema/Breathing disorders Rare diseases Epilepsy/Seizure disorder Hearing, sight or mentally impaired Surgery, transplant and cancer patients Clinical trial participants Special needs children Hypertension Stroke risk Sickle Cell Anemia People taking multiple medicines Anemia Tourette Syndrome Some order medical IDs engraved with their blood type, online health records and contact information. Do emergency responders even look for a medical ID? Australian Medical ID recently surveyed emergency medical professionals ranging from first responders to paramedics. Among the results: More than 95 percent of respondents look for a medical ID during emergencies. More than 75 percent look for a medical ID immediately upon assessing a patient. 95 percent look at the patient's wrist to find a medical ID, and 68 percent look for an ID on the patient's neck. What are the benefits of wearing a medical ID? In an emergency, when you might be unable to speak for yourself, a medical ID bracelet or necklace speaks for you. Symptoms of common ailments can easily be misdiagnosed. Prompt diagnosis is critical to effective treatment. A brief description of vital medical facts engraved on your medical ID ensures appropriate and timely medical care. According to a published study, half of all medical errors occur because of mistakes made upon admission or discharge from the hospital. Wearing a medical ID protects against potentially harmful medical errors. More than 95 percent of emergency responders look for a medical ID; more than 75 percent check for a medical ID immediately upon assessing the patient. If you're wearing a medical ID, it won't be missed. Medical IDs are not just for emergencies, they eliminate trips to the hospital, reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and prevent minor emergencies from becoming major ones. Medical IDs save lives! The imminent iOS 13.5 update includes a new feature that could save your life. Once the update drops, you’ll be able to opt into automatically sharing your medical ID with emergency dispatchers and first responders, which will then provide you with the best care. To edit your Medical ID information: Open the Health app on your iOS device. Tap your profile picture.in the “Summary” screen Tap “Medical ID” under “Medical Details” Tap “Edit.” Add any relevant medical information you wish to share, such as current medications, allergies, blood type, pre-existing conditions, etc. Enabling “Show When Locked” will add an icon to your lock screen your medical information viewable by tapping an icon in the lower left of your lock screen. This is how first responders will be able to access your Medical ID info without needing to unlock your device. Tap “Done” to save the changes and close the editing window. Know what MedicAlert ID to look for MedicAlert IDs all look different – and are updated every year. So it’s a good idea to regularly check our products and get to know the different IDs.

In the near future, you’ll be able to launch and navigate Android and iOS apps using Alexa voice commands. Today, Amazon released a bunch of new developer tools. The most interesting might be Alexa for Apps, which allows developers to add Alexa functions to their Android and iOS apps. Amazon has tested the tool with companies like TikTok, Uber, Yellow Pages and Sonic. So already, you can ask Alexa to start your TikTok recording or open the Sonic app so you can check the menu. If you book an Uber ride through Alexa, the voice assistant will ask if you want to see the driver’s location on a map in the app. As more developers use the tool, you’ll be able to ask Alexa to open apps, run quick searches, view more info and access key functions. This will work through the Alexa app, Alexa built-in phones or mobile accessories like Echo Buds. This could give Alexa an advantage over other voice assistants like Siri and Google Assistant because it will allow Alexa to cross the iOS-Android divide. But as The Verge points out, it could also be more work for developers. Many apps already work with both Siri and Google Assistant, and now they’ll have to work with Alexa too. Alexa for Apps is still in preview, and interested developers can request early access. Author Nerdcore Computers

What is the Azure Application Proxy? Azure AD Application Proxy is a feature of Azure AD Premium and Azure AD Basic. It allows publication of internal web-based application to provide Internet access to authorized users in the corporate domain. The Azure AD Application Proxy can be used in place of internal Web Application Proxy Servers to provide authorized internal users access to internal, web-based applications from outside the security of the corporate network. Typically, your organization will have internally deployed SharePoint sites, Outlook Web Access, Citrix Director (for those Citrix customers), and many other line-of-business web applications. Using Application Proxy (a feature of Azure AD), you integrate those applications with Azure AD, and the applications can be consumed externally in a secure manner. Often the case when needing to present such applications out to the internet, you have to depend on VPN-type solutions for security, proxies, DMZ extensions of your applications, or else modify different firewalls to accept direct traffic to your internal resources. Using Application Proxy, a Proxy Connector is installed on a server in your internal network, which acts as the broker (reverse-proxy) to provide you with access to that application. No need to deal with VPNs or firewall rules, just allow ports 80 and 443 from the Connector out to the internet. Why should I use the Azure Application Proxy? There are many advantages, that is why we should use the Azure Application Proxy, here is a short list of some of them (This list is not final). One outgoing and none One incoming connection You do not need to have an incoming HTTPS publication in your firewall to an internal web server. The connector internal opens an outgoing connection. No public IP For me personally one of the two most important points, if a company has only few or no more free public IP addresses or its IP address changes from time to time, this has no influence on the publications with the Azure Application Proxy. No public certificate My second personal highlight is that it does not necessarily need its own public certificate. Microsoft provides this and it can be used as often as you like. In this case, however, the domain is specified in the address link. If you don’t want this, you can of course also use your own public certificates. These can be used relatively easily. PreAuth, Conditional Access, MFA You can also select “Passthough” but the pre-qualification of users is a great protection against attacks on accounts, as Azure can already fend off these logins DDoS protection Since your own web server is always hidden behind the Azure services, you have a very good DDoS protection built in. Here, too, you have to consider that Microsoft has a huge infrastructure in front of it and this would normally rarely or never be built by companies. OAUTH If a user has already authenticated himself on the AzureAD Ap Proxy (preferably with MFA), then you may want to avoid a second login to the actual back end. This is possible via OAUTH tokens. The Azure AD App proxy “knows” the user and your backend app is also known in Azure AD. Then you can also send the user a suitable token which he passes on to the backend service. More and more applications support this login. Guest Access Pre-authentication is not limited to its own tenant. You can also authenticate the users of other tenants via the Azure AD App Proxy. Depending on the application, this option opens up the horizon by a right slice. Cost/License In order to use Azure Application Proxy and all its benefits, one of the following licenses is required: Azure AD Premium P1 or P2. Azure AD Premium P1 is currently also included in the following Microsoft plan: Enterprise Mobility & Security E3 The Azure AD Premium P2 version is offered in the following Microsoft plan Azure Mobility & Security E5 The complete overview of the features can be found here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/active-directory/ Configuration Azure Application Proxy Log on to the Azure portal Navigate to Enterprise applications. Select On-premises application. The Azure portal will inform you that you have no Application Proxy Connector servers and that you must download and install the required software to a server. Click Download Application Proxy Connector. Before installing the Application Proxy Connector software, turn off IE ESC (Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration) via Server Manager. Click Accept terms & Download. Run the installer from a supported server operating system, and click I agree to the license termsand conditions followed by Install. Enter credentials of an Azure global administrator account. Click Close to complete the install. Two services are installed alongside the Proxy Connector: Microsoft AAD Application Proxy Connector – Enables connectivity. Microsoft AAD Application Proxy Connector Updater – Checks for new versions of the connector and updates the connector accordingly. Return back to the Azure portal and click I’ve finished the installation. Add an application Back in the Enterprise applications portal at the Azure Portal we click on + New application Here we choose the type of our deployment, in our case we choose On-premises application We fill in the needed information it is shown in the form. I will use for this article one of my printers… Your application will show as below and is editable at any time. You can also add new applications from this screen. Click on Application proxy. In the next Step, we need to assign the new application to Users or User Groups, who should be allowed, to access the App. For that we click on Assign users and groups Here we do it in the way, how we also add permissions to other Groups in Azure. Accessing the Application There are two ways, how we can now access the configured Application: The first way is, if we go to the Office 365 Portal using the path https://portal.office.com Here we click on the  symbol and scroll down to our app. The second way is if we know the public link, we simply hit it in a web Browser. Author Nerdcore

Last week showed that the browser wars are far from over, and might just be heating up again soon. Microsoft announced a full-on coming out party for Internet Explorer 9's beta release, scheduled for September. Almost simultaneously, Google released the newest beta version of its browser, Chrome, featuring faster speeds and its Autofill functionality. The browser market, once a stronghold of Microsoft dominance, has seen significant changes recently.  Earlier this year, IE's market share dropped below 60% for the first time.  As IE was slipping, Chrome was moving upward, passing Apple's Safari as the number three ranked browser, trailing only IE and Mozilla's Firefox. As Microsoft turns to IE 9 to try and right the ship, Google continues its upward push and, for the first time, stagnant Firefox is in its sights. Fans of Chrome, Firefox, and the other non-IE browsers cite multiple reasons why the once dominant browser has slipped.  Slower speeds, less security, and heavy bloat are among the chief complaints of IE's opponents. IE's supporters simply point to the facts:  it's still the number one ranked browser, it's ubiquitous on desktops and laptops, and it remains the most preferred browser among enterprise users. With so many competing points of view, the decision of which browser is best often comes down to personal choice.  But what should you even be considering? SponsoredPost Sponsored by Huawei Huawei Cloud Paves Way for Global Opportunities A positive ecosystem supports growth of all participants. Huawei Cloud aims to establish an ecosystem to help partners across the globe. Speed:  One thing both sides agree on - speed is vital.  With so many sites running JavaScript, the quicker a browser is, the better. Which is the fastest? That depends on where you look. TopTenReviews ranked all three of the top browsers - IE, Firefox, and Chrome - the same in terms of speed.  Yet, earlier this year, Computerworld tests showed Chrome was the fastest of the three, with IE the slowest.  Firefox remains steady, but is overshadowed by IE and Chrome. Speed though, can be deceiving.  What a user actually does with a browser, the hardware it's installed on, Internet traffic, and the performance and reliability of an Internet connection all affect the speed of any browser. Perhaps the best test is to try it yourself.  As Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols wrote of Chrome in May: "All you have to do is use it, and you'll see that it blows other browsers away." Of course, if Chrome is so much faster, than shouldn't it already be the number one ranked browser? IE maintains that title, despite its recent drops, in large part because of it's superiority in another category: Ease and Standards: IE remains the number one browser of choice for business and enterprise customers because it is the standard.  Unlike Chrome and Firefox, IE comes standard on virtually all PCs and laptops and has been an integrated part of business for years. Because of that, and IE's direct integration into Windows, it's a simple matter for businesses to control it.  IE is also the common denominator among Internet browsers - even those who don't like it, know how to use it. That level of widespread understanding makes a huge difference in a browser's usefulness to an enterprise customer.  It takes little or no effort to get IE up and running across an entire network. As of yet, Firefox and Chrome can't say that. Security: Recently, Internet security company McAfee reported that over ten million pieces of malware were cataloged in the first half of this year. With so much malicious code running loose, the security of a browser is most users' top priority. Yet, as with speed, determining which browser is the most secure can be tricky. In January, Gregg Keizer wrote of one researcher who declared that Chrome was the security model all browsers should follow.  However, Google's recent problems with privacy breaches have left a bad taste in some user's mouths. Microsoft recently released a record number of security patches for its products, including IE.  But, the ability to include Windows domain security adds to IE's security for business. Firefox, which has had its share of patches as well, recently added additional support for the https protocol, through the HTTPS Everywhere add on.  Through this add on, users are automatically directed to a more secure https URL whenever one is present. Certainly, this is significant step for Firefox, both in increasing its security profile, and taking away some of the concerns over browsing. In the end though, any browser is only as secure as users allow it to be. Internet security software, user behavior, and surfing habits all directly affect the security of a browser. So, which browser is best? Each has its own benefits.  IE is the standard and offers familiarity and comfort.  Chrome is faster, more streamlined, and has an expanding array of extensions.  Firefox combines speed close to Chrome's, a level of familiarity that approximates IE's, and the widest selection of extensions available. Browsers, like computers themselves, need to be evaluated and experienced.  That's the only way to make a truly smart choice about which is the best for you.

Comcast is partnering with Mozilla to deploy encrypted DNS lookups on the Firefox browser, the companies announced today. Comcast's version of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) will be turned on by default for Firefox users on Comcast's broadband network, but people will be able to switch to other options like Cloudflare and NextDNS. No availability date was announced. Comcast is the first ISP to join Firefox's Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) program, Mozilla said in today's announcement. Cloudflare and NextDNS were already in Mozilla's program, which requires encrypted-DNS providers to meet privacy and transparency criteria and pledge not to block or filter domains by default "unless specifically required by law in the jurisdiction in which the resolver operates." Further Reading Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs "Adding ISPs in the TRR program paves the way for providing customers with the security of trusted DNS resolution, while also offering the benefits of a resolver provided by their ISP such as parental control services and better optimized, localized results," the announcement said. "Mozilla and Comcast will be jointly running tests to inform how Firefox can assign the best available TRR to each user." Firefox CTO Eric Rescorla said that "bringing ISPs into the TRR program helps us protect user privacy online without disrupting existing user experiences," and that Mozilla hopes today's news "sets a precedent for further cooperation between browsers and ISPs." Joining Mozilla's program means that Comcast agreed that it won't "retain, sell, or transfer to any third party (except as may be required by law) any personal information, IP addresses, or other user identifiers, or user query patterns from the DNS queries sent from the Firefox browser," along with other requirements. Mozilla noted in today's announcement that encrypting DNS is "the first step" toward privacy, and not the only necessary step. Firefox started providing DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default with Cloudflare to US-based users in February. Mozilla and Comcast haven't said exactly when Comcast's encrypted DNS will be available on Firefox. Whenever it happens, the change should be automatic for users unless they've chosen a different DoH provider or disabled DoH altogether. Comcast told Ars yesterday that "Firefox users on Xfinity should automatically default to Xfinity resolvers under Mozilla's Trusted Recursive Resolver program, unless they have manually chosen a different resolver, or if DoH is disabled. The precise mechanism is still being tested and the companies plan to document it soon in an IETF [Internet Engineering Task Force] Draft." Mozilla told Ars that Comcast's DoH in Firefox will be "opt-out," meaning that it will be possible to switch from Comcast to Cloudflare or NextDNS. Instructions for switching encrypted-DNS providers in Firefox are available here. Mozilla, Comcast previously fought over DNS plans DNS over HTTPS helps keep eavesdroppers from seeing what DNS lookups your browser is making. This can make it more difficult for ISPs or other third parties to monitor what websites you visit. Further Reading ISPs lied to Congress to spread confusion about encrypted DNS, Mozilla says The Comcast/Mozilla partnership is notable because ISPs have fought plans to deploy DNS over HTTPS in browsers, and Mozilla's work on the technology is largely intended to prevent ISPs from snooping on their users' browsing. In September 2019, industry groups including the NCTA cable lobby that Comcast belongs to wrote a letter to Congress objecting to Google's plans for encrypted DNS in Chrome and Android. Comcast gave members of Congress a lobbying presentation that claimed the encrypted-DNS plan would "centraliz[e] a majority of worldwide DNS data with Google" and "give one provider control of Internet traffic routing and vast amounts of new data about consumers and competitors." Comcast's lobbying presentation also complained about Mozilla's plan for Firefox. Mozilla in November accused ISPs of lying to Congress in order to spread confusion about encrypted DNS. Mozilla's letter to Congress criticized Comcast, pointing to an incident in 2014 in which Comcast "injected ads to users connected to its public Wi-Fi hotspots, potentially creating new security vulnerabilities in websites." Mozilla said that because of the Comcast incident and others involving Verizon and AT&T, "We believe that such proactive measures [to implement encrypted DNS] have become necessary to protect users in light of the extensive record of ISP abuse of personal data." Mozilla also pointed out the country's lack of broadband privacy rules, which were killed by Congress in 2017 at the request of ISPs. As Mozilla moved ahead with plans to automatically switch Firefox users to encrypted DNS providers such as Cloudflare, Comcast said it does not track its broadband users' Web browsing histories and launched a public beta of its own version of DNS over HTTPS. Eventually, they began working together. "Comcast and Mozilla have been discussing DNS encryption since 2019 and signed an agreement to deploy DoH to Firefox users on Comcast networks in March 2020," Mozilla told Ars. Comcast's encrypted DNS should also be coming to Chrome at some point. Comcast is part of Chromium's DNS over HTTPS beta program, along with Cloudflare, OpenDNS, and others.

This map represents the coverage of 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G mobile networks in Melbourne. See also : mobile bitrates map in Melbourne. Click on the map below of Australia. Where does the data come from? The data is collected from tests carried out by users of the nPerf app. These are tests conducted in real conditions, directly in the field. If you'd like to get involved too, all you have to do is download the nPerf app onto your smartphone. The more data there is, the more comprehensive the maps will be! All test results are displayed on the maps. Filtering rules are applied before performance calculation for publications. How are updates made? Network coverage maps are automatically updated by a bot every hour. Speed maps are updated every 15 minutes. Data is displayed for two years. After two years, the oldest data is removed from the maps once a month. How reliable and accurate is it? Tests are conducted on users' devices. Geolocation precision depends on the reception quality of the GPS signal at the time of the test. For coverage data, we only retain tests with a maximum geolocation precision of 50 meters. For download bitrates, this threshold goes up to 200 meters. How can I get hold of raw data? Are you looking to get hold of network coverage data or nPerf tests (bitrate, latency, browsing, video streaming) in CSV format to use them however you like? No problem! Contact us for a quote. Does a PRO tool for coverage maps visualization exist ? Yes. This tool is mainly intended for mobile operators. It has been integrated into an existing cockpit that already includes internet performance statistics from all operators in a country, as well as access to speed-test results and coverage data. These data can be visualized by applying filters by technology (no coverage, 2G, 3G, 4G, 4G+, 5G) over a configurable period (only the last 2 months for example). It's a great tool to track the deployment of new technology, monitor competitors and identify poor signal coverage areas.

Adobe has released Photoshop CC 2020, the latest update to its flagship image-editing application. The new version brings some seriously useful new features, including new Warp capabilities, better automatic selection, and a range of minor interface changes that combine to make you more productive. Here’s our guide to the best features in the update. Better Auto Selections The Select Subject command has been enhanced, due to Adobe Sensei – their name for the artificial intelligence that allows Photoshop to analyze an image and guess at what you want to select. In practice, it’s remarkably good at its job: in this image of a car on a complex background, Photoshop has successfully selected the car almost perfectly. There’s still some minor tweaking to be done, but it’s an impressive first step. Selective Selections The Select and Mask dialog (formerly known as Refine Edge) has always incorporated a Quick Selection brush. Now there’s a new tool, which lets you make a selection around the object you want to isolate: in this case, it’s the woman sitting on the right. Enhanced Properties Panel For several versions now, the Properties Panel has been the go-to location for information about the current layer. It has received major enhancements in this release, with context-sensitive additions that depend on the layer and current tool type. It also now contains Quick Actions, such as Remove Background, which uses the same Sensei technology as Select Subject to isolate objects of interest and, as the name implies, remove the background. Note that the background isn’t deleted, but hidden on a new Layer Mask; this allows you to fix any errors, such as the missing part of the roof of this car. The Properties Panel is especially effective with type, since it now provides quick access to all the most common typographic tools, both on a Character and a Paragraph level. There are also Quick Action buttons at the bottom for converting type into a Frame and into a Shape object. Customizable Warp The Image Warp functionality has been a useful addition to Free Transform for many years, allowing you to use envelope distortions to change the shape of an object. But it has always used a 3 x 3 grid, which could be limiting. Now known simply as Warp, it starts off with just four control handles, one at each corner, with Bézier handles on each to adjust the warp direction and amount. You can now add as many points as you like within the warp, either by choosing them from the Options Bar at the top, or simply by holding Option or Alt and clicking on the image. This provides tremendous extra flexibility, allowing for the creation of complex warp effects that weren’t possible before New Preset Panels New panels for Patterns, Gradients and Shapes make their storage and retrieval much more straightforward, with graphical previews that show you exactly what you’re going to get. The Shapes panel, in particular, provides a vastly better way of choosing shapes: dragging from the panel into the artwork will create a new vector layer containing that shape. Context-Aware Fill Changes Context-Aware Fill, formerly a menu option, got its own dialog with the release of Photoshop CC 2019. Now that dialog has been enhanced to provide an Auto sampling area, which complements the Rectangular sampling area that was previously the default behavior. You can also choose a Custom area if you want to paint the sampling area yourself, but in practice the Auto area does a reasonably good job in most situations. And because you can choose to output the patch to a new layer, it’s easy to adjust it afterwards. Layer Comps within Smart Objects The Layer Comps panel provides a way of creating multiple versions of a piece of artwork, allowing you to move and turn off elements between different compositions. Layer Comps have always been supported inside Smart Objects, but in order to switch between them you have previously had to open the Smart Object in a new window to make the change. Now embedded Layer Comps are shown in the Properties Panel when a Smart Object is selected, making it much easier to switch between different versions of the artwork. Additional new features There are many small but useful additions to Photoshop 2020. Constraining the aspect ratio to maintain layer proportions with Free Transform was introduced in Photoshop CC 2019 – previously, you had to hold the Shift key to do this; now you hold the Shift key to unconstrain transformations. But it was applied inconsistently, with Smart Objects still retaining the old behavior. That oversight has now been corrected, irrespective of layer type. Creative Cloud plans now include access to all 17,000 Adobe fonts in what was previously known as the Typekit collection. The really good news is that you can still access all the fonts even if you only have the Photography plan, which includes just Photoshop and Lightroom. The Properties panel now also allows you to access stylistic sets from those fonts that support them, with plain English descriptions of the glyphs to be changed. Smart Objects could previously be turned into regular layers only by opening the Smart Object in a new window and dragging all the layers into your document. There’s now a Convert to Layers button in the Properties Panel, which creates a new group containing all the layers that were in the Smart Object; you can choose whether to retain or discard Smart Filters and transformations that had been applied to it. The Brush tool has also had a minor update, with the ability to use the arrow keys to rotate a brush tip as you paint with it. You can now also hold the Tilde key ~ to temporarily make the Brush tool into an Eraser. This is a worthwhile upgrade, providing many genuinely useful new features. Those with a Creative Cloud subscription will get it automatically; and it provides extra impetus for those diehard CS6 users to take the plunge and subscribe. Author Nerdcore

More than 1000 coronavirus-related scams have been circulating since the pandemic began – and the government is warning Australians to remain vigilant. According to the government’s Scamwatch website, the most common types include phishing for personal information, online shopping, and superannuation scams. “Scammers are hoping that you have let your guard down. Do not provide your personal, banking or superannuation details to strangers who have approached you,” the website states. RELATED: Huge mistake Aussies will make today RELATED: Surprise Aussies claiming $1500 benefit “Scammers may pretend to have a connection with you. So it’s important to stop and check, even when you are approached by what you think is a trusted organisation.” Here’s a round up of the most common COVID-19 scams – and how to protect yourself. PHISHING This involves scammers “phishing” for your personal information, by pretending to be government agencies providing virus information via text or email which contain malicious links designed to steal your information. They may also impersonate government agencies and pretend to offer help in applying for financial assistance FROM news.com.au MasterChef's emotional farewell speech Get the latest entertainment updates To protect yourself, never click on links in messages or emails, even if the source seems genuine – instead, visit the website directly yourself. Next, never respond to unsolicited messages and calls that ask for personal or financial details, even if they claim to be from a reputable organisation or government authority — just press delete or hang up. Other impersonation scams involve scammers pretending to be from real businesses such as banks, travel agents, insurance providers and telco companies, and using various excuses around COVID-19 to ask for your personal and financial information, lure you into opening malicious links or attachments, gain remote access to your computer or seek payment for a fake service or something you did not purchase. Again, ignore these attempts and never provide a stranger remote access to your computer, even if they claim to be from a telco company such as Telstra or the NBN Co. SUPER SCAMS Another scam involves attempting to steal victims’ superannuation or offering unnecessary services and charging a fee. The majority of these scams start with an unexpected call claiming to be from a superannuation or financial service. The scammers use a variety of excuses to request information about your superannuation accounts, including offering to help you access the money in your superannuation, ensuring you’re not locked out of your account under new rules or checking whether your superannuation account is eligible for various benefits or deals. During a superannuation scam call, the scammer will typically ask questions such as “Have you worked full time for the last five years?” or “Are you going to apply for the $10,000 superannuation package?” Scammers are taking advantage of COVID-19 to strike.Source:istock They may also falsely claim that inactive super accounts will be locked if not merged immediately. Again, never give any information about your superannuation to someone who has contacted you, and hang up and verify their identity by calling the relevant organisation directly. ONLINE SHOPPING SCAMS Scammers have created fake online stores claiming to sell products that don’t exist, such as cures or vaccinations for COVID-19 and products such as face masks. The best tip to uncover a fake trader is to search for reviews before buying. It’s also important to watch out for sellers requesting unusual payment methods such as upfront payment via money order, wire transfer, international funds transfer, preloaded card or electronic currency like Bitcoin. SCAMS TARGETING BUSINESSES Other scammers are using COVID-19 in business email compromise scams by pretending to be a supplier or business you usually deal with. To avoid falling victim, verify any request to change bank details by contacting the supplier directly using trusted contact details you have previously used. Consider a multi-person approval process for transactions over a certain dollar amount, with processes in place to ensure the business billing you is the one you normally deal with, and keep the security on your network and devices up-to-date, and have a good firewall to protect your data. Businesses can also sign up to the ACCC’s Small Business Information Network to receive emails about new or updated resources, enforcement action, changes to Australia’s competition and consumer laws, events, surveys and scams relevant to the small business sector. If you have been scammed or encountered a potential scam, you’re encouraged to report it to Scamwatch.

Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 - MT - Core i3 4130 3.6 GHz - 8 GB - 500 GB Specs Nerdcore Computers has just bought 49 desktop computers from Elwood Primary School in Victoria. In which we now have the rights to resell. If your wanting a desktop computer for home this machine is more than capable of handling any applications an services you can challenge it with. Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 - MT - Core i3 4130 3.6 GHz - 8 GB - 500 GB Specs Intel Core™ i3-4160 Processor (3M Cache, 3.6GHz) number of cores 2 intel graphics 4600 8gb mem 500 gb hard drive 4 th gen core i3 3.6 ghz windows 10 professional genuine usb 3 ports usb 2 ports dvd rom wireless vga in display port connector 1 month warranty tax invoice if you buy 2 its still the same price Only 350.00 each one monitors an keyboard not included if you require a monitor an keyboard we can supply at an extra cost.

The acer all in one computer is a great desktop computer for business or personal. It is a powerful core i5 processor. We have bought 24 computers from elwood primary school as a surplus end of lease agreement. We are now selling each one for $499.00 come an grab a bargain. Families parents welcome. We will sell to businesses as well. Read more Acer Veriton Z4810G - all-in-one - Core i5 4570T 2.7 GHz - 8 GB - 500 GB - LED 23" Inch lcd Fhd 4th gen core i5 2.9 - 3.6 ghz turbo boost 23 inch antiglare screen no mark on screen or blotches intel graphics 4600 screen res 1980 x 1024 full hd can support up to 3 monitors plugged in usb 3 usb 2 wireless built in speakers webcam bluetooth 4.0 hdmi input display port connection in vga in dvd rom reader an burner 8 gb mem 500gb hdd condition is near new everything is there an working keyboard mouse power cords its all there an working - ex school machines windows 10 professional genuine license 1 months warranty we can post anywhere in Australia for just 50.00 Author Nerdcore Computer

At these serious times due to the corona virus, we are taking the highest extreme measures to protect you from contracting a corona virus. The measures are extremely serious due to the virus still being transmitted around Australia. We ask you to not contact closer that 1.5 metres. We ask you to wear a mask when coming into our repair centre. If one of our technicians visits your home or business you must provide them with room to start working. We take this matter very serious and must protect our staff from any serious damages. Its important to also understand the conditions of contracting the corona virus. This is the facts of the conditions outlined by our Australia Health Government. Most common symptoms: fever dry cough tiredness Less common symptoms: aches and pains sore throat diarrhoea conjunctivitis headache loss of taste or smell a rash on skin, or discolouration of fingers or toes Serious symptoms: difficulty breathing or shortness of breath chest pain or pressure loss of speech or movement Seek immediate medical attention if you have serious symptoms. Always call before visiting your doctor or health facility. People with mild symptoms who are otherwise healthy should manage their symptoms at home. On average it takes 5–6 days from when someone is infected with the virus for symptoms to show, however it can take up to 14 days.

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AUGMENTED STORE AT HOME he store becomes virtual and intelligent and opens its doors 24/7! Augmented Store At Home is a platform of digital services with very high innovative content able to respond to the current (and future) needs of the entire retail sector by exploiting the power of Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Innovative AR and MR app aimed at the retail market. Augmented Store at Home allows the end customers or buyers to visualize an augmented reality virtual store even from home and the store staff to continue to develop relationships with visitors by entering the experience with their own avatar and supporting the customer in choosing the desired item. Interactive, multi-device and multi player. While having a tour inside the virtual store - which can be used with any iOS and Android mobile device - the consumer can request remote support to the personnel, who intervenes in the experience with its own holographic avatar. Also ready for fashion industry! Through Mixed Reality the store personnel can stay in touch with their customers and buyers and share the immersive experience in the virtual store in real-time by displaying accurate digital 3d reproductions of products and explore them as if they were real! AUGMENTED AND MIXED REALITY FOR  RETAIL INDUSTRY Augmented Store At Home is the B2B /B2C platform designed to support the business continuity of the stores. The solution allows the end customer to view an augmented reality virtual store from home and store personell to continue creating relationships with visitors to the store, even remotely, entering the experience with their avatar and supporting the customer in the choice of the desired article. Available for any retail sector, also for fashion. Augmented Store is a visualisation platform of virtual stores, completely based on Microsoft Azure technologies. Multidevice and multiplayer, it’s usable with smartphone, tablet, Windows, Microsoft HoloLens2 and immersive mixed reality headset.  Applicable to any retail industry,  Augmented Store at Home innovates the shopping experience in terms of 4.0 and supports retailers to offer a super-fun and emotional service with the help of Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality. Thanks to Extended Reality technologies, the company can show the full range of its products without the need for large exhibition areas, even remotely.

The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is finally here, Microsoft says, meaning that you can download it now. Eventually, it will be pushed to your PC as a regular update. If you don’t actively seek it out, however, your PC won’t receive it right away. “To ensure you continue to have a reliable, productive experience with your Windows 10 devices, we are taking a measured and phased approach to how we offer the May Update, initially limiting availability to those devices running Windows 10, versions 1903 and 1909 who seek the update via Windows Update,” Microsoft said in a blog post. According to Microsoft, if you want the Windows 10 May 2020 Update right now, you can open your Windows Update settings (Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update) and click the Check for Updates button. If the update appears, you can then click the Download and Install button to install it. If you don’t see this button, there’s probably a reason. Microsoft scans your device hardware, and won’t offer the update if it knows there’s an existing workaround that it’s trying to solve. In our review of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, we noted that the release is more significant than in years past, with some substantive feature upgrades, but not so many nor so major as to be very ambitious. The Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 now features a true Linux kernel, though it’s an optional feature you’ll specifically have to enable. The Your Phone app is now fully functional for the vast majority of devices. Cortana is now a standalone app, too, somewhat to its detriment. Microsoft did say Wednesday, however, that it’s adding some features to Cortana’s functionality—though not in the app itself. Andrew Shuman, Microsoft’s corporate vice president in charge of Cortana, told PCWorld that Microsoft feels strongly that using Cortana to add intelligence in other areas of the Windows Experience is important. One example of this is Cortana’s Play My Emails feature. It's currently part of the Outook app for iOS and will roll out for Android in the coming weeks. Microsoft also said that it will be sending a Cortana “Briefing” email outlining what a user has on their agenda during their day. Right now, however, the feature is limited to a specific subset of users: First Release for Microsoft 365 Enterprise users with Exchange Online mailboxes in English. Author # Nerdcore Computers

What is Break Fix IT? Break Fix is the model of IT Support whereby a business only balls in IT Support when there is a problem. Perhaps systems need updating or something has stopped working. While this may seem quite reasonable to some, there are a large number of disadvantages to this style of support. The disadvantages far outweigh the advantages and generally speaking, cost savings are rarely a advantage with Break Fix IT Support. The five major disadvantages for businesses using the Break Fix model are: Cost Users incur costs for consultation, repairs made, parts and labour. There is no way to budget for these costs as the issues are unforeseen and there is no way for the business owner to know if they are paying a fair price. As there are no measures being taken to avoid future problems, the business is left open to surprise costs at any time. Productivity is hindered Often businesses working within this model leave their day to day IT needs in the hands of someone in the office who is a bit more tech savvy. This may seem convenient, until this individual is on leave or in the middle of highly critical work which they are unable to be removed to handle seemingly less important IT issues. Hidden problems Sometimes small issues can quickly become big issues or they can even go unnoticed. When issues go unnoticed there can be major consequences y 5e time the problem is picked up. With no-one monitoring your systems, issues which haven’t been picked up can lead to lengthy downtime or costly repairs. Business downtime When your business systems are down, just minutes of downtime can mean hundreds of dollars of lost revenue or even more if your clients lose faith in your ability to meet their ongoing needs. No preventative measures Using an IT company only offering Break Fix Solutions means that there are no preventative measures in place for your business. Why would they suggest it? If they are offering Break Fix services only, they are relying upon things going wrong instead of things going right. What about Break Fix Pros? There are only two possible situations in which Break Fix might be the right fit for your business: Microbusiness with little or no IT infrastructure If your business is very small and does not rely on technology to run, Break Fix and your local IT guy may be all you need. If however, your business relies on technology, Break Fix is a gamble and may end up costing you more than you realise. Large business with IT management and dedicated staff or employees Very big companies will often have systems and staff in order to take care of IT Support demands. These big companies will often call the nerdcore group to consult on high level projects where expertise in a particular area is required. The Nerdcore Group prefers to see our clients working at 100% efficiency and capacity in their business. Our Managed IT Support[link], provides not only peace of mind but also operational efficiency. Unless your business falls into one of the two categories above, you shouldn’t take the gamble with Break Fix IT Support. Call us today on 1300637326 for a free consultation.

Outlook helps millions of people manage their email correspondence every day, but assumes you already know how to organize your office correspondence for optimal productivity. What if you don't? In this article, we’ll give you some of the best Outlook hacks for digital office management, along with some awesome Outlook tips and tricks featured in the program. My first rule of Office Management is: work less.  Sounds like a perfect solution for all of us, but what does that look like in reality? “Working less” means you touch each piece of correspondence one time only.  Whether it’s an actual paper envelope with a letter, or whether it’s an email.  Touch it once, handle it once, and move on. “Correspondence” means Incoming Information, not necessarily “follow-up tasks”. Let's get started with some tips on email filing. 1. Automatically file an email To apply the “Work Less” theory, have Outlook automatically file an email.  Then you can read them all at one time without distraction. Create a Folder: Ctrl + Shift + E Automate Filing into the folder Right-click the Email, click “Rules”, Choose “Always move messages from” Outlook helps millions of people manage their email correspondence every day, but assumes you already know how to organize your office correspondence for optimal productivity. What if you don't? In this article, we’ll give you some of the best Outlook hacks for digital office management, along with some awesome Outlook tips and tricks featured in the program. My first rule of Office Management is: work less.  Sounds like a perfect solution for all of us, but what does that look like in reality? “Working less” means you touch each piece of correspondence one time only.  Whether it’s an actual paper envelope with a letter, or whether it’s an email.  Touch it once, handle it once, and move on. “Correspondence” means Incoming Information, not necessarily “follow-up tasks”. Let's get started with some tips on email filing. 1. Automatically file an email To apply the “Work Less” theory, have Outlook automatically file an email.  Then you can read them all at one time without distraction. Create a Folder: Ctrl + Shift + E Automate Filing into the folder Right-click the Email, click “Rules”, Choose “Always move messages from” Inbox folder system The second file system was contained in the old and dreaded “4-Drawer File Cabinets”. (I still cringe at the memory of those heavy, metal drawers slamming shut.) Well, these have essentially become the Inbox folder system which automatically alphabetizes the folders. What if you’d like to cheat and move a “W” folder to the top of the Inbox list, but you can’t pick it up and move it there? Here’s a tip… Just type an underscore, “_”, or a number in front of the folder name. You see, since computers auto-file for us, no one remembers or teaches the old rules of filing: “Symbols and numbers come before everything else". Perennial files The third office file system is the “Perennial file” and I’m not talking about flowers here. Perennial means “forever” files.  You just don’t purge these - EVER.  These would be your Archive Folders at the bottom of the Navigation (Folder) Pane.  They would probably contain contract files, corporate records, tax records, etc. 3. Use “Flags” and “Categories” to keep track of important emails in your Inbox I once taught at a company that had color-coded their internal departments but didn’t apply the same system to their emails.  The Categories inside your inbox can serve that purpose.  Here is a quick video on how to Flag emails so they don’t get lost and how to add color categories using the Categories column. 4. Use shortcuts Second rule of Office Management: Type less (and use shortcuts.) Here are some easy-to-remember options: Reply to an email:  Ctrl + R To create a new email:  Ctrl + Shift + M To open your email:  Ctrl + 1 To open your calendar:  Ctrl + 2 To open your contacts:  Ctrl + 3 To open your tasks:  Ctrl + 4 Or use “Quick Steps” to pre-format and pre-address an email to multiple people. Want more Microsoft Office shortcuts? Check out our shortcuts for Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. 5. Drag and drop Third rule of Office Management: Be open to learning new tricks! These little-known methods can surprise even the pros: Let’s face it – typing creates typos, which cause repair work and drain your productivity. When an email requires a task or follow up, (i.e.: a contact needs to be created or an appointment is needed based on the information in the email), use the Drag-And-Drop method below: (Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, or Notes) “Drag and Drop”:  Simply click and drag the email and drop it onto the bottom left “Contacts” symbol on the Navigation bar.  Suddenly you’ve got a brand new contact with the email address and name automatically entered. Now, inside the Contact window, the Notes portion will have the person’s phone # and address (if included on their signature line.) Use Copy (Ctrl C) and Paste (Ctrl V) to get the signature line items into the correct fields in the new contact window. Less typing, no typos, and your contact is created within seconds! “Drag and Drop”: the email again onto your “Calendar” and an appointment will be made, plus it keeps all the detail from the email. So you won’t have to re-type into the appointment. “Drag and Drop” an email onto the Tasks or Notes symbols on the Navigation bar. You can also reverse this: Drag any Contact to Mail on the Folder Pane to create a new email to that contact. Drag any contact to Calendar to create a new appointment Drag any contact to Tasks 6. View the calendar and inbox side by side Save your sanity and move the Calendar to your second monitor to easily view both screens side-by-side. Right-click any of the bottom buttons on the Navigation Pane (aka Folder pane) (Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, or Notes) Choose “Open in New Window” Now drag that window onto your second monitor

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SkyTrak Releases Version 3.1 of the SkyTrak App April 4, 2020 Winston-Salem, NC, April 4, 2020 – SkyTrak LLC, a joint venture of SkyGolf and SportTrak, announces the release of Version 3.1 of the SkyTrak app for PC, iOS and Android. Version 3.1 features new performance enhancements including Fairway Practice, Shot Optimizer and SkyPro Integration. “Version 3.1 helps golfers learn how changes in their swing or equipment affect distances, shot shape and trajectory,” said Andy Allen, SportTrak Managing Director of Golf. ​“Our continued emphasis on software and app development provides our customers with an enhanced user experience, helping them become better players.” SkyTrak Version 3.1 software updates include: Fairway Practice: Practice shaping shots on dogleg left and dogleg right fairways Set the distance of the dogleg to shape shots with different clubs Choose between easy, medium, hard Shop Optimizer: Get immediate feedback on your data Highlighted optimal ranges for launch angle, back spin and descent angle SkyPro integration: Integrate a SkyPro device for measured club head speed and accurate PTI (smash factor) The SkyPro is about the size of a flash drive and weighs less than one ounce. It attaches easily to the shaft of any golf club just below the grip making it virtually undetectable. Thousands of critical data points about a golfer’s swing path, club head speed, swing plane, club face rotation, shaft angles and much more. To learn more about SkyPro click here…(www​.golf​skypro​.com). Recognized by Golf Digest as an Editors’ Choice Award winner in both its 2017 and 2018 ​“Best in Golf” editions, SkyTrak is golf’s most convenient, affordable, professional grade launch monitor and simulator. It provides accurate, real-time feedback making it a complete practice, play and entertainment system for golf at home. The new Version 3.1 app is available on the App Store and Google Play. For more information about SkyTrak, please visit www​.sky​trak​golf​.com. About Sky Golf SkyGolf, maker of SkyCaddie, the #1‑Rated and Most-Trusted Rangefinder in Golf, is a private company specializing in the development of innovative positioning systems and technology specifically designed to help golfers play better and have more fun. SkyCaddie is the Official Rangefinder of PGA of Canada, PGA of Great Britain & Ireland, and PGA of Sweden. SkyGolf is the only company in the golf industry positioned to deliver game improvement solutions during practice, play, lessons and fitting at the course or at home. The overall mission of SkyGolf is to help golfers play better with better information while respecting the long-standing traditions of the game. By using technology responsibly and within the spirit and rules of golf, SkyGolf provides golfers of all skill levels with better and more rewarding golf experiences. The Company’s innovative products include: a family of SkyCaddie® rangefinders offered in multiple formats, sizes and price points that are preloaded and ready-to-play out of the box; SkyGolf GameTracker the industry’s first fully integrated rangefinder and game tracking solution to be offered in both a wearable belt sensor and a watch utilizing SkyGolf’s proprietary TruGround course library ; SkyPro®, golf’s most powerful swing/putting analyzer and training tool; SkyGolf 360, golf’s fastest growing online community where golfers can go to connect to their Game, their Courses, their Equipment, their Golf Professional and to one another; Swing Labs®, the golf industry’s first unbiased, performance-based fitting solution; and the exciting new SkyTrak™ Launch Monitor that is the first to deliver commercial quality output at a fraction of the cost of competitors to provide a complete Practice, Play and Entertainment System for golf at home at an affordable price. For more information, visit: www​.sky​golf​.com. About SportTrak, LLC SportTrak, LLC provides entertaining digital technology solutions to avid sports enthusiasts for game improvement. We achieve this by delivering accurate information, and affordable products to sports minded consumers. With an initial focus on golf, SportTrak reports measured player performance information through interactive and entertaining software applications. Changing the nature of sports practice from a repetitive requirement to a fun activity means that players become more interested, engaged and connected to the game and their friends. For more information, visit www​.sky​trak​golf​.com. Stay indoors an enjoy a game of golf.

5G has arrived in Australia, with first commercial services available now. But what exactly is it, and how is it different from good old-fashioned 4G? Most importantly, which is better for you? 4G and 5G are both networks that connect your phone to the internet. The 'G' in each stands for generation. So where 4G means 'fourth generation', 5G stands for 'fifth generation'. As it is with most techy things, the larger number indicates the newer, better version of a particular technology. So what's the difference? Obviously there are some in-depth technology distinctions, but from a user's perspective, it's pretty straightforward. 5G is faster. How much faster is 5G? This is a tricky question for a number of reasons. First, real-world speeds of 5G will inevitably be affected by things like strength of signal, network congestion, and the equipment you're using to connect. Second, real-world speeds will also be affected by the technology that has been used to build the network. At the time of writing, Optus says its first commercial 5G home wireless service has achieved peak download speeds of 295Mbps and an average download speed of 100Mbps. To put that in perspective, real-world 4G speeds are usually somewhere between 20Mbps and 50Mbps. And the NBN can currently only achieve a max download speed of 100Mbps. Telstra, meanwhile, has achieved speeds of 1.2Gbps (1,200Mbps) on a Galaxy S10 5G at its offices in the city. However, this was likely the only device connected to the network at the time. In our testing around Sydney, we've seen typical 5G speeds of between 100Mbps and 400Mbps. In the future, 5G speeds in Australia are likely to get much faster. That's because Australian 5G networks currently use a 3.5GHz spectrum, which is similar to the underlying spectrum in existing 4G phone networks. By 2021, we're expecting Australian 5G networks to start introducing mmWave frequencies. In 2018, Telstra trialled a 5G connection on the Gold Coast using mmWave bands and achieved network speeds of around 3Gbps. Pretty damn fast. 4G or 5G: Which is better for you? Will 5G be more expensive than 4G? Right now, the answer is yes, for a couple of reasons. The first is that 5G smartphones on the market right now are super expensive. Outright pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has yet to be confirmed, but judging by the fact that Telstra's plans for the devices currently start at $141, we're guessing it's not cheap. The LG V50 ThinQ retails for $1,729 and starts at $114 per month on plan. The only other 5G smartphone on the Australian market right now, the OPPO Reno 5G, costs $1,499 outright. The second is that telcos will probably charge a premium for 5G network access, in the early years of the technology's adoption. Telstra has already confirmed that customers will have to pay an extra $15 per month for 5G connectivity from around May 2020, unless they choose one of Telstra's two most expensive plans. The reason for the premiums is that, as with all new technologies, 5G networks and phones are just really expensive to make. Phone manufacturers and network providers are likely to offset the cost of the new tech's research and development by passing it on to consumers. We're not yet sure if Optus and Vodafone will charge more for 5G. The good news is that, just like all good new technologies, prices should go down over time, until 5G is just another feature, and not one you'll pay extra for. What will happen to 4G and 3G networks? It's important to note that 5G won't replace 4G, in the same way that 4G didn't replace 3G. Right now, 4G and 3G networks exist simultaneously, with 3G offering essential support to the 4G networks and acting as a bridge between the major cities. 3G also provides the backbone coverage in many less populous areas of Australia. We expect 4G and 5G to work together in a similar way. But the arrival of 5G will mean the end for 3G, with telcos already winding down parts of their 3G networks. Nearly every modern phone in Australia is 4G-capable, so this shouldn't make a difference to whether or not you can use your phone. What it does mean is that we'll all get a minimum of 4G coverage everywhere, which is great news for those living in remote areas. Author Nerdcore Computers 05/06/2020

So what's on the table? What is being proposed is no different than our existing health surveillance system. If someone is infected with COVID-19, then the app will be used to notify those who they have been in contact with. At present this is a painstaking exercise and without the app it is nearly impossible to find all, or even most, of the people an infected person has come in contact with. When the app notifies you that someone you've been in contact who is infected, it won't tell you their name. It'll allow you to rapidly access medical assistance to test whether you are infected. It'll allow you to access medical care to manage the infection. It will prevent you from infecting others if you have the virus. Conspiracy theorists would have us believe that the Government can access mobile phone technology and public security cameras to achieve mass surveillance — but it can't. Regardless, COVID-19 isn't a national-security or police issue, it's a health issue. It's important to remember that the app itself isn't without inbuilt protections. While I'm not advocating blindly trusting government or tech firms, I am asking people to remember that 50 per cent of Australians have downloaded and played Pokemon Go. I want to get more normalcy back in my life, so I'll be downloading the app. But I also want the Government to assure us that once this crisis is over, it won't use our data for anything else. We don't have the luxury of debate time We're still the lucky country, but we're also in a kind of limbo. A vaccine is at best 18 months away, although one must be found first, which shouldn't be considered a given. We're controlling the rate of infection, but if we lift our isolation measures without wiping out COVID-19, then off we go again, with the potential for high rates of infection. It'd be wonderful to have years, or even months, to debate the relative benefits of the app. Unfortunately, extraordinary times demand similarly extraordinary measures. And 126,000 deaths worldwide so far is pretty extraordinary. Before you say no … As you'd expect, digital rights advocates are animated about the potential for government overreach. What data will be collected? Where will it go? Who will access it? All very good questions. The app sounds like something the Chinese Communist Party might dream up to improve its mass surveillance. Let's also be clear, successive governments haven't had a lot of success introducing new technology. The Federal Government wants to drastically improve its ability to trace those who are infected, and who they've been in contact with. This contact tracing ability will provide the Government with a means to prevent and trace clusters of infection. It's amazing how the language of virology and pandemics has become increasingly part of our daily language. All Australians are going to be asked to download and use the app: The Government needs about 40 per cent of us to participate to make this system work. Author Nerdcore

Zoom Misleading Claims Zoom is the latest IT company in the news for “misleading” their clients. Well, with nearly everyone jumping on the “work at home” opportunity and making all those vital Skype, Zoom or FaceTime conferencing calls every day that help keep the World spinning, it would appear that Zoom has not actually been factual with us.  Zoom purported that their platform was encrypted from end-to-end.  However, a new report has revealed it isn’t. At the time of writing 04/04/2020 this is a page from Zoom’s websiteh says and I quote: Heading – “Meet Securely” it goes on to say and I again quote: “End-to-end encryption for all meetings, role-based user security, password protection, waiting rooms and place attendee on hold”.  Apparently there is a White Paper on this “end-to- end” security with encryption as well when using Zoom. Conferencing Calls – Work From Home With Zoom enjoying massive growth in popularity due to the “stay at home” orders from many Governments around the World the thought that your “private” conversations aren’t actually “private” when using Zoom is rather disconcerting.  If the conversations were “private” then they would not be able to be accessed by Zoom the company at all. But a new report from “The Intercept” webpage suggests otherwise. Paraphrasing what they said, Zoom’s definition of “end-to-end encryption” seems to differ from what most ordinary people would define as “end-to-end encryption”. Statement From Zoom In a statement from Zoom, they said that it does not directly access, mine or sell user data, that’s nice to know but I have heard that one before. Oh that’s right! Facebook! They never sold your data! They just gave it away! Now I remember! As a reminder please refresh your memory on that fiasco here: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/facebooks-failures-and-also-its-problems-leaking-data/578599/ Encryption and Privacy Without “end-to-end” encryption, Zoom has the technical ability, whether it does so or not, to spy on your private video meetings and may be forced to hand over that data to Government agencies (read here USA agencies – CIA, FBI, Homeland Security, NSA etc etc etc) in response to legal requests from those agencies. Other well-known IT companies who have been working with USA agencies for years such as Microsoft, Facebook, Google to name a few, publish “transparency reports” that describe exactly how many Government requests they get for the data and how they comply to them. Not so with Zoom, as it does not, as yet, publish its own “transparency report”. It could be argued that Zoom’s marketing department, and therefor Zoom the company itself have failed to properly describe what Zoom is. This would be considered in the US of A as an “unfair or deceptive trade practice” that would run into trouble with the US Federal Trade Commission or should do. Claiming that my product “scratches your back in the bath” and when that said product then fails to do so is deceptive advertising, as you would agree. Anyone wanting to make private or business contact communications with another person or persons would, as an average person would, read “encrypted end-to-end communications” and how “secure Zoom was” as stated above, would then assume correctly in most cases, that Zoom would deliver that promise. It plainly does not. I would like to thank “The Intercept” for the information for this article and any inconsistencies or faults are mine, not theirs. This information is not “fake news” and as “The Intercept” says on their website “how likely would the above information be published by a different news outlet?” Author Nerdcore

How to Fix a Slow Windows 10 Computer Do you need to fix a slow Windows 10 computer? Does your Windows 10 computer seem very slow after you turn it on the first time that day? Just about every Windows 10 computer, I work on is slow after booting and logging in. If you check Task Manager (press these 3 keys: Ctrl + Shift + Esc – together) and then go to the Performance Tab (you may have to click down the bottom of the box to “More Details”). Under the Performance Tab is the Hard Disk Drive being hammered at 100%? Every one of these computers which are more than a month or so old have this problem. I have seen this 100% last from anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 minutes. The faster or more powerful the computer the less time it seems to take. The same with an SSD (Solid State Drive) over a mechanical drive, SSD’s are always quicker, so the time wait is less. Possible Fixes for a Slow Windows 10 Computer There are several “fixes” you can try to fix a slow Windows 10 computer: Temporarily disable Windows Search. To do this open a Command Prompt as Admin (in the search box type in cmd and hit enter, then right-click “Command Prompt”). Next type in the following exactly and hit enter after you have done so in the black window.  Net stop “windows search” Then check to see if the 100% hammering has stopped. Disable your anti-virus software temporarily. Now, most anti-virus programs have a feature whereby you can turn them off for 15 or 30 minutes (or some other combination such as next boot). As they are all different you may need to Google how to do this with your particular program. After turning the program off, check to see if the hammering has stopped. Another potential fix for a slow Windows 10 Computer is to change your Google Chrome settings. The combination of Chrome and Skype can be a problem so to change Chrome, go to the three dots (top right hand of the screen) and choose Settings. Then go down to the Privacy and Security check to see if Use a prediction service to load pages more quickly is on. It needs to be turned off. Check for any hammering. With Skype being an app these days and not a program, there is not much that you can do in Windows 10. It’s not even listed in Control Panel under Programs and Features. It’s built into Windows 10. Turn off all startup services in Task Manager. Go into Task Manager as described above and on the Startup Tab. I would disable all “startups” except maybe Windows Defender. You can always enable the programs again, so reboot so that the changes take effect and see if the hammering has stopped. You may need to enable and disable some items to see which one is causing a problem with the hammering. Leaving them all disabled is fine anyway as all programs will run without having to be in a startup. The program makers put their programs in there so that they start up quicker. A bit of a cheat if you ask me. Resetting Virtual Memory is another possibility. To reset it do: Windows Key + Pause/Break key (or Control Panel then System). Then click on Advanced System Settings (on the left). Click on Advanced Tab then Settings under Performance then on Advanced tab again. You should see second down Virtual Memory and a Change. Click on Change and check what is ticked. Usually the “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” is ticked by default. If it is, then untick it. Choose “Custom Size” and set Initial to “Recommended” and Maximum is 1.5 x your RAM size. (e.g. 8GB RAM =  8192MB x 1.5 = 12,288MB, therefore use 12,288 for Maximum size). You need to click OK for it to take effect after then next boot. Then clear out your “temp” file by Windows key + R and type in temp. This shows you all your temp files. Select them all and delete them if you can. Some won’t delete but after a reboot, you may be more successful. If not, don’t worry. Again check your hammering. Some people who have Adobe Creative Cloud installed have reported problems with disk hammering. Open Task Manager as described above and closed/stopped Adobe CC. You may notice that the hammering stops. If it does then either stop Adobe CC from starting up on boot or just stop it as described above every time you boot. A potential fix for a slow Windows 10 computer is to perform a chkdsk (disk check) which has also been reported as fixing the hammering. To do this open a Command Prompt as Admin (described above) and type in this exact command: chkdsk /f/r then hit enter. You will be prompted to click Yes. Now, this command will not run instantly but will run on the next bootup of the computer. So reboot now. Chkdsk can take a few minutes to run depending on the type of Hard Disk Drive you have and it’s size. Another reported potential problem causing Windows 10 to be slow is with the StorAHCL.sys driver. The reason to check this is that some computers are running/using the default driver which has a bug in it. To check what driver you are using do the following: Open Control Panel and click on Device Manager (or press Windows Key + X and type Device Manager). When there, click on IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and double click AHCI controller. Then go to the Driver Tab and click Details. If you see the following then your computer is using the default driver: storahci.sysstored in the windows path then you may have a problem as pointed out above. There is a fix to this but it involves editing the registry. This is a potentially dangerous job which we would not suggest an average user should do. If you do want to do it then Google editing the Windows 10 Registry as well as the actual steps in how to change the storahci.sys driver for Windows 10. If you do attempt this yourself (not recommended) then please back up your registry first – Google how to back up my Windows 10 registry. author nerdcore

Tips to Avoid Viruses We have written this article providing tips on avoiding picking up viruses and malware on your computer. We hope this information will be helpful for you and you take up our recommendations on protecting your device from future infections. However, if you are unlucky and manage to obtain a stubborn virus or spyware do get a virus or spyware infection on your PC or laptop, we do offer a virus removal service, please give us a call at 1300637326 Is Anyone Safe from a Malware Infection? Even with the best protection and the most vigilant user, no device is ever 100% safe from malware infection. The main reason is that new malware is being written all the time. New malware software is written to try and bypasses anti-malware software. Then it does its main task of damaging your machine or stealing information. The ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) provides some interesting statistics of internet usage and malware awareness and protection by age of Australian internet users. Given that 18 to 34-year-old Australians are more likely to use the internet than other age groups (source ACMA); we would expect that they are more likely to obtain some form of malware on their machines. This is even more expected when we look at their type of Internet usage. According to ACMA, young Australian adults aged 18 to 34 years are more likely to be users of social networking and internet banking than older Australian internet users. Even more telling, concerning the likelihood of obtaining a malware infection, is that the youngest (and oldest) age groups were less likely to use protection again malware. It seems safe, therefore, to assume that younger Australian internet users are the population group in Australia most likely to end up with a malware infection. This is due to having such high usage of internet banking and social media plus are less likely to protect their computers. How Can I Get a Virus? There are many ways that your PC or Laptop can become infected with malware (commonly known as viruses or spyware): Accepting without reading. This occurs when you accept what you see on the screen without reading the prompt or understanding what it’s asking. Always be careful. This can happen when you are browsing the internet and a window appears that says that your machine is infected or that a new plug-in is needed – and you then accept the prompt. When installing or updating a program, you may be prompted to install additional programs (often the checkboxes are already checked!). Opening e-mail attachments. These attachments may even come from friends, family members or a co-worker. Sometimes email addresses are also faked. Watch out – when receiving an e-mail and attachment, if the e-mail was not expected or from someone you don’t know – delete it. Pirating software, music, or movies. This is a very common way of obtaining a malware infection on your computer. If you are participating in underground places on the net downloading copyrighted movies, music or files for free, often many of the files contain viruses or spyware. Downloading infected software. When downloading any software from the net this can also cause viruses and other malware infections. When downloading programs, utilities, games, updates, demos, etc., you need to make sure you’re downloading from a reliable source. Also, while installing the software, make sure you are reading all prompts carefully. Not running the latest updates. As mentioned before, you need to keep your anti-virus software up-to-date. Many updates, especially those associated with Microsoft Windows are security updates and you need to click onto the update to ensure you have the highest level of current protection for your machine. No antivirus spyware scanner. Again, as previously mentioned, you need to ensure your machine is protected as best it can. This includes having some form of antivirus and spyware protection to help clean the machine from current infections and prevent future infections. How to Avoid Viruses It is always important to pay attention to what your computer is asking you when you are using the internet. You should not just automatically click “OK” without double-checking. Many viruses are disguised as updates/codes. Updates should come through the notification area at the bottom right of your screen and not through a browser window, so be very careful when updating programs and downloading content. Here are some tips on how to avoid picking up viruses and other forms of malware: Always remove your browser’s temporary files – do this once daily Perform daily scans as a virus or spyware can escape anti-virus programs. Some viruses which have attached to a drive automatically install themselves on any other media such as network drives, external hard disks and thumb drives – for this reason, we recommend that you disable the Windows autorun feature. Use a hardware-based firewall over a soft-ware based as these often result in problems when sharing printers and allowing users to access network resources. Ensure you always receive updates by setting Windows Update to automatically download patches and upgrades. Doing this allows your computer to download all updates to both Internet Explorer and Windows. These updates fix security problems and block many spyware programs and viruses. However, it should be noted that viruses sometimes piggyback onto trusted updates, this is more likely to be outdated updates. Therefore, it is necessary to keep your updates as current as possible. Many viruses work by attaching themselves to a drive and automatically installing themselves on any other media connected to the system. As a result, connecting any network drives, external hard disks, or even thumb drives to a system can result in the automatic propagation of such threats. You should deploy DNS protection – you may need a computer technician to implement the switch but once deployed this will protect your computer from any spyware and other web-based malware. These tips may also be useful: Don’t visit and download from sites that distribute illegal software as these sites are known to contain viruses. Watch out for unknown codes – these enable a computer to play video or auto. A common way of obtaining a malware infection is caused by the unsuspecting user following the prompt to download a codec to obtain sound for a downloaded movie. Don’t download anything that says it is free – these are likely to be a virus. You could google it together with the word spam to determine whether it is malware. Regarding your emails – don’t click on an attachment or link unless you know the person sending you the email. If you are not sure about an email attachment/link, send a return email to check that you know the sender. Disable image previews is you are using an email-retrieving program as they can automatically load attachments which could be spam. Make sure that you have a good anti-virus program on your machine. Also, install an anti-spyware program as these can pick-up programs that the anti-virus program may overlook. We strongly recommend that you run your virus and spyware programs weekly. Be careful of emails coming from companies that you may do business with. Dodgy emails like this usually ask you for sensitive data such as bank account numbers. These emails mimic real companies but with close inspection of the business’ actual website, you can often spot the difference. Keep an eye on files with a double extension such as .txt.vb or.jpg.exe. Windows, as a default setting, often hides common file extensions. If this is the case, make the file extensions visible by selecting Folder Options in the Control Panel. It also may be under Appearance or Personalisation. Under the View tab, make sure that Hide Extensions for Known File Types is not selected. Be careful when allowing somebody to assist you remotely as if their computer is infected, it is likely to infect you too. Remember to back up regularly, this may save your work and valuable files should you get a particularly malicious virus on your machine. Author . Nerdcore

Playing your favorite PC games with the detail levels and resolution maxed out doesn't mean you have to buy a big desktop rig—today's best gaming laptops pack some serious power. Here's everything you need to know to choose the right gaming-notebook monster, along with our top lab-tested picks. Finding the Right Portable Gaming Rig Purists will argue that you need a PC to truly play games, especially if you're a fan of pushing the levels of graphics quality beyond the capabilities of a mere gaming console. In this regard, the gaming desktop is still king, particularly when it comes to having the kind of components and horsepower needed to run 4K games smoothly and support virtual reality (VR) setups, such as the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. But if you want or need something you can tote around the house or over to your friend's place, we're here to help you choose the right gaming laptop. Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX502 MSI GS65 Stealth (2019) Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model (2019) Acer Predator Helios 300 (2019) Acer Predator Helios 700 Alienware Area-51m HP Omen X 2S MSI GL65 9SC Acer Predator Triton 500 Alienware m15 R2 (2019, OLED) 1. Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model - 15.6-inch The best gaming laptop CPU: Intel Core i7-9750H | GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 - 2080 Max-Q | RAM: 16GB DDR4-2666 | Screen: 15.6-inch FHD or 4K (1920 x 1080 - 4K) IPS 240Hz | Storage: 512GB M.2 SSD | Battery: 80Whr | Dimensions: 9.25 x 13.98 x 0.78 inches | Weight: 4.63 lbs AU$2,349 View at Ebay AU$2,599 View at mwave AU$3,399 View at PCcasegear See all prices (25 found) Unparalleled build quality Wide range of CPU/GPU options Costs more for the same No longer thinnest or lightest The "Advanced Model" of the Razer Blade 15 is outfitted with the same CNC-milled aluminum chassis as its predecessor, only this time it holds the latest graphics chips from Nvidia, namely the RTX family of Turing architecture-based GPUs. It's simply our favorite gaming laptop today. Among its configurations are an RTX 2080 model, capable of running the ray-traced Metro Exodus at over 50fps with all the visual settings cranked to the top. In our testing, despite its power-hungry guts, it wowed us with an unusual 5 hour battery life. So while it's no longer the thinnest or the lightest in its class, it is the longest-lasting premium gaming laptops we've seen to date. It is also one of the more expensive. But it's worth the premium. The touchpad is the closest thing to a MacBook trackpad you will find on a Windows notebook. That includes non-gaming laptops like the Dell XPS 13, which is met with heaping acclaim each time it's re-packaged and re-released. In just about every way, the Razer Blade 15 feels like a dream to use. Unfortunately for its competitors, the Razer Blade 15 is available in an abundance of varieties, most of which are sensible. If you want a 4K OLED screen, it's exclusive to an RTX 2080 configuration, perhaps the only Max-Q graphics card that could hope to drive 4K graphics. More likely is that you'll opt for one of the more practical 1080p 144Hz models. Whatever config you pick, you can take solace in the fact that the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model is the overall best gaming laptop on the market right now. 2. Dell G3 15 The best budget gaming laptop with great battery life CPU: Intel Core i7-9750H | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q | RAM: 16GB | Screen: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080 IPS 144Hz) | Storage: 512GB SSD | Battery: 94 Whr | Dimensions: 0.85 x 14.4 x 10 inches | Weight: 5.40 lb AU$1,599 View at Ebay AU$1,599 View at Dell AU$1,999 View at Microsoft AU See all prices (8 found) Affordable configuration options Good battery life Powerful laptop Not the best display Let’s face it, trying to find a decent gaming laptop on a budget can be a chore. You have to make compromises in areas like performance, design, and even battery life. Thankfully, the Dell G3 15 offers decent 1080p gaming with configurations under $1,000, and the battery is actually good. The most significant improvement from its previous model is a slimmer, sleeker design. Along with thinner bezels around a 144Hz display, the sliimer design gives it a more high-end vibe. It’s a welcome toned-down look, in case you’re hoping for a gaming laptop that doesn’t shout ‘gamer’ as soon as you pull it out of your bag. The display itself seems the only downside, not having as rich a color range as the other gaming laptops on this list. 3. MSI GS65 Stealth Thin - 15.6-inch The most stylish gaming laptop CPU: Intel Core i7-8750H | GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 - RTX 2080 Max-Q | RAM: 16GB-32GB DDR4-2666 | Screen: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) wide-view 144Hz | Storage: 512GB- 1TB M.2 SSD | Battery: 82 Whr | Dimensions: 9.75 x 14.08 x 0.69 inches | Weight: 4.14 lbs AU$3,399 View at Ebay AU$3,680.93 View at Amazon AU$4,681.68 View at Amazon See all prices (7 found) Sleek and powerful Long battery life 240Hz screen Glass Touchpad Runs hot No G-Sync The GS65 Stealth Thin remains, year after year, one of the best gaming laptops you can find. It's a fantastic all-rounder that still packs a punch in terms of specs and design. It has the versatility of a notebook and, because it's light and sturdy, it's incredibly easy to just pop into your bag and carry around all day for whatever you need to use it for. It has a sleek matte black aluminum body with gold accents that feels sturdy and luxurious—and thankfully it's lacking in obnoxious gamer aesthetics. Best of all, in addition to a slim, 18mm thickness, the screen's 4.9mm thin bezels allow for an overall chassis size that's about an inch smaller than most 15-inch laptops, while still packing the same screen real-estate. There are other nice details on the GS65, which still makes it a great laptop: a keyboard from SteelSeries that's solid and responsive (and RGB-lit, if you care about that sort of thing), a responsive touchpad, and a webcam that's placed at the top of the screen, thankfully avoiding the abysmally unflattering "nose-cam" found on most thin-bezeled laptops like the Dell XPS 13. The only gaming feature missing here is G-Sync, but this allows for both a lower price tag and battery life that legitimately lasts through a whole day of email, web browsing, and streaming video. 4. Acer Predator Helios 300 - 15.6-inch The best budget gaming laptop—GTX 1060 graphics for around $1000 CPU: Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H | GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - RTX 2060 | RAM: 8GB-16GB DDR4-2666 | Screen: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS 144Hz | Storage: 256GB-512GB PCIe NVMe SSD | Battery: 3720 mAh | Dimensions: 10.01 x 14.23 x 0.90 inches | Weight: 5.07 lbs AU$2,138.44 View at Amazon AU$2,182.85 View at Amazon AU$2,308.95 View at Ebay See all prices (8 found) Incredible value Decent battery life Brings a 1660 Ti GPU Small storage We loved Acer's Predator Helios 300 during the GTX 10-series era: at just over a grand, sometimes less if you could find it on sale, it offered a GTX 1060 6GB graphics card that could lock down 60 fps at near-max settings in most contemporary games. Now the newer model Helios is back with a GTX 1660 Ti GPU and a sleeker form factor for basically the same price. The new and improved Helios 300 has a 144Hz IPS screen as well as smaller bezels, putting it more in line with sleek thin-and-lights than its more bulky brethren of the previous generation. RAM speed has been bumped up to 2666Mhz as well, which is a nice improvement. The only real drawback is the diminutive SSD, although there are larger storage options (thankfully all in SSD form) if you want more space. 5. Lenovo Legion Y740 - 17.3-inch A brilliant RTX-capable 17-inch gaming laptop CPU: Intel Core i7-9750H | GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q | RAM: 16GB DDR4-2666 | Screen: 17.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS 144Hz | Storage: 1TB HDD; 256GB SSD | Battery: 76Wh | Dimensions: 12 x 16.2 x 0.91 inches | Weight: 6.4 lbs AU$4,838.99 View at Amazon Excellent Performance Good storage options HDR and G-Sync Extremely small touchpad Dated outward design Though they've only existed for a couple of years now, Lenovo's Legion-branded laptops have made a name for themselves in the games industry, if only because they offer unprecedented value on top-notch specs. Rather than crafting a jack of all trades, the Chinese tech company—known primarily for its ThinkPads—aims to squeeze the most performance out of the cheapest possible materials without compromising on quality and design. This principle is nowhere more evident than in the Lenovo Legion Y740, a 17.3-inch gaming laptop, which can be configured with an RTX 2060, 2070, or 2080 at a price lower than similar models from Lenovo's competitors. It is a bit of a chunky laptop: its bezels may be thinner than the previous generation, but they're still bigger and more distracting than the norm. But the screen itself leverages technology rarely seen elsewhere. Dolby Vision HDR, for example, is in full blooming color on this fluid 144Hz IPS display. And G-Sync eliminates the need for software-based adaptive sync protocols, such as v-sync, which notoriously reeks of input lag and microstuttering. If real-time ray tracing is your endgame, the Lenovo Legion Y740 does not disappoint. In fact, in the Metro Exodus RTX benchmark, which sees most of the in-game graphics settings cranked all the way up, the Y740 managed an impressive average of 46fps. Mess with a few of those sliders and you can bank on a buttery smooth 60fps, with ray tracing turned on, for about 30% less than the cost of its premium-priced rivals configured with the same specs. 6. Acer Predator Triton 500 The best all-around 15-inch RTX gaming laptop CPU: Intel Core i7-9750H | GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q | RAM: 16GB DDR4-2666 | Screen: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS 144Hz | Storage: 512GB M.2 NVMe | Battery: 84Wh | Dimensions: 10 x 14.41 x 0.7 inches | Weight: 4.41 lbs AU$2,499 View at PCcasegear AU$3,667.99 View at Amazon AU$4,948.31 View at Amazon See all prices (5 found) Appetizing range of prices Top of the line performance Fast, bright display Lackluster battery life Not everyone needs the thinnest or the most powerful gaming laptop. Sometimes just thin and powerful are fine. 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HP ProBook 6465b Specs. Display. Resolution : 1366 x 768 (HD) / 1600 x 900 (HD+) ... Graphics Card. AMD Quad-Core A6-3410MX APU : AMD Radeon HD 6520G GPU. ... Processor. Type : AMD Quad-Core A6-3410MX APU. ... Chipset. AMD A60M FCH. Memory. 4gb Storage. 320 gb hdd.. Optical Drive. Yes CPU AMD A6 3410MX / 1.6 GHz Max Turbo Speed 2.3 GHz Number of Cores Quad-Core Cache L2 - 4 MB 64-bit Computing Yes Chipset Type AMD A60M 6 months warranty condition excellent new battery new charger $300.00 inc gst and delivery

At Nerdcore Computers Service Centre we offer a fast turn around. Here are some handful tips to prevent your systems from constantly being attacked by virus,s. New model computers are introduced to the market daily. You may love a certain brand and purchase it. But if you forget or be careless about repairing and maintaining them then you will face various technical problems. Computers are machines made of electronic parts. It’s a machine which includes both software and hardware. If there isn’t proper maintenance your computer will fail to operate and you may end up with data loss and other critical errors. If you need best computer repair and maintenance services, 247techies is at your service. We are world’s best technicians. We provide unlimited tech support. 247techies guarantees you an outstanding experience. Register with us as a customer and we will show you the true essence of remote computer support. We provide you 10 best computer repair and maintenance tips. They improve your PC’s performance and increase your work’s productivity. Disk defragmentation Defragmentation is a process of reducing fragmentation in the file systems. When you delete or uninstall files / software from your system they won’t be completely removed. The remnants will be holding random memory spaces without a proper order. This is called fragmentation. Defragmentation reduces the amount of fragmentation. The hard disk will now easily find your files and submit within a little time. Protect your PC from cyber-threats The cyber-world is full of threats such as viruses, spyware, Trojans, Worms and etc. These can affect your PC and even steal your personal information. These cyber-threats can cause huge dilemmas to your PC. Always have an anti-virus guard installed. Upgrade the program and schedule regular updates. Your software’s database should be updated for a full-protection. Remove unwanted temporary files and software from your PC If you have any unnecessary software remove it permanently from your computer. Type “temp”, “%temp%” in the run command box and delete the temporary files. These files and software occupy space in hard disk and slow down your computer. System recovery and backup service System recovery will restore your PC to an earlier point of stage. You can perform this action whilst you get a Bluescreen error or sudden system crashes. Backing up your data is an assurance that your data is safe. Keep you PC in perfect temperature Usually computer systems send the heated air through the back openings. Cooling fans reduce your PC’s temperature. Upgrade Your PC Keep yourself updated about your PC’s updates. Use the error checking utility The error checking utility checks your hard disk for errors and repairs it Keep your PC Clean Clean your PC with PC cleaning tools. Dust and other small particles may cause blocks in your system and cause overheating problems. Don’t drop food or liquid over your PC Your PC’s keyboard is very sensitive. As it is made of electronic parts liquids can damage the easily. Use other security software Try to use security software such as face recognition software, thumb print recognizing software to login to your PC Author Nerdcore Computers

Intel Core i5 6th Gen duo celeron (3.50 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 320 GB Windows 10 Pro No Screen Intel HD Graphics 530 Mini Form Factor Sits on your desk and does not take up any room the size of a ball point pen. No monitor included $550.00

Brand Lenovo Model E440 (20C5A0HUIN) Dimensions(WxHxD) 344 x 239 x 26.3  mm Weight 2.1 Kg Colors Black Operating System Windows 10 Operating System Type 64-bitGeneral Information Display Size 14.0 Inches (35.56 cm) Display Resolution 1366 x 768 Pixels Pixel Density 112 ppi Display Type LED Display Features HD LED Anti-Glare Display Display Touchscreen No Processor Intel Core i5-4200M (4th Gen) Clock-speed 2.5 Ghz Graphic Processor Intel HD 4600Performance Capacity 8 GB RAM type DDR3 Memory Slots 2 DIMM Expandable Memory 8 GB Memory Layout 1 x 4 GigabyteMemory HDD Capacity 320 GB HDD Speed(RPM) 7200 RPM HDD type SATA SSD Capacity 8 GBStorage Battery Cell 6 Cell Battery type Li-Ion Battery Life 6 HrsBattery Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth Bluetooth Version 4.0Networking USB 3.0 slots 2 USB 2.0 slots 1 SD Card Reader Headphone Jack Microphone Jack VGA Port Ports Web-cam Video Recording 720p HD Secondary cam(Rear-facing) No Audio Solution HD Audio Solution Speakers Stereo Speakers Sound Technologies Dolby Advanced Audio V2 In-built Microphone Microphone Type Dual Array MicrophoneMultimedia Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Drive Pointing Device Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture support Keyboard Full-sized and spill-resistant keyboard Fingerprint Scanner Peripherals $400 inc delivery and gst

Processor: Intel Core i3-4210M Processor Memory: 8GB RAM Storage: 320GB 5400rpm Hard Drive Disk Display: 15.6″ 1366×768 LCD Videocard: HD 4000 Optical Drive: CDRW/DVDRW Wireless Network: Intel 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Network: 1Gb Ethernet UltraNav Secure Chip Webcam: Camera Battery: 6 Cell Li-Ion Operating System: Windows 8.1 Standard Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Keyboard Windows 10 optimised keyboard with Mic, Mute, Speaker Mute and Fn Key status LEDs, numeric keypad. Webcam Integrated 720p HD Camera Optical drive DVD +/-RW MultiBurner Battery Life Up to 6 hours with standard 6-cell battery (actual battery life depending on usage) Weight Starting from 2.44 kg Wireless Card Intel® Wireless-N 7260 2X2 BGN with Bluetooth 4.0 Speakers and Microphone Dolby® Advanced Audio™ v2 and Dual-array microphone with VOIP enhancement Ports VGA, HDMI, 2 x USB 3.0, Always on USB 2.0, RJ45, 4-in-1 SD Card Reader and Lenovo OneLink Technology Dimensions (W x H x D) 377 mm x 26.6 mm x 250 mm Author Nerdcore Computers

HP Designjet T610 is a high performance wide format printer/plotter capable of performing color and black/white prints of a wide range of papers. From photo gloss to heavy weight coated bonds to plain paper, this is a machine that can replace two or three. It comes network ready and prints up to 44″ wide. It has an intuitive graphical display for effortless control. This is a single roll unit capable of sheet feeding along with an automated cutter. Can print on vinyl sticker has auto cutter Roll feed accommodates media rolls up to 300 ft Fast: 445 ft2/hr (41 m 2/hr) Best: 30 ft2/hr (2.8 m 2/hr) Color Print Speed Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi Black Print Quality Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi Color Print Quality HP #72 Vivera ink supplies up to 130 ml 128GB RAM USB 2.0 connection standard, 10/100 Ethernet board std Supports GL/2 and PCL3 software drivers

Lenovo Think Centre M710 Q core i7 7400T 8 gb ram 512 gb ssd mini pc 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7400T Processor (6M Cache, 2.4GHz, max. ntel HD Graphics 630 in processor, uses main memory, DirectX® 12, 2 x DisplayPort, 1 x optional port (HDMI, VGA, 3rd DP, or USB 3.1 Type-C via DisplayPort Alternate Mode); supports 3 independent displays; max. resolution: 4096x2304 (DP)@60Hz; 1920x1200 (VGA)@60Hz; 4096x2304 (Type-C)@60Hz; 4096x2160 (HDMI)@24Hz 3.0GHz) bluetooth wireless windows 10 professional usb ports display port connection ethernet in 6 months warranty tax invoice provided https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/desktops-and-all-in-ones/thinkcentre/m-series-tiny/ThinkCentre-M710q/p/11TC1MT710Q $900.00 inc gst and delivery via courier