Spotty Dog Computer Services in Morayfield, Queensland, Australia | Computer repair service

Spotty Dog Computer Services

Locality: Morayfield, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 5428 7905

Address: 42 Blaylock Crt 4506 Morayfield, QLD, Australia

Website: https://www.spottydog.com.au

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25.01.2022 Y2K again? Apparently GPS devices older than 10 years may present a problem. I wouldn't imagine there would be too many of those around. Newer GPS's should be able to be patched. https://au.pcmag.com//your-gps-devices-may-stop-working-on

24.01.2022 Well this is no surprise to me or any of my customers. I am lucky if I get 6-7Mbps, and a lot of my customers experience only 3-4Mbps. I guess that the only mitigating circumstance is that Australia suffers from the tyranny of distance, and building infrastructure across such large distances is costly. And we have a small population for such a large continent. So it is a little unfair to compare us to small countries NZ, Thailand and Kenya.... http://www.crn.com.au//australia-ranks-50th-in-the-world-f

23.01.2022 Useful Info from Westpac. Worth sharing. As a part of Westpac's ongoing commitment to keeping our customers safe online, we'd like to make you aware of a recent phone scam targeting Australians. The caller pretends to be a staff member from a large telecommunication, utility or computer company. They often ask for your help, or ask if you may be experiencing some technical difficulty with your PC, and offer to assist you. At times they can become quite aggressive if you do no...t comply with their request. We strongly recommend you simply hang up if you receive this type of call. If you think the call was legitimate, ring the company back on a trusted number found in the yellow pages or from a Google search. How this type of scam works: The caller may ask you install a piece of software onto your PC. The technical name is 'remote access software' and this software allows information, or even control, of your computer to be shared remotely to another user. Once you install this software, if you sign into your online banking, the other user may attempt to control your online banking too. There is always money involved. You may asked to sign into your online banking to confirm account balances, requesting you return deposited funds, purchasing gift cards or even to pay a fee for a service provided. Before withdrawing any money following a request by a third party who claims money has been deposited into your account, check all of your account transactions to ensure funds have not in fact originated from your own account. In some cases, customers have had funds transferred from one of their own accounts to another account by the third party who has claimed it is a deposit which needs to be returned. Share information about these types of scams with your friends and family, especially those who may be more vulnerable to this type of crime. It's OK to ask for a second opinion from a trusted friend or family member if someone contacts you unexpectedly and you are unsure what to do, especially if the caller asks you to keep this a secret. For more information about phone scams, as well as a real life scenario, visit westpac.com.au/scams or register for the Australian Government Scamwatch alert service by going to scamwatch.gov.au Thank you for using Westpac Online Banking. Yours sincerely, Westpac Protect

23.01.2022 My New Year's resolution: 7680 4320 ;-)

22.01.2022 I recently had dealings with Microsoft on behalf of a customer that I can only describe as disgraceful and disappointing. The customer in question was an elderly lady with Parkinson's disease. She had been the victim of a crypto-virus attack, and I had no alternative other than to format the Hard Drive on her laptop and reinstall Windows. She of course lost all her data, which was distressing enough, but what followed due to the behaviour of Microsoft when we tried to reinstall Microsoft Office Pro, and their unwillingness to help this elderly lady, was in my opinion disgraceful. https://www.spottydog.com.au/why-its-so-important-to-not-f/

22.01.2022 We will be closed from 4:00pm 20 Dec 2019 until 8:30am 6 Jan 2020. Have a safe and Merry Christmas and see you in the New Year.We will be closed from 4:00pm 20 Dec 2019 until 8:30am 6 Jan 2020. Have a safe and Merry Christmas and see you in the New Year.

20.01.2022 Now this tickled my funny bone. https://thumbs.gfycat.com/EsteemedRaggedGnat-size_restricte

19.01.2022 OK, that made me laugh.

18.01.2022 Not surprisingly, 10 years after Windows Vista was first unleashed on the unsuspecting public, Microsoft is about to cease support for the much maligned Operating System. https://www.crn.com.au//microsoft-calls-time-on-windows-vi

18.01.2022 SCAM ALERT: An email phishing scam claiming to be from Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and featuring the Norton logo is circulating nationwide. For information on how to identify the scam as well as tips on how to mitigate against online threats, please click here: https://nr.tn/2Il44bT

18.01.2022 Update your Firefox right now to v 72.01. Protect yourself against this discovered Zero-day vulnerability. https://www.mozilla.org/en/security/advisories/mfsa2020-03/

17.01.2022 This is bad. Apparently the WPA2 WiFi security protocol has been cracked. The new exploit named "KRACK" will allow encrypted WiFi traffic to be intercepted and unencrypted. http://mashable.com/2017/10/16/wi-fi-wpa2-cracked/

17.01.2022 There are currently 3 types of USB Port. USB 2.0 & USB 3.0, both known as USB Type A, and then there is the newer USB C Type connector which is smaller. Learn about the differences between the various USB Ports in use today. https://www.spottydog.com.au/learn-about-usb-ports/

16.01.2022 It's funny because stuff like this happens all the time.

15.01.2022 Thank goodness those days are behind us!!

13.01.2022 Probably a bit overdue. A bunch of data gets sent to Microsoft unless you manually switch it off. http://www.pcmag.com//microsoft-attempts-to-assuage-window

13.01.2022 Everyone would be aware about the Wanna Cry Ransomware attack. But just why did this happen? I believe it was mostly self inflicted. https://www.spottydog.com.au/worldwide-ransomware-crisis-s/

12.01.2022 https://www.crn.com.au//telstra-to-compensate-42000-custom

09.01.2022 Apparently, there are people out there looking at websites examining security, and using examples of good passwords as their own passwords. Probably not the most prudent thing to do ;-)

09.01.2022 I'm not a Gamer, but I still find this an interesting concept. 3 x 4k displays, two of which fold out from the main screen. A bit rich at US$3,700 though. It's only a concept model, so no specs for it yet. http://www.pcmag.com//a-first-look-at-razers-mind-boggling

08.01.2022 I can relate to this lol.

07.01.2022 Another modern day Chain Mail waste of time. https://www.aol.com//don-t-fall-for-it-new-face/23024367/

06.01.2022 Well this is something I wasn't aware of. You can still get the free Windows 10 upgrade if you have an eligible product. https://www.extremetech.com//242419-windows-10-free-upgrad

06.01.2022 I saw this on a friends FB page and had to steal it.

05.01.2022 For those that are interested in the Website Development and Hosting part of our Business, here is a link to a Blog Post I just wrote detailing what you get when you host your website on our VPS. https://www.websitedesignmorayfield.com.au/what-do-you-get/

05.01.2022 Windows 7 is close to reaching End Of Life (EOL). What does this mean to you, and what do you need to do? https://www.spottydog.com.au/windows-7-support-ending-soon/

04.01.2022 Is it just me, or does the new US$5,999 Mac Pro look like a Cheese Grater?

04.01.2022 For the first time ever, I had a computer come in for repair that had a faulty SSD Hard Drive. SSD's consist a fast Memory, and a controller. So this makes SSD Hard Drives super fast, and importantly to this conversation, super reliable. https://www.spottydog.com.au/ssd-hard-drive-reliability/

02.01.2022 Yay!!! Just what we want, more advert bombardment. http://www.pcmag.com//report-facebook-to-start-showing-ads

02.01.2022 It's funny because it's true :-)

01.01.2022 Oh the inhumanity!!!

01.01.2022 Last week I had a warranty claim on a Custom Built PC for the first time in around 5 years. I say 5 years, but it's been so long since I had one that it could well be longer than that. But let's just say 5 years anyway. The symptoms pointed to the fault being the motherboard. But it turned out it was the Power Supply. The claim was made right after we'd had a lot of thunderstorms and lightning strikes, so in all likelihood, it was a Power Surge that caused the problem. Still, I am disappointed to have such a long streak broken.

01.01.2022 Well those are some unique ways to recycle old computers!! https://au.pcmag.com//7-pcs-turned-into-furniture-you-migh