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Payday Filing – The End of the Grace Period

02 Oct 2019 Gina Whytein: MYOB, Public Notices, Xero

Hopefully anyone who pays staff will know that on the 1st of April Payday Filing became compulsory. On the 30th of September the six-month grace period ended and now IRD are going to start getting serious about compliance. What is Payday Filing? Starting on the 1st of April this year, employers must now file their employment [...]

Giveaway!! The G502 Proteus Spectrum Gaming Mouse

01 Oct 2019 Gina Whytein: Specials

We have this excellent gaming mouse to give away. It's worth over $100 and all you need to do to enter the draw is subscribe to our monthly newsletter. It would make an excellent Christmas present for anyone who's into gaming. Email me if you would like to enter and I'll sign you up - [...]

Online Ad. Tech Support Scam

26 Sep 2019 Gina Whytein: Online Safety, Public Notices

Two 'Tech Support' scammers have been arrested in the US recently in a scam that I don't think I've discussed before - the online Ad. Tech Support Scam. Here's the article from Techspot. The access point for these scams are those ridiculous ads that pop up on less reputable websites. You will have seen them - 'Doctors [...]

Chromebooks have a Set Expiry Date

18 Sep 2019 Gina Whytein: Devices, Public Notices

I suppose we should be used to this sort of thing by now. Windows 7 is essentially 'expiring' next year, in that Microsoft is discontinuing support. And if you have an old iPhone or iPad, like me, you will know that at some point you will reach the very last IOS update that your device [...]

Refurbished PCs Available Now

10 Sep 2019 Gina Whytein: Devices, Specials

We have a range of refurbished PCs available from our suppliers. They come with brand new 240GB SSD hard drives, so the PCs will feel like new to use. Here are the specs*: i3 Intel Processor 240GB SSD Hard Drive (new) 4GB RAM Windows 10 Pro Price: $250 including GST These could be a great solution [...]

Super-fast USB4 on the Way

05 Sep 2019 Gina Whytein: Devices, New Technology

Now you might think that we're only just getting used to USB 3.2, or Type C, but apparently devices using USB4 will start to become available next year. USB4 will fit the same port as the Type-C, which is great because you don't have to worry about which way around your cord plugs in, and [...]

Upgrade from Windows 7 to 10 – The Time Has Come

28 Aug 2019 Gina Whytein: Devices, New Technology, Online Safety, Public Notices

If you read my blogs you will know that I've been harping on about this for about a year now. In January 2020 Windows 7 will become unsupported by Microsoft, which means that any time a scammer, hacker or other bad actor pokes a hole in the security of Windows 7 systems, Microsoft will no [...]

This is a Scam! Fake Office 365 Email

20 Aug 2019 Gina Whytein: Online Safety

The Scammers are getting better and better at creating believable emails. Check out this one we got this morning. Now you might, if you read it thoroughly, notice that the word 'our' is missing the 'r', and if you hovered over any of these links you might pick up that they were about to send [...]

How to Watch the Rugby World Cup

20 Aug 2019 Gina Whytein: Public Notices

The Rugby World Cup starts next month. It will run from the 20th of September to the final on the 2nd of November. There are two main ways to watch it and how you do it will depend on how far down this rabbit hole you want to go: Spark If you intend to watch [...]

The NUC Mini PC – The Next Unit of Computing

15 Aug 2019 Gina Whytein: New Technology

How big is your PC? I'm talking about the tower, the box that sits under your desk or on it, taking up your work-space. Imagine if it was the size of a couple of sandwiches instead (yes that piece of paper in the above photo is A4). The NUC is 11.68cm x 11.17cm and only [...]

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