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Urgent Security Warning for Chrome

11 Mar 2019 Gina Whytein: Device Care, Online Safety, Public Notices

A serious security threat has been identified by Google which could affect users of Google Chrome. A vulnerability has been identified which could allow hackers to insert malicious code directly into your operating system - potentially allowing them to do whatever they like. The security flaw takes advantage of a particular interaction between Chrome and Windows [...]

Refurbished Computers – Now an Excellent Choice

06 Mar 2019 Gina Whytein: Devices

Here at Green Mouse we have been supplying computers to our clients for years. Our policy is that we won't sell cheap, sub-standard computers but now we have another option - good quality refurbished computers with the option of a new SSD. Recently I wrote about the price reduction in new SSDs (Solid State Hard Drives). They [...]

Windows 7 – The End is near…very near

25 Feb 2019 Gina Whytein: Device Care, Online Safety

Microsoft announced some time ago that Windows 7 will no longer be supported from January 2020. We strongly recommend that Windows 7 users, and especially businesses, upgrade to Windows 10 before July this year. What does it mean when your operating system is no longer ‘supported’? The first issue is updates, which boils down to security. Frequent updates [...]

“Your personal Google+ account is going away…”

12 Feb 2019 Gina Whytein: Public Notices

Last week Google sent out an email to everyone who uses Gmail to advise them that Google+ will be closing down. The reason for this decision is that no one is using Google+, which is the same reason that no one knows what it is, and the reason that we were collectively confused by this email. [...]

Get Your Slow Computer Moving – Cheap SSD Upgrades

07 Feb 2019 Gina Whytein: Device Care, Services

Is your computer slow? Speed is a major concern for many of our clients and often there is a quick and easy fix which will make a huge difference - upgrading the old mechanical hard drive to a new Solid State Drive (or SSD). We've been doing this for our clients for years and the improvement [...]

Who Wants a Free Campervan?

08 Jan 2019 Gina Whytein: Online Safety

Everyone right? And who can afford to give one away on Facebook? That's right, no one. Literally no business in the world can afford to give away something worth $100,000. Even $1600 - would you like a free iPhone X? Of course, but if you want one you'll have to buy it, because that Facebook [...]

And the Award for the Worst Password of the Year goes to…

19 Dec 2018 Gina Whytein: Device Care, Online Safety

I was robbed once, years ago. While my husband and I sat watching TV in the lounge, a very quiet gentleman snuck in through the back door, grabbed our various devices that were charging on the kitchen bench and my wallet and left the door open on his way out. Once we realised, we sat [...]

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from Green Mouse

11 Dec 2018 Gina Whytein: Public Notices, Services

Here we are again at the end of the year. I'm looking forward to a great summer break with friends and family and I hope you have something fun planned as well. As always we will have a short shut down period over the festive season so if you have any urgent computer issues please bring [...]

Vodafone Finally Disabling Web and Email Hosting

11 Dec 2018 Gina Whytein: Public Notices

I think we all knew this was coming. Vodafone made the call over a year ago now to close down their various email hosting services, (clear.net.nz, es.co.nz, ihug.co.nz, paradise.net.nz, pcconnect.co.nz, quik.co.nz, vodafone.co.nz, vodafone.net.nz, wave.co.nz) and now all Domain Name Registrations, Domain Name Hosting and Web Hosting will be unavailable from the 28th of February next [...]

Microsoft Office and The Magical Toolbar

04 Dec 2018 Gina Whytein: Tips & Tricks

Kerrin has found a great feature available with the Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel etc). The Blue (or green, orange or red, depending on the program) toolbar at the very top of the Window in each application is customisable; you can have all sorts of things in there. If you open one of these programs [...]

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