Computer Geeks Helderberg

26/04/2017

https://www.howtogeek.com/166938/protect-your-gadgets-why-you-need-a-surge-protector/amp/

Do you have your PC, television, or other expensive electronics plugged directly into a power outlet? You shouldn’t. You should plug your gadgets into a surge protector, which isn’t necessarily the same thing as a power strip.

05/04/2017

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3050466/hardware/eat-your-heart-out-quad-cores-intel-just-dropped-a-22-core-cpu-on-us-boom.html

Intel's Xeon E5-2600 V4 will pack 22 Broadwell cores and Hyper-Threading.

03/11/2016

South African Internet pioneer Mike Lawrie has built an ADSL network which offers unlimited broadband access for R40 a month – here is what it looks like and how it works.

24/09/2016

A happy braai day to all our great supporters! Crack a cold one, don't forget to turn that wors and take at least a moment to reflect on your heritage. It's said we cannot know where we are going if we don't know where we are from, so lets take that to heart today. Cheers!

30/08/2016

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-stop-whatsapp-from-sharing-your-information-with-facebook/

WhatsApp just changed its terms and conditions, which now allow it to share information, such as your phone number, with Facebook. Use these steps to opt out.

27/08/2016

http://lifehac.kr/sAG08xo

WhatsApp betrayed its long standing commitment to privacy when the company announced the app will now share user data with Facebook for the purpose of selling ads. But existing users have only 30 days to opt out.

25/08/2016

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/g2729/9-pieces-of-obsolete-tech-that-just-wont-die/?src=socialflowFB

​From pagers to fax machines. Why is this stuff still around?​

23/08/2016

http://www.popsugar.com/tech/How-Find-Out-What-Google-Knows-About-You-40944216

Are you living and breathing in this century? Then you probably use Google in some form. For the most part, the company offers tons of ways to simplify your life, from Google Maps to other hacks, but it's also definitely collecting lots of information on

15/08/2016

Well done to Wade Van Niekerk for bringing home SA's first gold of the Rio 2016 Olympics. And in such style too! Just brilliant

02/08/2016

You can still get Windows 10 for free with this trick:
http://goo.gl/B4TgMU

Microsoft's free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended last week, or did it? The software giant has introduced a "free upgrade offer extension" for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users who use assistive...

19/07/2016

www.techinsider.io/the-best-way-to-charge-your-phone-2015-9

Treat your smartphone battery like you'd treat yourself.