by timhampton | Jul 19, 2015 | Cloud, Reviews and Experiences, Technology
I have found my new favourite remote desktop software. It is called Splashtop Streamer. It has a simply different model where you pay for a ‘viewer’ licence so you pay per computer, and then you can have as many computers under your remote control....
by timhampton | Jul 19, 2015 | Technology, Thinking out loud
Recently I got a phone call from one of my clients – their payroll system wasn’t working, and there was a weird screen coming up. Turns out they had just fallen victim to something known as Cyber Jacking. This is where a user opens an email/downloads a file...
by timhampton | Jul 14, 2015 | Technology
I’ve been doing some thinking recently. Think how many households in New Zealand pay for a landline, and internet. Most New Zealanders pay up to $100 per month for their phone line and internet. This has been the way that it is for the past 10 – 15...
by timhampton | Jul 14, 2015 | Cloud, Mac OS X, Technology
Apple Music was launched on the 30 June 2015 in over 100 countries. NZ was one of them, and with the iOS 8.4 Update came Apple Music. Unusually, Apple offered a 3 month free trial, which I have happily signed up for. Family sharing allows you to share it between up...
by timhampton | Jul 14, 2015 | Reviews and Experiences, Technology, Thinking out loud
I stumbled across f.lux – a neat app for mac / windows etc that at night time automatically changes colours of your screen. They say on their website: f.lux fixes this: it makes the color of your computer’s display adapt to the time of day, warm at night...
