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Not sure if the nbn is available in your area?  Come and  have a chat with the Activ8me team at the Australian National Field Days, a large three-day agricultural and horticultural expo held in October each year. It’s our first year attending and we couldn’t be more excited! When and Where The Australian National Field… View Article

No one wants to lose precious data. Unfortunately, people have become heavily reliant on technology, so even business owners these days run the risk of losing data due to corrupted files, faulty disks, or hard drive crashes. It is time-consuming and stressful, and data recovery is not always possible. Here are ways to extend the… View Article

Drones are increasing in popularity and number in the commercial market. Officially known as UAVs (Unmanned Air Vehicles), drones have captivated hobbyists and other new tech investors alike. Fans and advocates of drones claim they have various commercial applications thanks to their small size and flying capability sans an onboard pilot. However, there are plenty… View Article

The first live services for nbn fibre-to-the-node end users have been launched.  The company behind the National Broadband Network rollout, nbn, claims most ADSL users can make network switchovers without the need for an onsite appointment. The services go live following end user trials in Bermont, NSW, which covered 43 homes with Telstra retail customers…. View Article

One of the premier agricultural events in Australia, the 52nd annual Elmore Field Days, is a three-day event featuring more than 600 exhibitors with the latest techniques, machinery, and innovation utilised in the agricultural sector. To be held on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of October 2015, Elmore Field Days will be held at its… View Article

Tasmania is well on its way to becoming Australia’s first state to be completely connected to the National Broadband Network come June next year. The nbn, rated as one of the best networks worldwide, had recently been made available to half of the homes and businesses located in Hobart – thus hitting a milestone for… View Article

Sky Muster, the first satellite of National Broadband Network’s Long Term Satellite Service (LTSS) is in the final stages of its scheduled launch. When and where? On October 1, the Sky Muster communications satellite, weighing in at 6,400kg, will be launched from the Guiana Space Centre in South America into its 36,000km orbit. We’ll be… View Article

What do you do to take care of your external hard drive? If you’re like majority of hard drive owners, chances are, you’ve never even considered it a necessity to look after it. Today’s as good a day as any to start looking after your storage device and make sure it lasts for a long,… View Article

Parliamentary Friends of the Internet, a new bipartisan group which aims to promote the substance and value of the Internet is being launched with the aid of Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull and shadow minister Jason Clare. The launching of the group took place at Parliament House in Canberra last September 8. In attendance were MPs… View Article

In the past year alone, some 3.1 million Australian changed addresses, either moving in, moving out moving together, or moving on. Moving residences is no simple matter. There are plenty of questions that beg to be answered, such as how much of the furniture is going to be kept, what the new layout will be… View Article