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Activ8me boosts reliability of its Sky Muster service

Melbourne, Australia: As part of their commitment to providing better and more reliable access for customers in rural and regional Australia who rely on nbn Satellite internet services, Activ8me have installed a second back-haul fibre link between their network and the nbn network. This type of commitment to performance and reliability is the cornerstone of… View Article

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21 Jan 2019

Cybersecurity Basics: How to Protect Your Home Network

As we utilise the internet for more and more activities, it becomes increasingly important that everyone is aware of the basics of cybersecurity in order to keep personal information safe. Contrary to popular opinion, keeping your computers and data safe does not need to be a complicated process, it just requires a little know how… View Article

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22 Nov 2018

Would you live in a house built by a robot?

What combines robotics, lasers, and the ability to build a house in under three days? If you answered the FBR Hadrian X bricklaying robot, you’d be correct. If you’ve yet to hear about the machine that’s completely revolutionising the house-building industry, then welcome – you’re going to be amazed. Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, in Less… View Article

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12 Nov 2018

The Future Will Be 3D Printed

3D printing, or additive manufacturing as it’s known in industrial terminology, is a process whereby a three-dimensional object is created from a digital file by adding micro-thin layers of materials until the final product is created. Information from a report by Wohlers in 2016, manufacturers sold more than 277,000 desktop 3D printers in 2015. While… View Article

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11 Oct 2018

The Top 5 Apps for Agribusiness in 2018

SHEQSY: SHEQSY is a cloud based lone worker health and safety platform simply deployed to monitor employees with smartphones (iOS & Android) and personal handheld satellite trackers (SPOT Gen3 & Garmin InReach SE+). The SHEQSY administrator tool enables businesses to see the real-time location of employees and be notified if the duress alert is activated… View Article

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5 Oct 2018

How much data does online gaming really use? (and how to manage it!)

Recently there’s been some debate around internet bandwidth congestion being linked to the increase in online gaming for fixed wireless customers in regional areas. Between this and the fair use policy that already limits rural and regional satellite customers in the amount of peak monthly data that rural and regional Australians can use, it’s important… View Article

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26 Sept 2018

What Does the Future of Fitness Technology Look Like?

Since we’re officially 9 weeks away from Summer here in Australia, we thought it would be a good time to have a look at the innovation that’s happening in the fitness technology space. With the rise of online, digital, and Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices changing the way we do almost everything else –… View Article

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18 Sept 2018

5 ways to help manage your children’s tech time over the school holidays.

It’s school holiday time across Australia shortly, and with it comes a lot of fun, a lot of activity, and some inevitable fighting… these days usually over technology. Both what our kids are watching or playing, as well as how long they’re doing it for are the concerns of parents, paediatricians, and teachers worldwide. So… View Article

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12 Sept 2018

Connected disconnection: Does technology help or hurt our mental health?

Both World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK?Day occur this week, and as a part of generating awareness and increasing the discussion about mental illness, depression, anxiety, and suicide prevention, it’s worth looking into a somewhat controversial issue: Does the ongoing worldwide increase in technology use help or hurt our mental health? Technology use… View Article

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30 Aug 2018

Distance Education Satellite Internet Plans

In this age of increasingly internet-based education, there’s a clear challenge in rural and regional areas when it comes to access to cost-effective and reliable internet services. This digital divide impacts not only primary and secondary school goers but even more significantly impacts those students completing distance education, school of the air, and home schooling…. View Article

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14 Aug 2018

Streaming and data use: A guide to the top three.

Streaming services in Australia are rapidly becoming more popular as providers such as Netflix, Stan, and Foxtel Now continue to bring high-quality original content to audiences. While Australians in metropolitan areas may be able to embrace the streaming lifestyle with relative ease, customers situated in rural and regional Australia who aren’t able to access higher… View Article

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