Tech Update

September 2022

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Hi *|FNAME|*,

Welcome to September newsletter.

Well the dreaded COVID finally hit myself and family. We all pulled through ok and luckily the rest of the staff were fine. The business carried on as normal with David and Sam working from home. David and Sam have been out of isolation for a few weeks now and everything is back to normal.

As mentioned a few months back, there is now a new domain name extension available for businesses to register within Australia. The extension is just .au (ie you do not need a .com.au or .net.au) so you can have <yourbusinessname>.au (ie dpcomputing.au).

Until the 20th of September 2022 all businesses that already have <yourbusinessname>.com.au can register <yourbusinessname>.au. After this date the .au domains names are available for the public and anyone can purchase them.

Our recommendation is to purchase it now to help solve any future copyright / trademark issues. Depending on your current setup we can also integrate your new domain with your current website and email so both your current .com.au domain and your new .au domain work and point to the same email and website. Please contact us to assist with registering your new domains.

One issue we regularly see is that users use the same passwords across multiple services. The reason given is that they can't remember all their passwords. Instead of saving these passwords in an unsecured Word or Excel document you should be using a password manager. As well as securely storing passwords a password manager can help you create strong passwords and then auto fill these passwords in your browser Contact us for more details.

If you would like to catch up to discuss your IT needs or just for a chat, please let me know via phone (0412 973 503) or email (david@dpcomputing.com.au).

Cheers,
David Perkovic - david@dpcomputing.com.au

Out and About

Last month we have been busy right across South Australia and around Sydney. Some of the work we have been doing includes:

  • The finalisation of a large network upgrade and laptop rollout across multiple sites for Aurizon. Bevin was away for over a week in Port Augusta and Whyalla, while Paul D and Ben helped in Whyalla. Paul H, Zee and Muhammad helped at the two sites in Adelaide.
  • Stefan spent a day on the lovely Kangaroo Island installing routers for a client.
  • Neil has ben doing some early Sunday morning work (at 1AM!) in a data centre in Macquarie Park
  • Scott has also been helping setup VOIP phones at a new medical centre client also in Macquarie Park.

We are proud to helped Aurizon at multiple sites across South Australia.

The following was taken at their Dry Creek depot, can you see our techs Paul, Zee and Muhammad?

David running the local Adelaide chapter meeting for SMBiT Pro.

Stefan took this beautiful photo from the ferry on his way to Kangaroo Island.
Blog Articles

Check out our latest blog articles below. We also have more blog articles and eBooks available on our website at:

Blog - http://dpcomputing.com.au/blog/

eBooks - http://dpcomputing.com.au/blog/category/ebook/

Tech Terms for Business Owners Cheat Sheet

Digital transformation is accelerating the pace of business change fourfold. On top of that, there's all this new lingo to learn!

Our Tech Terms for Business Owners Cheat Sheet defines important tech vocabulary in a way you can understand it. Knowing the basics can help you move at the speed of digital too.

What is Reply-Chain Phishing?

Most people are not expecting to get a phishing email in the middle of an ongoing email conversation, but this is exactly what happens in a reply-chain attack.

Learn what this is and how to avoid it.

How To Reduce Your Risk When You Lose Your Mobile Device

Lost and stolen mobile devices are all too common. When devices are lost, network security can suffer a breach as a result.

Check out our latest blog article to find out what you should do to reduce your risk if you have lost a device.

6 Discontinued Tech Tools You Shouldn’t Be Using

Using outdated technology on your devices can make them sitting ducks for hackers.

Find out what old tech tools you need to remove from your PC as soon as possible by reading our blog article.

Our Partners - SA Technology Collective

DP Computing are part of the SA Technology Collective.

The SA Technology Collective are a small group of experienced professionals based in Adelaide, South Australia who have joined together to provide a total digital solution for business. We are passionate about supporting and enabling business owners to solve many of the challenges they face using digital technology in this rapidly evolving field.

If you are looking at improving your website or social media presence, contact David and we will put you in touch with one of our partners.

Keep an eye out on our Facebook pages and here for when our next social drinks will be on.

We Love Referrals

The greatest gift anyone can give us is a referral to your business colleagues. Referrals help us keep costs down so we can pass the savings to our clients. I personally promise we will look after your colleagues business with a high level of care and attention (just like we do with all our clients).

 


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