Jun 25 2013
Sometime ago I wrote about the mobile hotspots you can set up on your iPhone and how they were the death knell of those dongles offered up by Optus and Telstra. I still standby this but something has come up recently that reminds us to be vigilant when it comes to their security. By …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/hotspot-passwords-can-be-hacked/
Dec 16 2012
Google announced today that they are discontinuing Active Sync services on their gmail service. This is a very geeky way of saying that Push notification on Mail applications on the iPhone and Windows phones will not longer work making gmail useless on those devices. While this can be described as diabolical on the part of …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/gmail-will-no-longer-work-on-your-iphone-sort-of/
Nov 17 2012
If you go into a Telstra, or Optus outlet for that matter, and ask for a new Smartphone chances are they will push an Android into your hand. “An iPhone!??!!” they will exclaim in horror, “Why would you want an iPhone?” (That is a direct quote from one of my clients when she asked for …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/why-does-telstra-sell-you-an-android-phone/
Sep 17 2012
If you ever watch Apple promoting Siri you will see them asking her for the “nearest coffee shop” or “any good steak restaurants nearby”. This is all very cool but I bet when you try you only get two suggestions and one of them was gutted by fire ten years ago. As an example my …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/we-need-to-start-yelping/
Sep 09 2012
I have long maintained- if you own a smartphone- that Telstra really is the only choice of carrier. This recommendation doesn’t come without a great deal of handwringing as I know they come with a whole host of issues- but signal speed and strength isn’t one of them. Their customer service for a example is …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.macservicesact.com.au/here-is-why-telstra-is-really-the-only-choice/
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