All you need to do is; from an internet connected PC / Internet Kiosk if you are travelling, connect to the internet and bring up your website in the browser; then add /webmail to the end.

For example, I would type  -  www.computerwizz.com.au/webmail
You would type  -   www.(yourdomain.com.au)/webmail

From here, you will need to type your full email address as your username and password. If you are unsure of your password, please ask me and I will tell you what it is. If you are on a public PC, do not tick the “Remember my password” box.

After successfully logging in, you will come to this page. This allows you to choose a webmail platform. I use the Round Cube one. Click on the “Read Mail using Round Cube” link to open the webmail client.

This will get you to the “Round Cube” and this is what the webmail platform looks like, where you can check your new emails, create and send new emails etc.

 Please be aware, you will not see the emails that have already been sent to you and have been collected into your mail client on your PC at home or Office if you are using a POP account on your PC, IMAP accounts save email on the server and in that case you will see your already received emails.

Once you have seen, read and finished with your emails, log out and close the internet window down. If you are in a public PC, it is important you remember to log out, otherwise someone else may be able to see your emails.

If you have any other questions on Webmail or any other Computer Wizz support questions, Please send me an email or give me a call.

Open a web browser and navigate to http://spam.int.net.au

There you will be asked for your email address and password. Once you have logged in, you are able to enable / disable spam filter and raise or lower filter levels.

If you are having difficulty with your spam filter, let us know we will assist you in setting up filter correctly.

Not having travelled by air for a year, recently entering the Qantas departures area of the Sydney airport, there was a distinct feel of change since the last time I was there.

There is no check in counters?? Only a numbers of computer screen kiosks adjacent to a bag drop belt. Sure the usual swarm of passengers all keen to get to their departure gate, but no Qantas people to ask for ID, where are you off to, your gate number is…

And the weird thing is, No-one has or does question this? We all just show up at the terminal, and “use” the system we are provided. Where is our sense of question?

Now I am all for change, and change in IT is inevitable, but there has always people involved to reassure us this is all going to plan. Is this the brave new world we are journeying toward? Computerised check ins, automated services or maybe in the future (way in the future) robots to assist us. Anyone have the first scene of “Terminator” in their mind yet?

I must admit, the system was seamless. The kiosk knew my flight, printed my boarding pass, and even took $30 from my credit card for the extra bag I was taking with me. Then it spat out a couple of bag tickets which I dutifully attached to my suitcases and popped them on the conveyer belt to whisked away to the internals of the Qantas system, hopefully to re-join me the other end of my flight.

Looking at all this from an “IT Nerd” perspective. The process I encountered is nothing short of brilliance. The programming and testing Qantas must have done prior to system implementation would have been extensive. And to get all these systems talking to each other so smoothly is outstanding.

To top this all off, the “Frequent Flyers” around me were waving their smartphones at the boarding desk utilising “M Tickets” to get on the plane, no old fashioned paper tickets for them ..

Like the cost of living spiking without us realising until we look in our wallets and wonder where all our money has gone, the growth in Technology and integration into society is on overdrive at the moment and I can only ponder, where to from here??

 Day 1: A full day conference on “Cloud Computing”.  The day started with an address from a number of officials including Stephen Conroy, federal minister for all things tech. His presentation was aimed at bolstering support for the Gillard governments roll out of the National Broadband network or NBN as we all fondly know it as.

The NBN is a topic that is often hotly debated when I am chatting to clients and there is a wide and varied viewpoint for this roll out. I personally am in favour. As an “IT nerd”, it is going help my business enormously, but further to that, the general public is going to find things they can do on a 100mbps connection they never thought possible.
Add to this, the new tech that will be introduced to harness this connection speed is going to be mind boggling.
Check out the NBN video to see the government’s vision. – nbn.gov.au

On to the general conference.  I was hoping to learn something new about this emerging technology.. Unfortunately, nothing was really said about anything for the bulk of the day.
There was the odd snippet of interest, but as Nigel from Kaspersky put it, “Cloud Computing” is a new name for old technology..  No meat in this conference I’m afraid.

In any case, most of you are already using the “cloud”. Facebook and Twitter, Gmail and Google docs (Google’s word, excel and PowerPoint type applications), online backup services such as Acronis, maybe even your website that is sitting on a Word Press platform with a Shopping cart and PayPal or E-Way payment methods. These are but a few applications that live in the cloud.

Indeed, Google itself is a Web 2.0 cloud application, meaning it is more than a website, but an application itself.. Ever wondered how Google knows what you are looking for even before you finish typing in your search?

The presenters in the cloud conference, and there was many, all offered similar stories. “Be careful when sending all your data to the cloud”. “How do you change clouds if you want to move service providers?” How do you get your data back if you want to come off the cloud completely? How long can your business survive if your cloud provider has a problem or worse still disappears altogether?? etc. etc. .. All really good questions, but all common-sense I would suggest.

One area that raised a thought or two was from a legal standpoint. For example, what happens if your cloud vanishes and you need to present data to the ATO for an audit? “Sorry, my cloud just floated off” just won’t cut it in a court I law. If you are going to hop on a cloud, I would suggest a local backup of your data – Just in case!!

Day 2: The CeBit Expo – Based on the numbers in attendance, stalls and depth of product on display, I am happy to report the IT industry is alive and well. If anyone thinks there is a slump in the IT market, I can assure you it quite the opposite.

I saw everything from widgets and gadgets for mobile phones, UPS, CRM software and plenty of hardware just to mention a few.  I was also asked by a very friendly stall holder if I was considering outsourcing my PC manufacturing process to the Philippines.  Not sure I am at that level just yet??

Disappointingly though, no sign of Microsoft, Apple, Toshiba, LG, Netgear or many of the other major vendors I was hoping to see. Maybe they had a prior engagement?

There was also a complete section dedicated to manufacturers from Shenzhen China. These guys know how to produce stuff, and they were very keen to show me their wares. I must admit, I did find a thing or two useful.

For example, anyone with battery longevity issues on their iPhone, there is an iPhone cover that has an inbuilt battery. As well as doubling as a battery charger, when you have your iPhone housed in this thing, and you put your phone on power charge, the charge goes to both phone and extra battery adding up to 200% more battery life to your iPhone .. genius!!

As for hardware, the highlight for me was the Samsung 9 series LED TV. This TV is SO vivid and crisp, you would think you are there..

And still on the series 9 theme, the “Samsung series 9” 13.3”Notebook computer is amazingly thin and light, and has a beautiful finish. If you are a Windows 7 fan, and want a sleek notebook to match you friends with Macbook Air’s, this is the unit for you. Visit Samsung to see more on this amazing unit.

I did however; have to hunt a little for the USB ports, which I eventually found in a little drop down compartment on the left hand side. Though I think I will stick with my Asus 13.3” U36 series notebook as it has a few more USB ports  including a USB3 and sports a SSH hard disc, and is about a $1,000 cheaper to boot.

On the dislike side, I still cannot come to terms with 3D TV?? I saw it for the first time at CeBit (I don’t get out much) and quite honestly, don’t see what all the fuss is about. The picture to me was muddy and far less pleasing to the eye than the 9 series LED TV mentioned previously. I won’t be rushing out anytime soon to pick up a 3D TV.

In summary, this is premier event that IT people need to visit occasionally. Even the negative points to the event can be turned into positives. I have learnt things I would not have been aware of had I not attended, and I am still truly awestruck by the imagination the IT vendors have in the development of new and existing products.

Brining stuff to market that we only a handful of years ago would not have even thought possible .. Simply amazing !!

(1). The target readers do not see a huge list of email addresses of everyone you are sending too, giving the illusion of them being the only one you are talking too, and

(2). Using BCC will assist in slowing down the creation of spam .. We all receive a “Joke” email from time to time, and you would have noticed the huge list of email addresses that the forwarder has “thoughtfully – not” left in the header. These emails are ripe pickings for a spammer to collect more addresses for their database, along with your address as well. So next time you receive a “Joke email” or send a bulk email, use BCC and do your bit to slow the flow of spam.