AWS S3 "increased error rates" 1 March 2017 NZT
AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) in US-East-1 is effectively down (up to date status here). They say "increased error rates", but it's down. US-East-1 is their primary region, where all billing is done,...
View ArticleNew CRM Needed - Suggestions, Recommendations etc.
Hi all,So after several years with the existing CRM (ACT) that "came with the business" when I took over I have decided it is now time to replace it. In saying that there seems to be A LOT out there...
View ArticleHow to map a drive with Office 365 SharePoint drive.
How to map a drive with Office 365 SharePoint drive on Windows 10.It might sound like a simple thing and I stumped. I've been following instructions all morning on how to do this but I always stuck...
View ArticleEmail hosting
I'm looking around for NZ based companies that offer email hosting with billing in NZD. The use case I am thinking of is organisations/people who have their own domain name and want to use it for...
View ArticleAdvice Needed for storage consolidation and shared access to files - 2...
Advice Needed for storage consolidation and shared access to files - 2 iphones, 1 ipad, 1 Mac and 1 Windows 7 laptopMy hubby and I are home users. By no means IT experts but can find our way around...
View ArticleMicrosoft blanket bans 100's / 1000's of NZ IP addresses from sending email
Today Microsoft blanket banned at least 512 - 1024 ip addresses in NZ from sending email to their clients, including @live.com, @hotmail.com, office365 domins and domains hosted with Microsoft / office...
View ArticleCDN with a node in New Zealand?
My manager has asked me to look into CDNs, with one of the requirements being that there should be a New Zealand nodeIs webdrive the only option?I've done a quick search and it looks like Akamai might,...
View ArticleGoogle Drive now backup & Sync
Turned on my windows PC this morning to be greeted by a message that says Google Drive has now been renamed Backup & Sync. I checked google folder in startup apps and sure enough google drive has...
View ArticleExposed sensitive files on Microsoft's document-sharing site
From the BBC"Confidential documents, passwords and health data have been inadvertently shared by firms using Microsoft's Office 365 service, say researchers.The sensitive information was found via a...
View ArticlePoll: Preference between Gmail or Office 365 Exchange online for Email (only)
I'm tossing up whether to move from 365 to Gmail for my email hosting.Gmail is slightly cheaper, but would be curious to find what most GZ'ers prefer and their opinion on what they think is better in...
View ArticleSpam volumes down
Anyone else notice the volumes of spam have plummeted ?I have gone 48 hours with only 4-5 spams, normally I am up to 300 a day (most days are 30-50) , I get to see them on the work spam filter so I...
View ArticleEnable smtp access to your gmail account
So quite some time ago Gmail blocked insecure smtp access to your gmail account, even when you turned on tls which previously had been working for a few years.There is however a workaround for this...
View ArticleHas anyone used snozz.co.nz for webhosting?
On my facebook today was an add for Snozz.co.nz with a picture of a datacenter so I clicked to have a nosey. On their webpage they said they do free webhosing. We're thrilled to announce that we've...
View ArticleUnderwater Data Centers
You may have seen several article about Microsoft's experimental undersea data centres.Here's a recent summary of IEEE's "Dunking the Data...
View ArticleIDrive: good option for cloud-based file storage? Better alternatives?
Hi there,I'm looking for a new cloud sync tool to replace OneDrive (now all my free additional allowance has gone!), and at this point have narrowed it down to IDrive or Google Drive. It's not for a...
View ArticleDegoo.com 100GB Cloud Storage for Free
Has anyone used Degoo? They offer 100GB of storage for free which lets you backup two devices.
View Articlewebhostingnz 5star service
I am in the process of bringing back to NZ some websites I own. I came across https://webhostingnz.com/ as one of the affordable hosts.I dont know if they are technically amazing or if what they offer...
View ArticleNo Gmail spam for four days
OK. I'm not complaining but I have no spam arrive in my gmail junk folder since the 4th of May (now four days). There are 2,500 emails currently in there (which is around 80 a day) so would have...
View ArticleMusings on rolling your own remote "cloud" backups and general backups
Thinking out loud. Comments welcome.CrashPlanMy annual CrashPlan subscription is coming up for renewal. It costs something like NZ$70 for unlimited storage, which seems like a good deal, especially...
View ArticleEmail issue
I couldn't determine an appropriate forum for email issues, so I'll start here.For many many months, well years really, I've been getting email replies to emails I've never sent.Either non-delivery...
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