The Management and Staff wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

During the Christmas Period we will be open every day except for Sundays and Public Holidays.

Our only change is that between the 21st December and the 10th January we will be answering the telephones on weekend hours {this means between 10.00am and 2.00pm}.

Of course in an emergency call anytime as we are often here outside those hours.

If this will cause any undue stress , please contact us as soon as possible so we that can make alternative arrangements.

Important - Please Read!

At TECH 2U, we carry out regular systems maintenance between 10am and 2pm each Saturday.

This means that sometimes systems are restarted or opened to move or change the hardware.

On Saturday the 3rd January this will involve opening and cleaning the heatsinks in our web servers. Each web server will be taken off line for 30 minutes during this maintenance window. Webmail will also be unavailable on this day.

Second hand computers :- available again

Second hand laptops now available. This last batch are made by IBM and are only 2 year old ex government machines.

Call our support team on either 1300 36 36 41 or 02 9499 7602 and they can email you the details.

Wireless Internet is Here

TECH 2U is pleased to announce it will be providing wireless internet coverage effective the 1st January 2009.

- {see http://www.tech2u.com.au for more details}

Price Changes

TECH 2U is pleased to announce it has acquired cheaper data rates for its customers. Effective the 1st January 2009 the excess data charges for all dialup accounts will fall to $0.15 per Mb including gst.

Account Changes

TECH 2U is pleased to announce the introduction of a new range of broadband accounts providing 8Mb of download speed.

- {see http://www.tech2u.com.au for more details

Millions of spam messages flood the Internet daily. Spam bots (mechanised programs), trawl the internet searching for ways to deliver their unwelcome message to your inbox. One method they use is to fill out any form on your website with their information. The form then arrives in your inbox filled with the spammer's advertising rather than, for example, a query from a genuine customer.
One of the most effective ways to stop spam is to use a captcha image on your forms. This is a validation code that consisits of a distorted picture of one or two words and/or numbers that can not be read by a progra.. The words must be entered by a human for the form to be validated and sent to your inbox. As spam bots can not read (and hence fill in) the validation code, any information generated by the spam bots in your form will be regarded as invalid and hence not sent to you.
TECH2U is able to place a captcha image on your form(s) for you. For further information, or a quote for adding captchas to your website, contact them on 1300 36 36 41 or email your inquiry to webpages@tech2u.com.au.

Lenders Bid is now operational and the great news is that TECH 2U won the Support Contract for this new service.

- {see http://www.lendersbid.com.au for more details and then call us on 1300 36 36 41 to find your nearest Lenders Bid Solicitor}. Refinance, borrow, or find out just how competitive your interest rate really is on your home loan.

The Northern Suburbs Horticultural and Agricultural Society is seeking entries for its Annual Show to be held in May at St Ives in Sydney. Categories cover everything from Cooking to Craft, Plants to Painting so get a wriggle on and show everyone what you are capable of. You may even win one of the TECH 2U trophies. Boasting rights included.

- {see http://www.stivesshow.com for details}.