January 09 Newsletter

> GCH Tech Tip of the Month: The difference between domain registration and web hosting.

Domain Registration is the process of securing a website domain, such as www.yourcompany.com.au by a business or an individual. Once registered, the domain becomes your virtual property for the period of the registration, usually two year for a .AU domain and before registration expires it must be renewed, or the domain becomes available to anyone.

Web hosting is a service that allows a company or individual to have a web site that is accessible by the general public  via a world wide web. Allowing them to use a registered domain as their website address and giving them the ability to use the domain for both web and email purposes. Web Hosting is usually paid yearly and is necessary to make full use of a registered domain.

Geelong Computer Help both registers domains and offers web hosting packages. If you would like more information or would like to register a domain, please contact us on 03 5229 9557.

By Reyan Fernando

> Microsoft New Operating System - Windows 7 Beta!

This year Microsoft has released a new Operating System called Windows 7 (Beta) and their giving the general public the ability to test and asses it till the 1st of August, 2009. After which it will no longer function and would have to be removed from the computer it was installed on and does not give you access to the files on your computer.

We don't recommend changing to Windows 7 (Beta) unless you are comfortable with backing up data and installing Windows. As it's still only in its Beta state and because it expires in August 2009, it should not be looked at as a replacement of Windows Vista or a permanent upgrade of Windows XP.

There are still a number of bugs in the software, one major one which corrupts all your mp3 files it finds. For more information about Windows 7 Beta visit the following website:  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7

For more information or if you are having problems with Windows 7 please contact us on 03 5229 9557.

> Geelong Computer Help's Fax number has changed:

Our new Fax number is 03 5242 8989.

> GCH Supports Apple Mac

Geelong Computer Help now support and repairs Apple Macs. If you have a Mac or thinking of going to a Mac, rest assured that we can now support your needs.

If you have any questions about Apple's or if you are interested in "Upgrading" to an Apple Mac, please don't hesitate to contact us.