Step 1Head to your Service NSW account Visit www.service.nsw.gov.au and click on the link to the account portal, above the search box. Step 2Log inIn the MyServiceNSW Account portal, click the button to log in. Step 3 Enter your detailsType in your email and password then click ‘continue’ to open…
Since the recent Optus data-breach, cyber-security has been on all our minds. If you’ve been wondering how to protect your confidential information online from people who aren’t authorised to see it, a good method is by using multi-factor authentication. What is multi-factor authentication? It sounds complicated, but the concept is…
You may believe that games are only for the young. Or you may believe that adults who still play them are delaying growing up. So often, the mention of gaming is met with a sigh and an eye roll… However, gaming is no longer the domain of the young: seniors…
BrainTrack, a new app from Dementia Australia, helps users to monitor and understand their cognitive brain changes over time. This free app, funded by the Australian Government, enables users to explore common brain health concerns, providing information through a series of games and puzzles that test cognition. BrainTrack prompts users…
If you feel that current smartphone technology is failing you, you’re not alone – according to research done by the eSafety Commissioner, 43% of older Australians have stopped using their smartphones. The number rises to a staggering 64% for people over 80 years. The Digital Literacy Foundation’s mission is to…
It’s official: Aussies don’t trust social media platforms. 71.3% of Australians feel that social media creates more problems than it solves, according to a recent survey by Roy Morgan. Care to guess which platform people distrust the most? Facebook and Meta. Why is it that Australians distrust social media so…
If you’re with Optus, you’re probably already aware of its recent cyber-attack. Current and former Optus customers have been involved in a data breach. But what does that even mean? And how does it affect you? “Data breach” means that Optus has had a security violation that has compromised sensitive,…
A government change brings exciting opportunities to find fresh solutions to seemingly intractable problems. The new Albanese government has expressed a “significant appetite for social justice,” not least regarding the issue of digital inclusion, which is finally on the Federal government’s agenda. Data compiled by The Australian Digital Inclusion Index…
Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimised by slow Internet? This is a daily occurrence in my home, as we have two adults working full-time and a tween doing homework online. Did you know that Australia doesn’t have minimum performance standards for telecommunications? I didn’t, but it certainly makes…
Here at Leep, we’ve noticed an uptake in spam calls coming from local, interstate and international numbers… and we’re fed up. We’ve heard the same from you, too. The question we’re most often asked is, “What can I actually do?” Continuing with our program on spam awareness, whereby we provide…
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