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National Technologies Group has been serving the Sydney area since 1994, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Let Your Staff Write on the Walls

We get a lot of questions about our NTG whiteboards. Because in our office, we let our staff write on the walls. Our engineers can brainstorm over nearly every inch of National Technologies HQ on fully-functioning floor-to-ceiling whiteboard walls.

Jenny Cook at Whiteboard

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Shock: The Smartphone was Conceived a Century Ago

Nobody tell Steve Jobs, but somewhere in obscure scientific history, someone actually invented the smartphone in 1902.

As it turns out, a Serbian-born physicist in America named Nikola Tesla was dreaming of the wireless world before the Blackberry was even a passing thought in a geek’s mind. Tesla, a small-scale physics genius, wrote this outrageous little tech fantasy in his notebook at the turn of the century:

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3 Tips for Making the Most of TechEd 2013

As Day 1 of TechEd Australia 2013 approaches, here are some tips from National Technologies Group to help you make the most of your registration fee.

1) Bring a portable charger

Battery power is precious at TechEd. Let your devices die and you'll miss out on the wild second dimension of the conference taking place online. Don't live a TechEd half-life; bring a backup portable charger. Portable power packs can give you the battery boost you will need to tweet, record and network your way through the conference.

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What’s New with PowerPoint 2013 Presenter View?

b2ap3_thumbnail_pp400.jpgMicrosoft PowerPoint 2013 Presenter View has new improvements designed to enhance your presentation. Presenter View is a helpful feature that allows the presenter to see a separate screen that's different from what the audience sees. The presenter's screen is used to display notes, previews, and other helpful tools. Here's how you can take full advantage of this PowerPoint feature.

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How to Anonymously Browse the Internet

b2ap3_thumbnail_whodat400.jpgSome places on the Internet are only suitable for secret browsing. Maybe you're shopping for a present and don't want your links to show in your browsing history, or maybe you don't want the customized ads to reflect a private interest. Whatever your reason is for wanting to anonymously browse the web, here's how you do it.

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