Archive for December, 2007

The consumer information group Choice has announced its annual list of the most dubious and dodgy products of 2007.A dog leash that snaps under the smallest amount of pressure, $90 fruit juice with fewer benefits than an apple, and a washing machine that uses 74 litres of water to dry five kilograms of washing are just some of the products that got the thumbs down from CHOICE this year.Choice media spokesman Christopher Zinn says the Shonky Awards are intended to show the sheer madness of some products available on the Australian market.

Topping the list is a flying ring Frisbee toy with a warning not to be thrown in the direction of other people.

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/

…! We don’t even know where to start? The Frisbee toy made us laugh at the lengths legalise has reached in this country. But our all time shock factor goes to the Shrek 3 inspired junk food. Surprisingly, for a company that markets to children, they appear to have treated all customers as children as they have not responded or replied to all enquiries regarding the health content of their food.

The top of our list would have to be the LG combined steam washer and dyer unit that used up to 74 litres of water during, wait for it, the drying cycle (insert shocked noises … followed by awkward silence … followed shortly by laughter/outrage).

Check out the full listing of Choice 2007 Shonky awards at their website which is located HERE

We can assure all Big Rock Graphic clients, that the practice of ignoring customers needs will never become our standard practice, as we understand the value of all clients and still practice the old adage “The customer is always right”… Even if they need our consultancy services at times to get them on the right track.

Google is hoping users of its search engine will report “bad sites” to help the company fight criminals exploiting the company’s infrastructure to distribute malware.

According to the Google security blog, the search giant already knows about hundreds of thousands of “bad” websites but is hoping that its users will add to the list by completing an online form to report malware-hosting sites that are not already flagged.

The fight is important to Google because sites containing malware endanger the search giant’s reputation by exploiting and infecting its users. This was described recently in a blog by security company Sunbelt.

Source: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/

Malware and spyware have been around since the first days of the internet. Even before the internet we had to contend with general viruses that, while they may not have destroyed your PC contents, would cause enough headaches for you to obtain anti-virus software. Today we call these malware and they can be the most destructive of all the virus types.

The crew at Big Rock Graphics want you to be safe and secure. Those who are not so aware as to what to do, start by getting your Google PC Pack today, and prevent possible cyber destruction of your data now. START HERE

If you happen to find a site you find suspect of distributing malware you can let Google know directly at THIS LINK.

For those needing further information please contact our Big Rock Graphics sales department and we’ll have one of our consultants contact you and discuss your needs.

Stay safe folks.

Good news for both Big Rock Graphics and Australian customers of BigPond.

Recently we have been approached to provide graphics design and consultancy to select BigPond customers. We will be involved in the creation of specialised graphic design solutions as well as providing general IT&T consultancy to clients that seek our services.

While graphic design sales are our speciality, we also retain a small division of excellent programmers for extended services for corporate and SOE environments, as well as our ongoing general IT&T consultancy for everything from network design to finding the best value systems for corporate, SOE and even your family PC.

For BigPond customers, wishing to retain our services for graphic design or programming, just contact us through the main site (or CLICK HERE) and start saving today. Even if you aren’t a BigPond customer, contact us anyway, and our graphic design sales team will inform you of the massive savings and superior graphic designs.