Monthly Archives: April 2016

Free range eggs – dodgy companies

Posted on 16/04/2016 by AlanM52

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took Derodi Pty Ltd and Holland Farms Pty Ltd to court, claiming it had falsely labelled eggs as free range from January 2012 to December 2014. The two companies trade together as the … Continue reading →

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We have Presto again

Posted on 15/04/2016 by AlanM52

We have Presto again – last year we had it for 6 months free but it was pretty ho-hum so pulled out in the last month. T-box channel 911 is promoting the 6 month free trial again so tried to … Continue reading →

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Knox Tavern for dinner

Posted on 15/04/2016 by AlanM52

Booked in tonight to try out the ‘new KT’, haven’t been there since it burnt down in Sep 2014.

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Dell Ultrasharp 1702FP 17" LCD monitor

Posted on 11/04/2016 by AlanM52

No picture and LED’s flashing like fairy lights When I was doing the Dell GX270 memory upgrade went off looking for one of my spare monitors and grabbed the above which was working fine last time I used it but … Continue reading →

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Recovering today…a few aches.

Posted on 11/04/2016 by AlanM52

Recovery session from yesterday’s house move must be coming along OK as I just finished trimming and mowing – front & back. The Bunnings XU1 18V blade trimmer and blower work really well  – time for a cuppa.

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Exciting day for our older daughter

Posted on 10/04/2016 by AlanM52

Back home after helping our older daughter move from Skye to her new home in Botanic Ridge. Loading up was OK but unloading at the new place and the trudge up the ‘mountain goat’ driveway pretty much drained the last … Continue reading →

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Presto entertainment

Posted on 08/04/2016 by AlanM52

We have Presto again – last year we had it for 6 months free but it was pretty ho-hum so pulled out in the last month. T-box channel 911 is promoting the 6 month free trial again so tried to … Continue reading →

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Samsung Galaxy Note factory reset – continued

Posted on 07/04/2016 by AlanM52

From my previous post decided to do a factory reset, running out of storage and went through all the usual stuff like *#9900# to clear the log/cat files etc which previously worked well – but not this time – and … Continue reading →

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Samsung Galaxy Note – factory reset

Posted on 06/04/2016 by AlanM52

Some jobs are best left for a rainy day like doing a clean install on a Windows PC, or giving your workshop a good vacuum – or factory resetting your phone.

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