Monthly Archives: February 2018

Facbook facial recognition

Posted on 28/02/2018 by AlanM52

Facbook is expanding its facial recognition features…hmm. Sounds good, like to help combat fake accounts (someone stole a photo of me [unlikely]) and to alert me whenever a photo or video is posted that includes yours truly [again unlikely]. This … Continue reading →

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Boronia Veterinary Clinic

Posted on 20/02/2018 by AlanM52

TO: Dr. Tony Hayes FROM: Alan & Eva Mackenzie ANIMAL: Holly Mackenzie SUBJECT: Recovery from leg operation Hi there, Holly is one week into recovery from cruciate ligament surgery performed by Dr Tony last Monday 12th. Everything is going well … Continue reading →

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DIY Twin floor lamp 2

Posted on 12/02/2018 by AlanM52

From the last session we left off at this point with the lights mounted on a plywood board.

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DIY Twin Floor Lamp

Posted on 10/02/2018 by AlanM52

Some time ago bought a couple of LED downlights with 240V plug leads. Finally decided to do something with them – a twin floor lamp. This will stand between the two mitre saws that are parked along the roller door. … Continue reading →

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Holly update

Posted on 10/02/2018 by AlanM52

Out for a break and a pee. Amazing how she can still take care of business. As already posted she is booked in on Monday at Boronia with Tony for cruciate ligament surgery and this time will stay overnight.

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Lenovo Family Cloud

Posted on 09/02/2018 by AlanM52

Invitation from Lenovo try out the following products: Lenovo Family Cloud (Client – phones/tablets)Lenovo Family Cloud Server (Server – Win10/64bit PC) Went to my bookmarked Lenovo system scan webpage and one of the software items on the list was indeed … Continue reading →

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14” Bandsaw – Blade tracking knob

Posted on 05/02/2018 by AlanM52

The saw is basically finished and now has it’s own parking spot on the floor.Got onto one of the last little jobs this afternoon, the blade tension knob which is still just a screw nut. Marked out on some scrap … Continue reading →

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Workshop tour – Feb 2018

Posted on 04/02/2018 by AlanM52

Spent some time over the last few days cleaning up and reorganising the workshop.  The motivation for doing this is to find a parking spot for the latest nearly completed project – the 14” bandsaw !!! This is the big … Continue reading →

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