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Soniq 40″ Full HD LED-LCD TV purchase

Posted on 10/10/2014 by AlanM52

Off this morning after tending to Dusty (horse) to JB Hi-Fi to purchase the Soniq 40″ Full HD LED-LCD TV on sale for $299 – that’s a good price. This is to replace the balcony AWA 37″ that we returned … Continue reading →

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CCTV Security System – Update

Posted on 30/09/2014 by AlanM52

CCTV Security System – Update Still tweaking things, full screen capture of the desktop PC showing IE browser connection over the internet to the CCTV/DVR system (macmansion.ddns.net) on port 8080. However…DDNS on the DVR itself is not working???

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CCTV Security System – Update

Posted on 29/09/2014 by AlanM52

Still tweaking things, full screen capture of the desktop PC showing IE browser connection over the internet to the CCTV/DVR system. However…DDNS on the DVR itself is not working???

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CCTV Security System – Update

Posted on 28/09/2014 by AlanM52

At the horse paddocks feeding Dusty and on the phone checking the system at home.

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CCTV Security System – Update

Posted on 27/09/2014 by AlanM52

Finished running the last two cables and mounting the cameras (CAM2/3) in the carport area. CAM 2 looks down the length of the front porch and CAM 3 covers the carport and a bit of the backyard. As before CAM … Continue reading →

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Pond maintenance – it needs it.

Posted on 25/09/2014 by AlanM52

The pond pumps (waterfall, fountain and bamboo water spout) are cycled through most of the day (every day x 365) off a timer which is connected to a RCD (AKA GFC). Every two weeks I treat the pond with Aquapro/Aquatec … Continue reading →

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CCTV Security System – Update

Posted on 23/09/2014 by AlanM52

Decided that CAM1 (front gates and driveway) needs to move to the right a bit more so we now have more branches of the wattle tree obscuring the camera view, in particular the top centre section of the gates. Out … Continue reading →

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CCTV Security System – Update

Posted on 23/09/2014 by AlanM52

Been a busy day so behind with this particular post. As per the normal routine shuffled out to the balcony to wake up the computer and lately to also check the new CCTV/DVR system so turned on it’s monitor and … Continue reading →

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Cocoon CCTV Security System – Update

Posted on 23/09/2014 by AlanM52

What’s happening at home? This is a screen grab off my Samsung Galaxy Note displaying live pictures – from home. The RXCamPro app also allows you to playback recordings plus other stuff. If you configured the DVR to send Alerts … Continue reading →

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Cocoon CCTV Security System – Update

Posted on 22/09/2014 by AlanM52

Nice weather today so decided to start installing the new CCTV system, Most of the work involves running the bloody camera cables, often in places where humans shouldn’t go! Well…we are half way there with two cameras wired back to … Continue reading →

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