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Category Archives: Technology
New 7” tablet purchase
Came across this in Woolworths Wheelers Hill for $45 bucks – into the trolley.
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DVD writer for Lenovo AIO
While at the market also got a Samsung DVD USB external writer for the AIO Lenovo.
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Lenovo AIO desktop
New Lenovo AIO all setup on our balcony desk
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New AIO desktop computer
Went to The Glen (Glen Waverley) to do some shopping and ended up purchasing a Lenovo AIO 510s desktop from JB Hi-Fi. Picked the top model i7 with 16GB RAM, SSHD & GeForce GT 930A, 2GB – nice. Initially unpacked … Continue reading
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Telstra Internet Outage
No big deal just tether the PC to my Samsung.
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Kmart: Audiosonic DAB+ Radio
UPDATE: Returned for a refund (05/06/16 )What sold me ended up being the reason why we returned this radio – the lithium battery. Fully charged the radio only plays for a few hours !!! Even worse…this is also supposed to … Continue reading
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I DO NOT WANT NBN !!!
I was really peeved a few years ago to hear that as part of the NBN agreement Telstra would not be able to use its HFC cable network to deliver (BigPond) Internet services – only Foxtel. Really…I don’t want ANOTHER … Continue reading
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Case for Lenovo 10” tablet
Mail delivery today from China, a case for the Lenovo Yoga tablet which cost $9.39 inc delivery – thanks to the older kid for the eBay order.
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Internet outage
BigPond cable outage – went to bed with no internet and Telstra tech visit booked this morning 8 – 12. Holly woke me before 8.0 but took no notice until alarm went off at 8.15. Better get moving, noticed … Continue reading
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Dell Ultrasharp 1702FP 17" LCD monitor
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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