Monday, November 12, 2012

PendoPad 4.0 Multi-Touch 7" tablet

Purchased from Coles the PendoPad 4.0 Multi-Touch 7" tablet for $99 - regular $149.
 
This is from Coles Mobile which has been closed down - strange.
 
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• 7” Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen
• Android 4.0 Operating System (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Discover thousands of games and apps for Android™
• Watch YouTube™ videos
• Built-in front and rear-facing cameras
• HDMI™ output
 

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Aussies held to ransom by nasty software

"Ransomware" has been customised to scare Australians.

"Ransomware" has been customised to scare Australians. Photo: Botnets.fr

If your computer appears to be taken hostage by local police who demand the payment of a fine to grant you access to your data, would you pay the fee, yank the power cord or recognise a scam and figure out how to neutralise it?

Monday, October 29, 2012

New alliance in bid to curb power prices

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A national alliance of business, community and consumer groups has been formed to back new policies to curb the rise in electricity prices.

'Absolutely incredible': homes threatened as water pipe erupts over suburb

Maintenance - The work of keeping something in proper condition; upkeep.

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Glen Waverley residents scrambled to save their homes from flooding today after a burst water pipe sent water shooting up to 50 metres in the sky.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Vapour trails…

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Vapour trails...left behind by some sort of twin jet engine aircraft. By the time I grabbed my Kodak Z730 camera to take snaps the vapour trails had already started to merge together.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Chicken coop spring clean



The girls (Misty, Speckles and Ruby) checking things out after a clean-up. Note the food selection including mashed potato and pumpkin. Poor Lily is gone – RIP.


Saturday, October 13, 2012

ALDI - Multifunction Tool $49.99

Early start this morning - off to ALDI to purchase the Multifunction Tool before they sell out. They open 8:30am and I was there before 8:00am and chatting to a few others at the entrance to ALDI. Around 8:15am there would have been maybe a dozen behind us and then the queue jumper arrived...this Asian guy walks up with a hand trolley and stands next to us...up against the roller door – WTF. Without a spoken word (racism) I gave him the thumb to take his proper place in the queue, he responded with “oh s.o.r.r.y” which provoked a chorus of comments from the multicultural crowd behind us a popular one being “Hi mate...this is Australia”.

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Pixie pongs

She has been rolling in something outside...maybe chicken poop?

Bathing timeline - 1 min prep, 1 min wash, 1 min dry = 3 mins total

Friday, September 28, 2012

Unauthorised treats

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As usual after tending to the horses we visit Shyla, the older kids dog. On the way out she is left with some treats but today she found her own – snack. Her flavour preference is obvious, note how the tops have been shaved off!

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Toilet break

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Shyla - the older kids K9, is there such a thing as a grand pet? We visit her most days around lunchtime, she knows the routine and while I am out the back with her for toilet and play ET (the wife) is inside preparing her treats and checking on the two cats – and fish tank temperature! I was trying to get her to hold the round “saucer like” plastic thing in her mouth – no luck.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Holly our 6yo golden retriever has a lump!

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We booked her in today for 2:00pm visit to the vet. Been here before and know what to expect, needle aspiration then wait with fingers (and toes) crossed while they check under the scope. Good news is she is OK, no cancer cells just fatty ones – PHEW!!!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Retirement - two years on

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Pulled the plug on July 10th 2010, the clock radio still wakes me every morning but these days it's set for 8:15am - not 6:30am. One of the nice things about retirement is being able to do what you want when you want - and not have answer to anyone.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Vacuum cleaner repairs

Bought a Wertheim 3030T Vacuum cleaner about 5 years ago from Godfreys – worst purchase ever!!!

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Bamboo Shishi Odoshi (Deer Chaser)

We are ready to add water...tomorrow, enough for tonight.

I will need to go through a balance exercise by cutting slices off the end of the main tube until the thing see-saws reliably. More to come...

Friday, April 20, 2012

Knock knock power joke that has a poorer punchline

A government-sanctioned charge of $39 per customer is imposed to "customer acquisition costs" to "encourage competition" – unbelievable. Now we have to pay for their door knockers to do the rounds!

 

Knock knock power joke that has a poorer punchline

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POWER retailers will slug struggling customers $65 million through a secret charge to fund door-to-door sales, cold-

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Gazebo paving – Part 3

We are almost done and I've just discovered someone at Bunnings can't count!



I am short one 200x200 but have four extra 400x200 pavers?

Fortunately that works out for me as two of the larger ones cracked while walking around when I was sweeping in the cement/sand mix to fill the joints

Monday, April 16, 2012

Gazebo paving – Part 2


Picking up from where we left off the first row is done.

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Finally doing something about paving the gazebo area. The chooks won’t be happy as this was a nice dry area for them to shelter, even dust during wet weather. The paved area is 3 x 3 meters and I started digging before we even decided on the paver type and pattern.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Cable internet down

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Cable internet down last night around midnight, we are on Telstra BigPond and the Netgear CGD24N was obviously not establishing a connection with Send flashing and the Receive light off. We also have Foxtel (from Telstra) which uses the same cable and that was working normally which usually means there is no physical cable fault and the problem is within the BigPond network – which is good. Never mind off to bed and see if it’s back in the morning.

Friday, March 30, 2012

New rug for Elvis

Elvis with his new rug, a light canvas. It's also pasting day so lots of activity around the place.

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

55" Flat screen - wall mounting

Todays project is to mount a Soniq 55 FHD TV at my daughters place with assistance from her husband.



Located the studs and levelled the bracket, marked and pre-drilled the holes for the coach bolts.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Monday, February 20, 2012

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Summer fashion

Pixie modelling the latest summer wear.

ALDI: Mini Soldering Torch Kit 135W $34.99

Been waiting for this one to come around again - straight into the trolley.


  • Electric ignition
  • Ideal to use for flame welding, soldering, blazing, hot air shrinking and hot cutting
  • Cordless and easy to use
  • Anti-flaring flame
  • Continuous working lock
  • Shut-off lever
  • Child resistance lock
  • Heat temperature control switch
  • Flame welding and brazing - temperature up to 500°C
  • Adjustable and wind resistant flame
  • Approximately 1hr working time
  • Soldering temperature of 400°C
  • Hot air shrinking - temperature up to 500°C
  • Maximum temperature of 1300°C

  • Set includes: 1 x Gas Soldering Torch Unit, 1 x Cap, 1 x Solder dispenser, 1 x Cleaning Sponge, 1 x 7mm wrench, 1 x 8mm wrench, 1 x Reflector, 1 x Hot blower, 1 x Hot knife, 1 x 3.5mm chisel tip, 1 x 3mm diagonal tip, Butane gas refill valve

  • Requires 100% butane gas (not included)

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Horse agistment – bar fridge not working

The bar fridge down at the horse agistment that we use for storing carrots (horses like them) has decided that 2011 is it’s last year of operation. No complaints it must be over 20 years old.


Do we try to fix or just buy another one?

The fridge is behaving abnormally, one day the carrots were icing up and other occasions the fridge was not running, defrosting with water in the bottom – thermostat?

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Canine minder

Looking after Shyla, the older kids hound while she and the wife are off shopping.

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Friday, January 20, 2012

ALDI: 8 Bottle Wine Cooler $79.99

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  • Thermoelectric technology
  • Celsius or Fahrenheit switch, digital temperature range from 8-18 degrees.
  • 50(h) x 25 (d) x 49.5 (w)cm

The bar fridge down at the horse agistment that we use for storing carrots (horses like them) has decided that 2011 is it’s last year of operation. No complaints it must be over 20 years old, thermostat appears to be working OK but when it cuts in compressor just hums – or whines no pun.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Medion Wireless Rear View Mirror - Revisited

Purchased this from ALDI in August 2015 and earlier this year it stopped working. I have been dealing all year with the left eyeball and poo...