Home entertainment review – bundling stuff

Recently I have made a few diary posts about my retirement, this is my last week of work and there are lots of things to do such as a review of our phone, internet and cable TV services. For the last 30 odd years we have had a Telstra phone service, for 10 years Bigpond cable and for 10 years Foxtel (on Telstra cable). In an effort to stem declining PSTN revenue (loosing phone lines) Telstra is offering a range of bundles, I zoomed in on the Home TV bundles:

I decided the $198 bundle was the best one for us. We go from HomeLine Complete to Reach, I don’t use the phone much but ET makes lots of local 20c calls which are included now along with cheaper STD. We have been on cable Extreme since it became available so no change here with Elite – but we save on power. The Motorola SB1501 and D-Link DI-824VUP will be replaced with a single unit - the Netgear CGD24N (which is suitable for use in Cable 30 areas).

This time next week

Reminder to myself-

 

Today is Friday 2nd July, this time next week will be my last day of work!

 

PS. better jot that down on a sticky note and stick to forehead.

Not long now

Less than two weeks to go until I retire.

One thing I have to watch out for is:



There are plenty of them around and they are certified by the Government.

New printer purchase

Just came home with a new printer from Officeworks for $196 bucks.
This is to replace a Brother MFC which would not print black – blocked.
I managed to get black working but decided to get the Canon anyway.

Canon Pixma MP640 Multifunction Printer

The MP640 is for people wanting unsurpassed quality for printing lab quality photos, fast double sided documents or for printing colourful CDs and DVDs. Use the built-in screen to view all your photos, or slip in your memory card, or connect your PictBridge compatible camera directly to the front - for easy photo prints at home!

Talking about Creating photo panoramas with Windows Live Photo Gallery

With Windows Live Photo Gallery, your field of vision isn't limited to what you can squeeze into one photo. In Photo Gallery, you can "stitch" together several photos in a series to create a larger, more interesting composition.

In the past, taking panoramic photos required a special camera, lenses, or the use of complicated camera features. The only other option was to paste photos together by hand. Photo Gallery makes creating panoramic photos much easier—and much more fun 

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Creating photo panoramas with Windows Live Photo Gallery

Cosy cats

It’s winter, if you huddle together you stay warmer.

 


Luna on the left, Phoenix at the back and Milo (Siamese, Tonkinese & Siamese)

Horse rugs to clean

More rugs left on the front porch for my attention.



Someone forgot to tell Elvis (TB) that it’s winter and he decided to cool off in the dam.