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.

Another new toy for kitties.