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poll Do AU’s Wealthy deserve the tax breaks in our latest Online-GST grab: TAX-FREE Only for BIG PURCHASES (over $1,000)?

Some hobbyist groups were once able to Import their hobby equipment UP TO $1,000 (Customs-)Duty-Free. That seemed fair, as Only those who could Afford more expensive equipment paid Duty on it, if …

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EoFY Domain-Name deals eg VentraIP (cheaper .AU's & $10 for 1 year .melbourne or .sydney, etc.)

expired EoFY Domain-Name deals eg VentraIP (cheaper .AU's & $10 for 1 year .melbourne or .sydney, etc.)

So, www.AusRegistry.com.au was promoting an EOFY sale on Domain Names. Of course, we buy Dom.Names a bit further down the food-chain, & they listed some domain peddlers to consider, incl'd …

Raise Your Cat’s Food Bowl (2 Ways); Skip Feeding Time Bend Overs! & Cat Gets Some Exercise

So, bending over is problematic for some seniors & others. Feeding cats and other small pets can be painful / fall-risks. To eliminate the need for bending and - at the same time - give your …

So, where do Self-Publish'g-WRITERS buy ISBN's at Low Cost? Any Bulk-Buying Writers Groups or PRONOUN.COM rep'ts?

So, Pronoun.com used to supply its authors with Free ISBN numbers (1 / book, if it went thru out them… Surprisingly, it cost NIL to use their service (unless author chose to hire some of their …

What's a "DOMAIN NAME" worth? Where to sell it?

GoDaddy makes it pretty easy to Sell a Domain Name (for ~20% fee) But how to know & set the Asking & Buy-Now prices…? Also, are there any other places to get this kind of estimate, …

Costly "Domain Name" Renewals - Transfer to Another Company

If you registered a .SCIENCE domain, on the cheap, eg, when they first became available, you might be shocked when later asked to pay, eg, $40 / year to Renew it… Well, there may be a Cheaper …

Crazy Domains

A friend says CRAZY DOMAINS Sux...

I was in a friend’s Home-Office, when CD’s Perth “Customer Care” section rang him, to offer Renewal to several of his domains. He chose to renew just 2 Domains, after the caller Offered a …

Can a CrowdSourcing Site Cheat?

It seems that @BobBrownFndn (sp?) has a Crowd-Sourcing project up on Pozibble.com (Despite the TLD, Pozible may be AU based. Any1 confirm that?) The site seems pretty simple, w/ some unfixed …

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expired [Learn to Code] Stone River eLearning (via StackSocial.com) Lifetime Membership $85 USD / $111 AUD [reg. US$11,500]

Lotsa online courseware (newer & older) available on 1 device at a time for a Lifetime - theirs of course :-) Too much to list here. Anyone used any parts of this collection? Worth the price? …

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expired 30% off Domain Names @ GoDaddy

nov17d

Got this Offer with a Domain Name Report. Don't know if the $2.60 price example is in US$. Still a bargain, if it is, IMO.

Car & Van Rental for Several Trips between: Adelaide & Outback SA

A friend tells me Thrifty's got a Price hierarchy: Most Costly: Airport Thrifty; I get why: convenience Moderately Costly: Franchise Thrifty; I don't get it Least Costly: Non-Franchise …

MyRepublic

NBN Value for $$: MyRepublic's $60/month Unlimited 100/40 (12-month); Dual-Band Modem $1 Shipped

Recently drawn to a low-cost NBN "deal" (from one of those "no guarantees" vendors, in this case, w/ a ratty web site, IMO), I paid a bit more to a different ISP for a service …

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COLES (This Week) Optimum Dry Cat Food 3kg for $20 (Save 20%), eg: "Optimum Furball with Chicken"

expired COLES (This Week) Optimum Dry Cat Food 3kg for $20 (Save 20%), eg: "Optimum Furball with Chicken"

This deal turned-up just as our first 3Kg bag was nearing empty-mark, for a new cat we got for Mum's Birthday (a month or 2 ago). Coles price: $20 (See our receipt, UPLOADED) -VS- Woolies' …

Warehouse1

WAREHOUSE1 Pty Ltd DESERVE CREDIT for HONORING eBay 20% after timing stuff-up [by system?]

Got a call from Warehouse1… I didn't recognize the name & thot they might be someone doing Telemktg, but no. HAPPILY, they were calling to advise that they Noticed that eBay's …

hushed.com

"Hushed.com" How to access recent US$25 "Lifetime deal" (via SlashDot.org ad)

Got a list of recent SlashDot.com story titles via eMail, & just after I opened it, I got a Lifetime Offer from Hushed.com (Oddly, enough, this was a day or 2 after the 19 y.o. American-Israeli …

Let's "group-up" to End "Budget-Bruising Cruising"

Few cruises leave from Adelaide… And - if you book a place on a ship passing thru Adelaide - you're likely to be paying for the place from the port the ship began its journey (before …

Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Handheld Ham Radio TYT (a.k.a. Tytera) MD-380

DMR is an Open, EU standard for Digital Radio defining 3 tiers of services. TYT's MD-380 is a well made, but low cost, single-band handheld that implements Tiers 1 & 2 (Simplex & …

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expired Amazon Summer Sale up to 70% off Kindle Books (Only for AU, NZ, etc.)

Dunno if this is as good as it looked when I first saw it (as I missed the "up to" bit), bit it's easy enough to find out. (Of course, we get lotsa nice Freebies delivered to OzB, by …

TYT TH-9800 Mobile Quad-Band VHF+UHF HAM RADIO Transceiver on eBay AU $269 SHIPPED

Good review on eHam,net. I like 'em. Some think of them as Chinese spin-offs of Yaesu FT-8900R. (I wouldn't run it at Highest Tx power, ie, without adding more fans.) I have found …

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Calm Radio's December Sale: 2 Mon: $2 & up to 30% off (ie, for 5 Yr: $245) Canada-Based; Priced in $USD

expired Calm Radio's December Sale: 2 Mon: $2 & up to 30% off (ie, for 5 Yr: $245) Canada-Based; Priced in $USD

Time for Multi-genre/-cultural music & misc audio Streaming service Calm Radio's Dec.Sale. (I'd join in a Flash if they'd bring back "Life Membership" at a fair …

poll POLL on OzB's AliExpress deal Restriction (Do we really need "Nanny OzB" protection OR is AE's Buyer Protection enough?)

I've had only good experiences with my dealings with AliExpress. (Yes, 1 phone went missing, but I was compensated for the $ loss) OzB has erected an undue barrier to inclusion (IMO), & I …

Why is a Recently-UPDATED iOS 10 [on iPad Mini 2] unable to connect to WiFi via WPA2 Personal using AES encryption?

Another iPad Mini (in SAME office) shows NO Security Warnings from SAME WiFi router. There's No indication that WPA2 Personal & AES -aren't- being used by THAT iPad Mini …

iOS 9.3.5 Update Urged by Apple

From /. Malware Sold To Governments Helped Them Spy on iPhones One of the world's most evasive digital arms dealers is believed to have been taking advantage of three security …

AliExpress

AliExpress = Alibaba + Escrow

I used to see great prices on Alubaba, but never dealt with them, due to the obvious risks. AliExpress fixed all that, by adding Escrow, better than PayPal's: Often you DON'T need to …

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Coles: Optimum Cat Food 3kg for $19.35 (Save ~ $5 or More IF You Usually Buy Smaller Bags)

expired Coles: Optimum Cat Food 3kg for $19.35 (Save ~ $5 or More IF You Usually Buy Smaller Bags)

With 3 Kg Optimum cat food bags (& Aldi's larger $1.99 cans of tuna), we have dropped the annual cost of Cat Food a lot. In case your cat's picky, we pivoted one cat to "Furball …

Japanese-made "ICOM IC-410 Pro" UHF CB mobile now on eBay's "slow road to low price"

We saw bigger shops' $399 & waited… Now this is one of the few UHF CB sets that are able to (legally) transmit 25 watts on your (separately licensed) private UHF freq(s). (ICOM says …

Where is Sashas Blend Powder Cheapest in Adelaide ?

A friend has a dog suffering Arthritis. SASHAS BLEND is said to be effective (Is it?) In any case, it's Costly, & Cotstlier at Vet's! She wants to find places to buy the Blend …

Remind me: Pick interest rate at which you'll loan money via web site(s)

So, a while ago, we discussed trade-offs of lending money - via a loan/broking web site (in AU, but similar to a UK business model). What companies & web sites were mentioned, it as …

Want to Comment? DON'T use OzB's app!

Too often disappointed by those Anti-Demkcratic words: DealnCLOSED to Comments I tried the web interface to the -same- Telstra deal that was so Closed. What do you know? "Reply" …

iPage

iPage web hosting - after the first+cheap year...

Signed up for a (was it US$1 / mom?) Rural year of Hosting. Recent!y rec'd a time-to-renew notice (offering 1 Yr for US$ 150(!)). Rang 'em up & asked to Cancel. Was offered 3 years …

How to Remove Android app "TouchPal"?!?

While updating in Google Play, I was reminded that I don't use the Subj app. So, I "Undeleted" it, or so I thought. This took me to a Browser survey (Why would you delete our app?) I …

Tiny Android computer impresses Radio Hams (runs on 12 v DC in car/van/c'van, sans battery)

i overheard a lot of praise being showered on Pipo X8 by an on-air gathering of Amateur Radio operators, while out & about, w/ my Scanner poking around Ham repeater freq's. Lotsa ports, no …

Does anyone STILL find Smoking at all "attractive" ie, besides Tobbaco Co's?!?

If so, help them Reconsider their position with the News that Smoke contains RADIOACTIVE Polonium & Lead!!! Hear it from one of the Cool Kids, ie YouTube's Veritasium, in his …

Australia Post

Forwarding ("redirecting") post. "Gaming w/ AusPost"

I needed to do this after shifting Office locations. Ended-up doing it online (Surprised that I could!), where several dichotomes can be found, that affect Price, etc.: Business vs Personal …

RAMS Home Loan

MyRAMS online-banking SUX. (ING Direct remains my Fav)

We've previously blasted MyRAMS silly business decision to DENY its customers the month's "Bonus" interest, if they use any of their money, in the same account, even after …

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Gionee Elife E7- Snapdragon 800, NFC, 5.5" FHD, IPS, 3GB/32GB, 16MP Camera ~USD $159 :GearBest

expired Gionee Elife E7- Snapdragon 800, NFC, 5.5" FHD, IPS, 3GB/32GB, 16MP Camera ~USD $159 :GearBest

GEE7

Now a "near-best" price (w/ Code), but better than a recent one for same phone… [Optus] 3G only. (Another OzBer told us Code "GEE7" expires 31 May) "Free …

Wanted: Small, Harmless RADIOACTIVE Samples to Test GEIGER COUNTER (a Mobile-Accessory)

You may know that I'm passionate about "New Nukes" (ie, LIQUID-FUEL Molten Salt Reactors) and Nuclear Energy especially since SA announced a $20 Billion PIVOT to a Nuclear Energy …

Banggood

BangGood - In Praise of their App (Android on Nexus 7 tab)

So, we saw the BangGood deal here, & thought we'd try the app. It's good. As are some of the [initial] prices. Install & Run the app Choose 6 fav product Categories It offers your …

Proton Mail

poll FREE: Get & Use a Secure Email Server, Based in Switzerland

With snooping, by the likes of NSA (Hello, Aussie government(s)!), security experts suggest we ALL need Secure eMail accounts. Only if we use end-to-end Secure eMail will we really have the Security …

ubank

Ubank Tricks: Non-Zero Account-Keeping Fee on Zero-Interest "Ultra" Account

You KNOW you're dealing with another Non-Competitive, Aussie dinosaur when: Mug's bank, IMO: NAB's "Internet-wannabe" UBank claims to offer its "USaver Ultra" …

Crazy Domains

CrazyDomains.com.au - HAVE THEY GIVEN US A VIRUS / MALWARE???

Bought some .SCIENCE domains (@ Au$4.99 each, for 1 year), paid & did other things… Came back, intending to Turn OFF Auto-Renew (way early, but it's NEVER TOO LATE)… only to be …

Metho. Spirits -vs- "Isopropol Alcohol"

Before moving to Oz, I knew only "Isopropol Alcohol" (a.k.a. "rubbing alcohol"). Only here did I learn of "Metho.Spirits" (ie, just after asking to buy some …

Expecting a Lump Sum pmt,? CentrLink acts like USAs NSA (per Ed Snowden's info)

A friend found AU's CentreLink to act very much like (Ed Snowden's views of) USA's National Security Agency makes it out to do (eg, cast too wide of a net, & costing innocents …

Optus

Optus 4G: Get ~15GB of Mobile Data for $60 (~$4 / GB), over 30 days... conditions apply.

So, Optus has a $60 / mon plan ("SIM-only plan" in its Jan 2015 magazine), with a "Data Bonus" which lifts the monthly mobile data quota to only 6 GB, ie, $10 / GB, if only Data …

Why has AU -BANNED- use of Nuclear Energy in AU, since 1999?!?

Some of you may have seen my post on "20 Free (docos) on Safe, LIQUID-fuel, Nuclear Energy, from Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs)" (set to be available - ie, in clever Canada - from ~2021). I, …

Qld co. & its apparent business practices, when operating in SA. Does Contract Law allow this?

So, I got a call fromm a company in Adelaide (whose head-office is located in Brissy), & - although I'd never ordered anything from them, the caller went on & on, (& I was slow & …

Vodafone

Vodafone store says old Pocket WiFi R207 unlocks, w/Free code from VF's site... it it so?

So, we got a Pocket WiFi, after reading, in an OzB post, that this rebadged Huawei device is easily unlocked. I showed it to a VF sales guy, who told me that - as it's an obsolete unit - …

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Learn Japanese Online: 55% off Today (USA EST): 24-Month Premium: US$ 108 w/ Unlimited Access

expired Learn Japanese Online: 55% off Today (USA EST): 24-Month Premium: US$ 108 w/ Unlimited Access

I got it at 51% Off, but I'm still happy to share this better Deal. Unlimited access to Audio, Video & PDF lesson materials, both via download & apps. FULL 60-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE, …

poll [POLL] Nexus 7 - How was your Android 5 Update? Any workarounds to Issues?

I say: DON'T BE TOO QUICK TO UPGRADE (at least, an ASUS Nexus 7 (2012 ver)) to 5.x.x I find it's too slow; you'll lose color & background config., & some apps break. OK, …

Coles

Not Again: A COLES "Food Quality" ISSUE (Frozen Food - with NO Cover/Seal - is exposed to "rough-paper" layer inside its box)

So, we've begun to buy some frozen foods - meals or (better value) family sized main courses. All (before today) came with a seal - of plastic, aluminum or a foil-covered lid (eg, disk or …