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Lonely Planet guide books are re-issued every year it seems, and they vary HUGELY from year to year. I have previously used a Lonely Planet…

If your phone is esim compatible, you don't have to pay the $2 fee for a sim card. Instructions here:…

Amaysim "as you go" plan is $15/year, on Optus network. ALDI PAYG is $15/year, on Telstra wholesale network. [Lebara "standard…

I'm not in WA, but I'll give this a plus just to help anyone competing against the monopoly on real estate.

Buy a desktop charger with a removable power cord that uses a figure-8 connector, like [this…

> with an Eneloop charger? I'm assuming you mean the Panasonic charger that came with some eneloop batteries. Yes, with conditions. If your…

Read [here](https://nordvpn.com/blog/vpn-on-android/) and follow the link for split tunneling.

Install a browser just for firsty, and route all other apps (including your normal browser) through a VPN?

If you have a public library membership, you can probably read Choice magazine online from your home. For example, my local library says…

The whole advantage of a smart charger is that it stops charging each battery when the battery reaches "full". There are two ways the…

> Doesn't seem to claim they are Low Self Discharge like Eneloops. They're very vague about these batteries, to the point of **not** having…

> Liitokala > Nitecore > Xtar Each of those brands make some good chargers, but plenty of bad chargers too. If you want your batteries to…

The specifications of that charger are hiding something. It says "1000mA charging" and "5-hour charge time". Both of these can't be true,…

Looks like you have to loosen and tighten a grub screw to change screwdriver bits. And the teensy gears behind the "chuck" don't look like…

Thanks for the warning. I can see from Reddit comments that it doesn't work for some people. Was it Thunderbird itself that gave you…

Which IKEA store?

As Gmailify is a free enhancement to Gmail, I don't expect it to be rocket speed. My point was more that emails delivered the normal way…

Harrison from FUBAR swapped me over to IPoE several days ago, and it appears to have solved my problem. Harrison also sent a few emails in…

Why not run [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/)? It supports multiple email accounts, and you can view them all under the…

The XTAR VX2 pro is bad for AA NiMh batteries, according to [this…

That's an interesting possibility. Using the web version of Gmail, if anyone sends me an attachment of a word document, or an excel…

That free access to newspapers online uses Pressreader, which is probably available in every public library, and readable at home if you…

My point is that "32-bit float" is entirely fake. ADC chips output integers, converting them to a 32-bit float doesn't give you any extra…

I found the original product announcement for the largest chip on the board:…

It is fantastic, although Yahoo should have been clearer that the "base name" can't be changed after it has been set. I wish I had taken…

> Is Gmailify different to just setting up basic email fetching (and sending) within your existing gmail account? If you're fetching and…

They'll still be buying all their semiconductors, resistors and capacitors from overseas. Some PCBs are still made in Australia, and you…

> There's too many features you miss out on with free providers Such as...?

Thanks, but I don't think that does what I'm looking for. Gomailify actually say "While the name is confusingly the same, Gmail's Gmailify…

> working some sort of software to create a 32-bit float The points are: * They're using "bigger numbers" in an attempt to keep up with…