Idealist » user profile

Member Since 08/06/2013
Last Seen 18/11/2013
Location Blue Mountains

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Many eBay sellers use inflated shipping and handling to ensure they get a better price than they otherwise would. It's unscrupulous, and…
10/11/2013 - 09:56
Forgot to mention Openoffice plays well with Word documents etc...
30/09/2013 - 10:41
Openoffice is a good substitute for Word, Excel, etc. it's free.
30/09/2013 - 07:42
(Duplicate post. Sorry.) -
19/09/2013 - 12:43
Well, I for one have voted with my feet. - Or at least my wallet. I have just ordered a 32GB HTC ONE. While Apple are playing "Status…
19/09/2013 - 12:42
The one thing I can't yet sync is calendars with ical on the Mac. If I could sort that out I'd be ready to jump. The "Missing Sync" for…
13/09/2013 - 23:00
Idealist replied to [Deactivated] on iPhone 5S / 5c Discussions
I agree. These iPhones are a disappointment. Especially their so-called "budget" model). As an Apple user (iMac, Macbook Air, iPad, iPhone…
12/09/2013 - 13:27
In education, it's easier for the powers that be to control if a single, known hardware / software platform is used, less staff training,…
11/09/2013 - 12:17
Idealist replied to [Deactivated] on iPhone 5S / 5c Discussions
Deluded is not really correct. I for one have invested heavily in the Apple ecosystem, and have enjoyed the seamless integration between…
11/09/2013 - 11:00
$750 for a "budget" iPhone? You're kidding me! seriously, why did they bother???
11/09/2013 - 09:56
Get the "replacement for new TV for 5 years if anything goes wrong" in writing, and go for it.
11/09/2013 - 08:53
No Paypal? Western Union or wire transfer? Don't be a mug! If something looks too good to be true, it most likely is...
23/06/2013 - 11:31
Thanks to you both for your quick response. Have to learn how to search... :) Mike
17/06/2013 - 10:42
Title says it all...
17/06/2013 - 09:26
JB is certainly doing SOMETHING right. Some days you can barely MOVE in there!
10/06/2013 - 11:38
Yep, 2012, when they'd finished screwing it up...
10/06/2013 - 11:30
Jaycar became what DSE used to be. Unfortunately, brick-and mortar stores cost more to run than online warehouses. You pay a premium for…
10/06/2013 - 11:19
Obviously you either didn't work for them or didn't read the internal newsletters. DSE was going gangbusters and raking in money for…
10/06/2013 - 11:11
I'm not sad at all. They got rid of all the unique stock, and drove out the knowledge base in their older, permanent staff, that gave them…
09/06/2013 - 22:11
I used to work for DSE some years ago. In my opinion they have been in a downward spiral for some years. The car park at the store I worked…
08/06/2013 - 11:03
Idealist joined OzBargain.
Welcome aboard!
08/06/2013 - 10:51