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Oh No, an "Improved" Website

Whenever I hear about so-called improvements to websites I am perfectly happy with I reach for my revolver. Woolworths was good- now it's rooted- ING Direct was good- just got an email that a …

Cheapest Unlocked Phone with WCDMA 850/900/2100 Able to Run Google Authenticator?

That's as smart as I need a phone to be. Doesn't even need a camera.

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Garmin eTrex 10 Personal GPS Unit $76.80 @ JB Hi-Fi ($4.95 Delivery)

expired Garmin eTrex 10 Personal GPS Unit $76.80 @ JB Hi-Fi ($4.95 Delivery)

It's the base level Garmin handheld GPS navigator for hiking and walking. Generally well regarded. I can't find it for less than $100 anywhere else. New model about to come in? I …

Coles

Coles Online Rant

I've never tried it before just now- it's horrendous- it's like 1997 and I'm back on dialup. Is it always like that? I would normally not bother with them but I got a Coles gift …

Kogan

Kogan 256GB SSD

Grazing Kogan site today and I came across this. http://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-256gb-6gbs-solid-state-dri... Anyone know anything about it? How do these specs compare? Intel NAND flash Maximum …

Humidity readings for portable air conditioners

Does anybody here take humidity readings when running their portable air conditioner? What kind of figures do you get? For example- 33' 64% humidity- run ac for 30 minutes- humidity now _ ? I …

Mulching Mowers

I have a so-called mulching mower, a Rover OHV 880. The mulching part of it only works if you keep your lawn at lawn bowl length, therefore it is practically useless. I never use it. It's the …

Is there such a thing as a cheap 17 inch notebook?

Doesn't have to be high performance in any way. The only ones I can find are hugely more expensive than 15 inchers like the ACER Aspire V5-573 15.6" in "deals" today.

Woolworths

Telstra $30 Pre-paid Starter Kit- half price at Woolies

Can anyone tell me what you get? Days? Rate etc I've just tried to find out the answer on the Telstra site and all I've got is a headache.

What's the point of the super-expensive smartphones?

I bought one of these for $156 and you can get it cheaper.

Battery charging app for Androids

I have belatedly discovered that lithium-ion batteries last a lot longer with shallow discharges and recharges. I've been discharging to zero then recharging to 100%- big no no, oh no!

So what's the deal on Telstra pre-paid phones?

From what I could gather after a quick look at the HTC 8S deal posts, you can spend around $5 on an unlock code and hey presto, you have an unlocked phone. Is that correct?

How is your Zopo going?

Fairdinkum reviews of any of these Chinese designed smartphones is as hard to find as rocking-horse poop, so your opinion will be appreciated.

BecexTech

BECEXTECH.com.au

I was going to ask anyone if they have dealt with them. Their price is incredibly low on the phone I am looking at- Lumia 620, $169- but, aha- I get to the checkout:

Kogan

Kogan Mobile Suspensions

"Kogan Mobile signed a suspension agreement with ispONE back in September last year, their own sworn affidavits show, approximately two months before it launched its prepaid mobile service.

Is anybody using a China phone?

What is it? How does it go? Where did you buy it?

Good bush reception smartphones

Anybody using something they can recommend?

Shaver - Are 3 heads better than 1?

This is going to sound like a dumb question but I've never used one before, so: I bought a Philips Norelco 6940 Reflex Action Men's Shaving System from Amazon US- the deal was posted here.

How long do phone batteries last?

I'm considering getting a Google Nexus 4 but the non-replaceable battery is turning me off. Ballpark conservative estimate- how long of a useful life can you expect out of the battery?

Overkill

If you have no intention of ever playing any games other than sports games (NFL, baseball, golf only), or ever doing anything like graphics design/video rendering, will you get any benefit from having

I don't know my Ainol from my elbow

Could one of you technically literate types please give me a brief pro/con summary of the best value Ainols? That is, why you would buy one over the other.

PayPal

PayPal currency conversion

Jeez they are bandits. Just bought something in US dollars and get less than parity. Turn on the tele and the AU$ is at $1.03.46.