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Speed
Today, finally our appointment came to migrate to Fibre to the Premises (FTTP), leaving behind copper-based Internet at long last. For the longest while we have had issues with our Internet connection, particularly since we went to Fibre to the Node (FTTN) on NBN years ago. Though FTTN brought us a connection that was a…
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Vietnam by Motorbike
I was at my GPs the other day when mentioning I’m off for a holiday later this year to Vietnam. My GP mentioned a series she’d seen of a guy who rode a motorbike north to south that was worth watching by Paddy Doyle, if you’re interested check it out here. I’m only part way…
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Copilot Consensus
As we continue through our journey at work piloting Copilot for M365, it is interesting to see where people find themselves ranked on a curve that initially rises quickly, then drops off quickly with disillusionment, then rises gradually as confidence rises. At a meeting last week we were asked to plot ourselves along this curve,…
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Recycle latecomer
In the back of my mind I recall hearing about them/the program, yet somehow it was a case of out of sight out of mind. Of course I speak of the recycling program run in my state, and Queensland too, whereby we can take marked bottles and soft drink containers and exchange for cash. It…
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Washing sheets
I’ve seen these online for months on Instagram but until today not in-store, washing sheets are the latest means of laundry detergent to wash your clothing and other items. There were two brands on offer at Woolworths, I’ve gone with re*stor, not that the other brand was the lesser, just that this brand had a…
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Ultra
I was intending to wait for the Apple Watch Series X / 10 due around September, if Apple sticks to its usual schedule, well that was the plan. I had been reading up on rumours of what Apple might be planning for its Series X release, with a redesign suggested. I was also keen to…
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Between 1-2
When do you feel most productive? I recall when I first started working after having graduated university, my first supervisor asked was I a morning or afternoon person. Jokingly, I replied “I’m a 1pm-2pm person”. We both laughed as I confirmed I was actually very much a morning person. For me, I’d say I’m most…
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Eggs in a basket
What a day! Working from home I started working with my MacBook Pro and tried opening the new version of Teams, however, its screen only showed a startup logo and after and indeterminable pause it kept showing an error and said try refreshing, which failed. I manage a newsletter that is housed within a SharePoint…
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Just when
I’ve been busy a few weeks now, amongst regular BSU duties, rebuilding an existing website anew all the while restructuring it. Early on I decided a new site was in order as the decision to flatten the old site’s structure meant pages were going to move all over the place, worse still, I’m on long…
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Slow, Drop, Fast
Since buying our home one month prior to the Global Financial Crisis hit in mid-2008, we’ve had a mixed bag of luck with our Internet connection. Back then we signed up for Naked DSL, basically a DSL connection without paying for an attached phone connection, instead we used VOIP. This connection worked quite well, but…