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Australia 3G Network Shutdown

TechTech News
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Connecting Aussie’s since 2003 the ‘3G,’ next generation networks in Australia have reached end-of-life and telcos will switch these networks off in 2024.  This change will affect some people and devices whilst devices capable of newer technologies such as 4G/5G will be unaffected.  It’s not just mobile phones that use...
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Horseshoe Beach | Nobby’s Newcastle

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Today in Newcastle we took our friend on four to Horseshoe beach located in Newcastle, the weather was cool, the sunset goldarn, and the beach was a perfect place for our dog to experience both sand and open water for the first time. It was going to be a fifty...
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Tarago, New South Wales

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The town has an estimated population of 500 people. It’s located 39 km south of Goulburn and 69 KMs north of Canberra, the state’s capital city.  Tarago has a railway station which is serviced by explorer train services. (booked seats.) – the station itself is heritage listed.  The mainstreet features...
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What is a Sim-Swap Attack? – ‘SimJacking’

Tech
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In short, it’s a type of attack, by scammers and criminals who fake your identity and convince a mobile carrier to move your mobile number to a new sim card, rendering yours useless. Once the scammer has control of your mobile phone number they can use it to pretend to...
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Nobby’s Lighthouse, The site they once planned to blow up.

LocalNewcastle
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Nobbys lighthouse is a working lighthouse operated by the Newcastle Port Authority. The Lamp Powered by 240v with battery backup, it takes 40 seconds for the light to make a full revolution. It began operation operation on January 1st, 1858. It was converted to automatic operation on 4th September 1916....
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Thinking of registering a domain? – here is what you need to know!

Tech
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Whether you are yet to register your first domain or your 30th, here are some things to consider with domain ownership. Domain Squatters It’s unfortunate that people profit of peoples pain but be warned that if you ever let your domain expire, it’s possible for someone else to purchase it,...
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Newcastle Rocked by 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake on December 28, 1989.

Matt's Blog
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Thursday 28th December 1989, Newcastle was rocked by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, it caused 13 casualties and is one of Australia’s most serious natural disasters. 160 people were hospitalised, and 50,000 buildings were damaged as a result of the earthquake. Newcastle Workers Club had nine casualties. The epicenter of the...
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Self Hosted Uptime Monitoring

Matt's Blog
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in an effort to reduce costs recently, and a push to run more local infrastructure, I decided to end my paid service with another provider, instead opting for a self hosted solution called Uptime Kuma. The Hosting Environment Uptime Kuma can run in a Docker container. If you haven’t come...
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Kiss The Tix | NEW FM

Matt's Blog
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Pictured below are the final remaining contestants in a radio competition for NEW FM. – 10 finalists puckered up for a chance for KISS tickets, which included a meet and greet with the band in Sydney. The competition ended after 16 hours at 12am. Contestants stood in cold weather outside...
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