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A List Of Things Smartphones Made Obsolete

·January 20, 2023·3 min read

It’s been a minute since Steve Jobs announced the iPhone and smartphones became the norm, let’s take a walk down memory lane and look at what technology the smartphone replaced, incorporated and the stuff we outright forgot existed, once as standalone appliances. • Calculators, pocket calculators came to be in...

A Look Inside NBN News at it’s former home Mosbri Crescent.

Tech

·January 23, 2023·1 min read

Since 1962, NBN Television has beamed pictures into our homes, see a peak behind the scenes inside the former Mosbri Crescent Studio's.

Australia Post (AusPost) Now Selling NBN Plans!

Tech

·October 27, 2022·1 min read

Image shows Australia Post at Gateshead NSW

Earlier this month Australia Post announced it has entered the NBN broadband space offering families more choice for internet plans. The service launched with eight month-to-month home broadband offerings, with the entry product starting at $54. New customers who make an initial purchase by January 9th 2023 can...

Buying Second Hand Apple Products, Read Me

Tech

·February 17, 2023·2 min read

What you need to look out for when purchasing a second hand MacBook Pro from Ebay or Facebook Marketplace.

Exif Metadata, Your Phone Might Be Ratting You Out

Tech

·January 25, 2023·2 min read

What is it? Metadata is data about data, it’s additional information about the file, but not the contents of the file. Exif-Metadata, is additional information recorded at the time the image was taken about the image. The data that’s included is information about the camera, the author and where it...

Features I Love About The Sony WH-1000XM4’s

Tech

·February 18, 2023·2 min read

Picture shows Silver Sony headphones on a black flat background. The headphone cups are facing down.

I’ve Listened through these headphones for two weeks, here are my findings, these are my first pair of Sony headphones. to date, I’ve clocked up just under 50 hours of listening time. Noise Cancelling The noise cancelling in these headphones, is unlike anything I’ve ever heard before. I can barely...

FreePBX Getting Started

Tech

·April 17, 2023·2 min read

What is a time condition? A time condition routes a call based on the time of day, or if the time conditions equals true or false. Example: If you had a reception line, you could divert calls to another extension or a voicemail if the caller makes a call outside...

I Made My WordPress Site Accessible In Under Five Minutes, For Free.

Nystagmus Tech

·March 4, 2022·1 min read

The World Health Organisation estimates that globally at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. With screen times on the rise, this number is likely to increase. When your content is not accessible to the visually impaired you are both excluding a group of people and...

Inside Leading Edge Data Centre, Mayfield

Tech

·February 17, 2023·1 min read

Thanks to Leading Edge for inviting us to the opening of it’s datacenter in Mayfield. Ultimate Server Hotel, When describing the role of LEDC to other people in the industry, I often describe it as the ultimate home for your compute infrastructure, it’s a safe, cool and reliable place for...

Newcastle Driverless Shuttle

Local Portfolio Tech

·July 7, 2020·1 min read

Described as level four autonomy, the fully self-driving vehicle is now available to ride along Wharf Rd on Weekdays between 10AM-2PM. Funded by the ‘Smart Cities’ program the trial will run for three months. The zero-emissions vehicle has a seating capacity for eleven people and is fully accessible. Extra safety precautions are...

Read Me Before Signing A Phone Contract – Ex Salesman

Tech

·January 27, 2023·3 min read

iPhone 13 Pro Max camera array with blue Magsafe case, blurred background with houseplants out of focus.

Advice from a former phone salesman who’s got your best interests at heart, these are my tips based on experiences I had with customers, Buying close to release cycle, It’s not secret, smartphone manufacturers release new phones every year, and each year the devices have newer features that make last...

Tech Defining Moments

Tech

·November 2, 2024·3 min read

1895, DISCOVERY OF X-RAY It was in fact by accident that we discovered X-RAY and it wasn’t well received at first as some people deemed it, seeing one’s death. 1901: RADIO Guglielmo Marconi sent the first radio message over the Atlantic Ocean from England to Canada. The signal simply carried...

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