Monthly Archives: July 2008

Radio Parts have a customer service problem…

July 15, 2008 – 2:24 pm

… and sadly, I appear to be the victim.
About 6 months ago, I bought a PVR/set top box. I went with Wintal for a few reasons: I already had a non-recording Wintal set top box which had given no trouble; and the retailer, Radio Parts Group, assured me that they have their own repairers and [...]

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Semacode vs QRcode

July 13, 2008 – 11:24 am

This week has been a big one in the mobile phone world. Debate about the iPhone and the plans available to use here in Australia has been everywhere. At the same time, however, Telstra has been heavily pushing its venture into barcodes with the introduction of QRcodes to the Australian market.
I say introduction because that [...]

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the appstore door is open

July 10, 2008 – 8:44 pm

Not officially launched yet, but if you search for likely keywords (try ‘photo’) in iTunes Music Store, your results might include some applications.

Click through to “see all” and you’ll be presented with a heap of apps you can download and install – yay! I’ve only been getting the free ones, but there’s loads in there [...]

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your mileage may vary

July 8, 2008 – 10:56 am

Watched a very interesting documentary on SBS the other night: Car of the Future, where two charismatic brothers – one a host of a radio car show, explore future trends in car design in a lighthearted, but well informed way. It was certainly entertaining, but I want to share the two big points that came [...]

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