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i-LAN 7" Tablet PC

Posted: 16/04/2013 4:47:11 PM
Now available at shop.ozcableguy.com : ITP70A-SP – 7" Tablet, Keyboard & Stylus Pen Bundle ITP70A – 7" Tablet PC (Just the Tablet, nothing else) IKP070 – 7" Keyboard (Just the keyboard, nothi... [more]

i-LAN 9.7" Tablet PC

Posted: 16/04/2013 4:13:57 PM
Now available at shop.ozcableguy.com : ITP97A-SP - 9.7" Tablet, Keyboard & Stylus Pen Bundle ITP97A - 9.7" Tablet PC (Just the Tablet, nothing else) IKP097 - 9.7" Keyboard (Just the keyboard,... [more]

The Saga of Version Nos

Posted: 28/11/2012 2:25:32 PM
Manufacturers sometimes change versions (chipsets) of various products without changing the product names. Sometimes people want a particular version to work with Linux or open source firmwares and so... [more]

Draytek 2820 Series Discontinued

Posted: 17/10/2012 11:41:50 AM
The Draytek 2820 series is now end of life and the last of the stock should be pretty much gone by the time this goes live. Replacement is the 2830 series which has a few enhancements including gig... [more]

Facebook Notifications crashing Email Clients

Posted: 31/08/2012 5:01:08 PM
For as long as I can remember, whenever I receive a Facebook notification email in either my Outlook 2003 or Windows Live Mail, when I click on it to preview the message, the program hangs for a minut... [more]

Tethering Fritz!Box with Smartphone

Posted: 31/08/2012 1:30:33 PM
Quentin from Fritz kindly sent me these intructions explaining how to tether a Smartphone to a Fritz 7390 to share a 3G/4G internet connection on a network. For more information about the Fritz rou... [more]

Enhancements to the Find-A-Router tool

Posted: 9/06/2012 3:54:46 PM
Some new features in the Find-a-Router tool. I've split "WAN Ports" into 2 categories, 10/100 & gigabit to help those people looking specifically for gigabit ports for maximum performance with NB... [more]

Fritz MT-F phones and German Language firmware notice

Posted: 26/04/2012 11:59:56 AM
The Fritz MT-F phones are shipped with German language as default, firmware version 1.02.27. It will come up with German message to register alternating with the English message: If left for a few ... [more]

Not Enough Bandwidth for your VPN Tunnel?

Posted: 23/04/2012 1:07:09 PM
A DrayTek multi-WAN router with VPN load balance may be the answer. Click here for more info at DrayTek Australia's blog Click here to check out the DrayTek range. Click here for DrayTek's mo... [more]

Children grow up addicted to online porn sites: Third of 10-year-olds have seen explicit images

Posted: 19/04/2012 4:23:46 PM
I just read this disturbing article at the dailymail.co.uk about a report submitted to British MPs stating that 4 out of 5 16 year old boys and girls regularly access online porn while one in three 10... [more]