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Optus

Optus leads the mobile Internet pack towards VALUE with by-the-day prepaids...

I know this is coming a bit late, as it's about: Optus' MyPrepaid by-the-day options Pay only when you use (a bit like MyNetFone's WhirlpoolSaver deal, in VoIP). Any money you …

Voda's Huawei K4203 Broadband USB Modem (G3) in NetComm G3 WiFi Access Point

So, when I saw Coles "dumping" the Subj device for ~$10 (including 3 GB data to use over 30 days) I grabbed a couple. They have no WiFi function but there are NetComm (& …

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FREE Location Info & Carrier-Area for Cell Towers in Your Area (We Used to Charge $5 / Area)

expired FREE Location Info & Carrier-Area for Cell Towers in Your Area (We Used to Charge $5 / Area)

This is embarrassing: As we're not able to find [enough] clients perpared to pay for this info, we're no longer able to offer this info for a fee; so, you can go look it up yourself… …

Groupon Australia

PayPal + Groupon = CONFUSING DISPLAYS OF PAYMENT STATUS

Example: "GrouponAU Your purchase couldn't be completed Error Message This invoice has already been paid. For more information, please contact the merchant. Your purchase couldn't be …

Are there any native-Kindle /or native-Kobo authoring tools?

So, I have à few books "in me" (Don't we all, really?) And I see ebooks as the way to begin to publish them. I've asked about native-Kindle Word-like authoring tools… …

Kindle authors, are there any Native Kindle WYSIWYG tools?

So, there are converters, ie, into Kindle format, but are there any good native Kindle authoring tools, with the power of, say, Word, but which outputs Kindle format? Thanks.

Google Play Thorium Remix

$0 Free 20 Movies on Safe (post-Fukushima) "Nuclear 2.0" (MSRs, Energy from Thorium, LFTRs)

Here's a free way to access 20 of the best movies on "Nuclear 2.0" "Nuclear 2.0" is the new (post-Fukushima), Safe, Cheap, Abundant Sustainable Energy option, & you can …

CBC AIH: Camel Cigarettes to BAN Smoking in the Workplace (Did "My ABC" cover this story?)

So, when I first visited Adelaide (for a multi-month stay), I was rather surprised to be invited (by ad) to a pro-smoking presentation, in North Adelaide. It was held in a large auditorium (or maybe …

Women: Don't Choose "Key-Hole" Surgery to Remove Fibroids from the Uterus

CBC "The Current" played a woman-made (for women) doco on medical reasons NOT to choose or accept the Subj form of surgery, if there's any chance your surgeon may use a "power …

zello.com

Gotta LOVE Zello's Support...

So, Zello (free from Zello.com or Google Play or etc.) is a Skype-like VoIP service & app, no video, but terrific, high quality voice conferencing system ideal for meeting, roundtables, …

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iPage.com's US $12 / Year Web Hosting (Includes a New "Classic" Domain)

expired iPage.com's US $12 / Year Web Hosting (Includes a New "Classic" Domain)

BEEHIVE

It's to give you 1 year of "The iPage Essential Plan" (Web Hosting): http://www.ipage.com/web-hosting It's US$ 1.00 / mon (to be paid in advance?); normal price: $1.68/mon If …

apachefriends.org

Free S/W for your own LAMP-server (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, etc.) [with add-on applicationa]

So, recently OzB listed a Free course, on setting up a [4-component] LAMP server. Here's a place to get the S/W for to put a LAMP server up on your own Windows, Mac OS or (best:) Linux box. (If …

DWI Digital Cameras (Digital World International)

DWI charges 2% PayPal fee AFTER order total paid via PayPal!

I find & order product from DWI, paying via PayPa he order's total as computed by DWI. All well, so far. Then DWI shows a 2% PayPal fee, & wants to send me back to PayPal to get …

Try this cost-saving tip, next time you're about to buy online. Does it work in AU?

So, while evaluating a training course on -making- eCommerce web sites, I heard the speaker/trainer give the following tip to buyers: If the eCommerce web site is using some of the tracking features …

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VPN.sh Sweetens Its £1/Year 150GB Deal: Adds HK, Spain Sweden & Russia [£4.5/Yr for 500 GB]

expired VPN.sh Sweetens Its £1/Year 150GB Deal: Adds HK, Spain Sweden & Russia [£4.5/Yr for 500 GB]

As before, price goes up - by 1 Pound - every day [thru 19 Aug]; however, at time of posting, you have about a day to get the stated prices. The 4 newly added countries makes the total 25 (according …

SA: Was Adelaide's Water-Desalination Plant a Bargain?

This is a call for concise & easily verifiable info on the Subj desal.plant. Please help if you can supply any info, or know who can, thanks: Is the plant's construction & testing …

FREE courses on Sustainable energy options & more!

A Danisk Tecnical school offer a FREE 6-week course on: Organic Solar Cells Along the way they mention a way to receive a FREE sample of the recent Organic PV Solar Cell that they're …

Arion Group PTY LTD's "LTSC" (a way to buy real residential estate) - legit or SCAM?

Ab OzB site sidebar ad offered a $100 Bunnings voucher for signing up for & completing a 45-min webinar (by both phone + online). Short sign-up asks for name, eMail address, phone no (but …

Dodo

Dodo's Pendo "Buddy Box" cheap VoIP-based landline alternative $9.90/Mon / Data @ $10.00 / 1 GB

Looking for a way to pay 29 cents for untimed normal local calls? Want an incoming landline tel. no. without the cost of a landline service? Is a 29 cent flagfall + 29 cents / main OK for the few …

cryptome.org

CRYPTOME.org: FREE eBooks (PDF), eg, on topics like WikiLeaks; Spy[ing]; etc.

Moved to Forum: Original Link So, some of you may know that Cryptome.org has been releasing documents, photographs, training material, etc. - a bit like WikiLeaks, but perhaps more carefully & …

Modbury, SA: "Civic Park Family Restaurant" All U Can Eat + Great Outside Park Views

171 Reservoir Rd, Modbury SA. 08 8395 2080 / FAX: '2111 Great place to take a date before / after movie, etc. Weekday Lunch is best price, of course. Quiet with a very Welcoming redeption. …

Bizz Buzz

BizzBuzz offering Free B2B promotions (test of coming platform?)

So, our neighbour showed us an eMail: "Community Deals - We're launching a platform where our community (including you) can promote business deals to over 17,000 of our Bizz Buzz members …

FREE: "Zello is the new Skype" (sans video & no calls to tel.no's)

Up to 100 people can converse, meet, brainstorm, debate or discuss in their own Channel. Audio quality is Excellent. Zello.com has details. Let us know your experiences with Zello & any …

mechanicalturk.com

Got a VPN into USA? Great! Earn Small Money from Amazon['s Survey-Research Clients]

One unemployed woman has been completing researchers' surveys & earning ~ $2.50 / hour… http://MechanicalTurk.com For an NPR story on it, search Google.com …

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iPage Web Hosting: USD $1.00/Month, Includes 1x Domain-Name ($15 Fee if You Leave Early)

expired iPage Web Hosting: USD $1.00/Month, Includes 1x Domain-Name ($15 Fee if You Leave Early)

Expires Soon: in just over 2 days from 8:30 pm on Sunday, 23 Feb 2014. This may be a regular Special Sales Event [last posted Jan 2014] Prices are likely in US$. DISCLAIMER: I discovered it via a …

How to win a free mis-scanned item at Coles, Woolies, etc.

ANRA Code of Practice For Computerised Checkout Systems In Supermarkets 2004 Not bad enough that de facto monopoly supermarkets press local farmers for prices so low that the growers have to sign …

Homedics Hepa + UV air filter / treater (model AR29)

When pollen is in the air, & you get Hay Fever from them… When dust is in the air, eg, because wind is blowing over a dry field or road & aimed at your open window… When …

ING

ING Direct tracking down US Citizens...? [per US law]

A friend got an odd eMail / message (eMail said go look at their message, in the ING Direct customer online context). I referred to an unnamed US law, listed the attributes of people they were …

riaus.org.au

World Vasectomy Day 2013: RiAus's FREE Vasectomy related streaming video's, this arvo [Adelaide]

Moved to Forum (No bargain listed. Free videos.): Original Link It's likely too late to get tickets to the on-site shows: Session 1: Nuts & Bolts Session 2: To Snip or Not to Snip? Session 3: …

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Adelaide:  a 69 gram size Magnum, in a nice box... just 28 cents.

expired Adelaide: a 69 gram size Magnum, in a nice box... just 28 cents.

I walked past one of Adelaide's nicer Community Food SA store fronts,late on Friday arvo.

eBay US

eBay US$ cost estimates biased / help vendors sell

I love the PayPal app on Android, but only when using it did it become obvious that we are encouraged to think that what we're considering to buy is ~10% cheaper than it will cost us, if we let PayPal

Telstra

Telstra disappoints again: Telstra T-Voice app

Android users -don't- seem to be rushing to try Telstra's new app...

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ADELAIDE: 25% off Reg. Price of Installing Khan Academy Tutorials onto Your Compatible Computer

expired ADELAIDE: 25% off Reg. Price of Installing Khan Academy Tutorials onto Your Compatible Computer

For a limited, for $45 (25% Off the reg.price of $60):

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SA (Croydon Park) Free Drink When You Pay for Your Haircut

expired SA (Croydon Park) Free Drink When You Pay for Your Haircut

For an indefinite period, GEORGIOS is offering a Free Drink with (after) each Haircut.

Australia Post

poll AusPost shop's POS terminal Design-Fault costing ING Direct users -loss- of 5% Wave & Save bonus!

If your -total- purchase amount goes -above- the "Wave & Save" max of $99, what to do?

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SA: Centro Arndale's New $10 Haircut (Unisex) at "F10 QuickCut" Franchise

expired SA: Centro Arndale's New $10 Haircut (Unisex) at "F10 QuickCut" Franchise

If "F10 QuickCut" is any indication, we'd say this is NOT the best time to be an -established- business in low-end haircare.

distrowatch.com

Free, Drop-in VoIP Server Software: "AsteriskNOW 3.0" (= CentOS Linux + Asterisk + etc.)

"Malcolm Davenport has announced the release of AsteriskNOW 3.0, a complete, CentOS-based Linux distribution with Asterisk telephony software, DAHDI driver framework and FreePBX administrative GUI: "A

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CANBERRA, Sat, 14th July 2012: DW Music Offers Free Guitar Restring (Strings + Labour)

expired CANBERRA, Sat, 14th July 2012: DW Music Offers Free Guitar Restring (Strings + Labour)

The title pretty much says it all... :-) If you're in or near Canberra & have a guitar, take it in for a re-string! :-) They say it's a $40 value.

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USB Hub [/Charger] & Detachable Card Reader [in Shape of a] Cup w/ Power Block (DSE # XH1660) $6

expired USB Hub [/Charger] & Detachable Card Reader [in Shape of a] Cup w/ Power Block (DSE # XH1660) $6

Classy novelty, great design, black in colour; Dick Smith brand; useful, with 2 devices in one box (the "cup" detaches); reads 4x types of memory cards; great price: Au$ 6.00, eg, due to older USB 2.0

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NCIX.com (Canada): Buy a BenQ [Home Theatre] Projector; Get 2nd Globe Free

expired NCIX.com (Canada): Buy a BenQ [Home Theatre] Projector; Get 2nd Globe Free

2x Full HD (W1100 DLP -and- W1200 HDTV) & 1x 3D HD (BenQ W7000 3D) are shown on the promo web page; maybe check with BenQ for others.

Used XE Trade for International money transfers?

So, I'd like to buy US$978 (incl S+H) worth of goods from HK... but the amount is -so- close to the Customs & GST limit of Au$1000,

ASUS showing an x86 tablet: "Transformer Book"

Go read more on /. : + http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/06/05/023231/asus-announces-x86-transformer

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80 Ch Vertex Standard VX-426 UHF CB for AUD $379; Get ENCRYPTION Built-in (You'll Need 2+)

expired 80 Ch Vertex Standard VX-426 UHF CB for AUD $379; Get ENCRYPTION Built-in (You'll Need 2+)

From [Perth-based] vendor's site: "Free Express Delivery Australia wide" -and- :

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Buy This Handheld UHF-CB Radio: ICOM IC-41S for Au $375; Get HM-159L Speaker-Mic Valued $105 FREE

expired Buy This Handheld UHF-CB Radio: ICOM IC-41S for Au $375; Get HM-159L Speaker-Mic Valued $105 FREE

From vendor's web page: + NEW long lasting Li-Ion battery (13hrs+ typical) + NEW In range indication + NEW Unique Auto Repeater Scan (Finds available repeaters)

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Kikkoman Citrus Soy Sauce (250 Ml) $1 @ Rite Price (SA) with Natural Lime & Orange Flavours

expired Kikkoman Citrus Soy Sauce (250 Ml) $1 @ Rite Price (SA) with Natural Lime & Orange Flavours

Those NOT from SA may not know: Rite Price sells "old" food items (around Adelaide), ie, [sometimes LONG] after "Best Before" (not "Use By") dates.

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Cordless SKYPE Phone+Base: "RTX DUALphone 4088" Au $90 Incl S+H (AU-Wide)

expired Cordless SKYPE Phone+Base: "RTX DUALphone 4088" Au $90 Incl S+H (AU-Wide)

launch10rtx

Here's a way to have a 24x7 Skype phone -without- needing to keep a computer running all day: Cordless phone works with -both-

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From Monday [SA only?]: $8 Buys 750g Cashews @ Drake Foodland

expired From Monday [SA only?]: $8 Buys 750g Cashews @ Drake Foodland

Pre-packed 750 gram bags of whole Cashews (mostly), in a non-house brand, but I can't read it on-line.

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DSE: "Dock / DAB+ / FM / Internet Radio" (Stereo) $148.50 (was $199) Instore or Online

expired DSE: "Dock / DAB+ / FM / Internet Radio" (Stereo) $148.50 (was $199) Instore or Online

This product carries DSE's own brand, in a box that makes it seem larger than it is (no big issue).

What to do when item -not- received from Hong Kong based vendor (paid via PayPal; non-eBay)

So, after quite a few perfectly -fine- transactions with RadioGearPro.com (most via eBay, but some direct - using PayPal, of course), we ordered a $400 item, which NEVER ARRIVED.

Business Idea + Deal (for those in USA only?)

Pay ~US 25 / month (flat-rate) to "try before you buy" your choice of costly electronic gear... INCLUDING the New iPad 3 (from April).