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My first electric screwdriver was from IKEA the mid sized $30 orange one. It's lasted quite a while and I appreciate the variable speed according to how hard you press …

How ironic, last year I moved my domains from VentraIP to Clickhost - who charge very little compared to other registrars. I believe at the time it was half the price of VentraIP? Now Clickhost has …

I've owned a lot of TV's. At the start I have cheap stuff Soniq, TCL, etc and every time I watch a movie half the screen is black and you can't see any details. I had a Samsung QLED, …

I bought a 75 inch Bravia TV KD75X9000H as part of the sale a couple of years ago 2021 I like that it has Google TV built in (no extra dongle - single remote) and the Full Array LED shadow colours …

I purchased a high value item on Amazon fulfilled by Amazon and it took a while to deliver. I paid using Amazon gift cards. Finally one evening it said it had started shipping and was passed over to …

I'm using HSBC for the two percent cash back. But I'll find the customer service worse than nonexistent. Firstly the app is mostly broken but you can kind of get the chat. There's no …

Looking at getting a new account for all of our normal expenses such as paying kids activity fees and paying off the credit card etc. Normally you'll get this as a transaction account but …

I'm looking to sort out my huge collection of cables to see which are worth keeping and which are broken I see there are some cable testers which tell you if something is charging only or …

Want a 2nd vertical monitor, for movies/text/docs. No gaming. Want 27" or less. Ordered the dell deal but instead of shipping today they said they'll wait til Feb next year. Not waiting - …

I Currently have a setup like this https://imgur.com/a/MthzHCY 1: main wall mounted 27" 2560x1440 for photo and video editing 2: usually email & video playing or reference doc, 23" …

I've been going to restaurants and seeing the shopback sign saying 8 to 10% cash back. I've been using the app without problems but have just now seen in the app it's not an actual …

We saw this fridge browsing hn, found the layout interesting. Especially I think the drawers are very useful. We're not really into the ice Maker and things like that. We have an extra freezer, …

Got a Oral B Smart 1 from the recent deal. It's no better in RPM or other features then the other electric toothbrushes we've had for up to 10 years. We got it for the app solely as a …

My current card is the citi premier fee free for life, and the plus debit card. This gives me some points for credit, no int fees for debit. Got this when I had a job and before GFC so my limit is …

I use Chrome and the cash rewards plug in. When I go to a site and I press to activate cash rewards. Most of the time I am signed out and I have to press sign in again. It seems that every 2nd day at …

I'm a bit stuck. I have a nas w/ 2 Licenses. I'm planning 4 reolink cams. I also found one of my internal cams support Synology Surveillance Station, tho it's not so important. For …

My home cctv is a coax affair. It runs to this dvr box. To access I used IE and npapi plugin. Now that MS has disabled IE, I can't run it. NPAPI Plugins Are Not Supported In Edge or Chrome, …

I had 3 Deco M5 - TP-Link connected to telstra FTTP. Today I rebooted them. It didn't come back from reboot. The puck seems dead, it's red light. The other 2 are blue blinking, but I …

Currently I have FTTP plugged into the deco M5. Then a switch out to the rest of the house and other decos. The m5 is providing a mesh over my townhouse using three devices. Just bought the nord VPN …

https://www.bigw.com.au/product/kleenex-everyday-facial-tiss... We've always had these from Amazon subscription and they were 190 after discount. Suddenly they have jumped up. Looking around at …

Is there such a thing? I picked up a GL.inet GL-MT300N-V2 Mango Mini Travel Router reading comments about using to secure hotel wifi. You would need a VPN to secure an open hotel wifi right? I …

I want a sim for my school age kid, who commutes. Initially I thought boost/aldi 12mth, but realise they don't need a number, could go with pure data only. It's for sending a …

I got a Liitokala Lii-600 as my first charger with an lcd. I went about testing my house full of loops and laddas. In testing mode it charges at 250 and discharges at 500. So generally takes 8 to 10 …

Woke up noticing my desktop cpu is 5yr old in 2023. Now the intel 13gen is out, might upgrade. Since I missed the big sales all around EOY, what should I do? Is there a sale season early year, or I …

I got a letter. Obs they can see our solar panels on the house. We've had quotes for batteries at other places. ~12-15k and doesn't save us money. What's the deal with this lot? …

I got 4x the $50 ultimate card from shopback. Jumped thru all the hoops to register them. I got my visa #, cvc, exp. On their site My Prepaid Centre says Google Wallet is supported. Press add, it …

So I'm one of those people who don't care that if I charge my loops in 2hrs instead of 8, then it will last 40 instead of 50 years. I've also never refreshed my batteries. I have a …

I have the SL3 with 128GB. Installed all stuff, I have about 35GB free. It seems fine, but if I use it and save stuff, when it get to about 10GB free it slows to a crawl. No idea why. So like if I …

The Lenovo Yoga 7 14" Gen 7 are arriving from the Jul/Aug deal. Wonder how you all find it. It's my 1st Win11 machine, and so far the start menu/taskbar is super annoying, I can't …

Currently using a crappy tupperware style box to store rice. Was looking at airtight containers and found these https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/133872352300 Saw that sizes are fake. Eg 10kg fits 6-8 …

I'm wondering about getting a charging dock for my Xbox controllers. I have 3 controllers. I'm currently using eneloops because as a bargainr I have stacks of them. We don't actually …

I have deliveroo, doordash accounts. When it started I thought it was pretty cool, like $5 to not go pick it up yourself. Nowadays, I've found every item on menu is 50c-$2 more than in store …

Got this msg from Xbox Game Pass Ultimate "Starting in October, Games with Gold will no longer include Xbox 360 games. This will not impact any Xbox 360 games that you downloaded before October …

I watch anime. Lately lots are hevc2 (not 10bit) 1080p. My devices can't play them: Sony X90 TV w/ kodi - hevc ok, plays some hevc2, not others, 720 usually OK. Hisense tv, no apps at …

ID like some advice how to get cloud gaming to work well. I have an Xbox series X in my living room connected via ethernet cable. It's connected to a switch under the stairs which goes to the …

I got an xbox series, and wanted an extra controller. It seems there have been no stock on the standard $90 ones for ages and aren't expected for ages either. There are some overseas scalper …

Was looking at new Portable Hdd as a backup drive. Thought they'd be usbC now, but only SSD are. HDD ones are old micro-Usb3. What's the deal with that? Surely usb C are better now?

Sadly had an accident on a quilt. Washed it cold, and placed flat to dry. But instead of a fluffy quilt now it's like a 1cm thick pancake. It feels heavy and not nice, not soft. Is there any way …

Just got an email, nab is taking all of citi over. "Citi acquired by National Australia Bank" On and from the Transfer Date, NAB will be providing your Citi branded products and …

Silly me picked up an xbox X - found stock at jb. I have a switch too. And Wii U. So now I need more controllers. Are there ones that work on both? I don't want 4 controllers per console, …

Anyone have a force feedback Driving Wheel at Home? How does it compare with the arcade experience? Of course you'd need pedals etc, but instead of spending $2.50 a game outside, always starting …

We are looking for some driving games that can use a steering wheel for the switch. We came across need for speed. I looked at Google and it pointed me to Nintendo E shop. I tried to press into it …

When I installed a dash cam q800 in my old car it was a no brainer. It had Lane departure warning and imminent crash warning and even told me the local speed cameras. But new cars mostly come with …

What's the deal with 3S Battery Packs? You get mah ratings and C ratings. Some like https://www.auselectronicsdirect.com.au/11.1v-5000mah-lipo-3... 5000mAh 40C $80 Others like …

We've had no brand random RC cars from kmart etc. We've built a tamiya kit and it was a little underwhelming. Looked around the 'RC World' and saw rec's for brands like …

I picked up the S21 from the Telstra deal. Before that I had various Android phones. When I take a video just using the Auto mode it was fine. The videos from the S21 seem to be very soft. Even when …

Got an email for Q Rewards No annual fee credit card with 40,000 bonus points Anyone use this? I got due to home loan. The site rewards.boqrewards.com looks exactly like the citi rewards one. Wonder …

I see you can do this stupid check in and plant game to get coins. Then it says you have x coins worth $. You can't exchange them for coupons because it always says 0 left. The store coupons are …

Reading about eschooters. It seems most have 300w motors, or some have 2x250w. This doesn't say anything about the power right? It could be a crap inefficient motor. They talk about hill grades …

I have a 48" tv in main bedroom. I want to mount it on the wall. However, at xmas sales I'm planning a new TV, cuz this one sux. The new one could be any size from 48-65. Now I wonder if …