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Which PDF writer software would you recommend?
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Sunday, 25 March 2012
MyAnswers: Which PDF writer software would you recommend?
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Electricity tariffs increase in January has now been adjusted in the Energy Cost Calculator
Posted on 21:14 by Unknown
In January the price for electricity from my retailer increased as it did for a lot of people. The biggest increase which people often don’t notice, was the Service to Property Charge which increased by a staggering 25%. For me that’s another $62 added to the bill which I can’t control. I can control my usage, but when the increase is added to the Service to Property Charge that has nothing to do with usage.
I’ve now updated the Energy Cost Calculator with the latest peak energy rate which is 22 cents per kilowatt hour. The Energy Cost Calculator allows you to determine how much your devices are using over a year and the cost. It really is amazing how just a few cents a day saved on a single device can add up to quite a bit over the year.
When comparing electricity prices don’t forget to compare the Service to Property Charge as well. The best approach is to take a couple of bills and do the calculation for each bill with each of the electricity retailers you are thinking of using. I’ve seen some retailers with quite high Service to Property charges, whilst their usage rate compares well or better than others, it was when the full calculation was done they were shown to be worse than a higher usage rate.
With basic changes to our families electricity usage we’ve move than halved our electricity bill and now use around 6.5kWh per day. By using a low cost power meter and the Energy Cost Calculator, I was able to determine which devices were using how much energy, the cost per year, and with some basic changes, we now make considerable ongoing savings.
You can check out the Energy Cost Calculator at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/energy-cost/.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Outlook Express French spell check (spelling check) fix for British and Australian users
Posted on 16:57 by Unknown
If you’ve installed Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2010, then you’ll now find the spelling check in Outlook Express only offers French spelling as an option. The options of English (United Kingdom) and English (United States) are no longer available. The other situation is if you’ve set up or purchased a computer and never installed a Microsoft application such as Office or Works, then the Outlook Express spelling check will also not be available.
Both of these situations are easily fixed using a program I’ve written. The program provides American spelling and British spelling. Whilst British spelling is sufficient for Australian users, those who have access to an older version of Office 97 or Word 97, are also provided with instructions on how to obtain the Australian dictionary so they can have Australian English spelling.
You can find the program at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oespellcheck/.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
PS. There is no such word as “spell check” with the space between the words. This is now very common because it is incorrectly suggested by most spellcheckers.
Computer PC repair: Doncaster, Templestowe, Eltham areas
Posted on 02:30 by Unknown
Computer PC Repair: Covering Doncaster, Templestowe and Eltham area with no call-out fee or travel charge. Other areas covered with travel time charged so the closer you are to Templestowe the better.
If your computer is giving you grief and you need assistance give me a call on 0415 910 703. I’ll visit your home or business at a time convenient to you. If you live in, or your business is based in Templestowe, Templestowe Lower, Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Eltham, Doncaster or Doncaster East, because you’re local, there is no call-out fee or travel time.
I’ve found a number of people who are stumped by a problem and have taken hours to try to fix the problem, but because I’ve seen the problem before I’ve been able to fix the problem very quickly at minimal cost. I don’t charge a minimum fee, a call-out fee or travel time for locals, so people only pay for the time to fix the problem. Where problems are tricky I’m also happy to set a fixed fee so people aren’t concerned about costs blowing out. I’ve seen one real estate agent have a virus removed for over $700, something which is 2-3 times more than you’d expect to pay. At that price you could purchase a new computer. You don’t want to experience that type of shock to your budget.
If you have a desktop computer, notebook or netbook computer which is giving you problems, give me a call. I offer a satisfaction guarantee which gives you peace of mind that you’ll get your computer fixed at a reasonable price.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 is you require assistance.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
MyAnswers: How do I add a PayPal Donate button to my site?
Posted on 21:37 by Unknown
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Monday, 19 March 2012
Alert: ANZ Sign-In Protection Alert
Posted on 21:29 by Unknown
I received the following message and felt the techniques used by the scammer were interesting and hoped that no one is tricked by this type of email anymore.
An attempt to access ANZ Online Banking was denied on Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:07:48 EDT.
If you do not remember trying to access Online Banking on the above date and time, please select
That was NOT me.
You will then be prompted to safeguards your account.
2012 ANZ Bank Limited.
What I thought was interesting was the logic of tricking people into saying it wasn’t them, rather than the direct approach of getting them to go to their account. I thought that was an interesting social engineering technique.
The second technique was the time involved. This was within a couple of hours of the actual time which potentially lends credibility to the information provided.
It is a very obvious scam email. Straight text which I don’t think any large corporate would use. The link is to a Netherlands domain which has nothing to do with ANZ Australia, however the email originated from Bulgaria.
My approach to banking email is that I don’t provide my bank with my email details where I can, except for the one where I had to, and I asked that they don’t send me any emails. That way all emails from banking institutions to me are scams. My approach is very low tech and I’d suggest it to others who are concerned about scammers. I see almost no reason for my banks to have or use my email address, except for marketing, which I don’t want, so why provide them with details they don’t need.
I am amazed in this day and age how all of us are approached multiple times a day with scams. Certainly different for years ago when the internet didn’t exist.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
MyAnswers: Send emails using my business email address with Outlook using ISP's email.
Posted on 20:57 by Unknown
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I'm using my ISP to send and receive emails so everyone sees the ISP email address. Can I still use my ISP's email service but send emails using my business email address with Microsoft Outlook?
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