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  • Review – Motorola Defy (MB525)

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    Motorola Defy (MB525) – Telstra 3G Network. Android 2.2.2 with MotoBlur. Score: 1/5 – Buy an iPhone instead. This review is not going to be flattering to either Motorola or Android, as I find it difficult to know where the root cause of a problem lies (Android, or the specific implementation as delivered by Motorola)…

  • Moroccan Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks w/ Couscous

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    8 frenched lamb shanks 2 tbsp plain flour 1/4 cup olive oil 2 med brown onions chopped coarsely 3 garlic cloves 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground coriander 1 cup dry red wine 2 tbsp honey 1 litre chicken stock 2 small sweet potatoes chopped coarsely. Toss lamb in flour.…

  • Microsoft Office 2010 – Trust

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    How stupidly user unfriendly is the new Trusted settings in Office 2010, and how cryptic is the error message that pops up. Word experienced an error trying to open the file. Try these suggestions. *Check the file permissions for the document or drive *Make sure there is sufficient free memory and disk space. *Open the…

  • Andalucian Lamb Stew with Saffron

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    Ingredients: 1 teaspoon saffron threads 4 cloves 8-10 peppercorns 1/2 teaspooon ground cinnamon 4 cloves garlic 2 tablespoon flat leaved parsley 6 tablespoons olive oil 1.5kg lamb leg cut into 1.5″ cubes 1 green capsicum 1 yellow capsicum 2 onions 2 carrots 2 tomatoes 4 potatoes 200ml dry red wine Method: Place saffron, cloves, cinnamon,…

  • Tatachilla – Shiraz (Reserve) 2008

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    This drop hailing from the McLaren Vale this is an interesting wine at the price point. (Currently available at 12.90 when purchasing 6 wines from Dan Murphy’s). Nose: This is nice and brooding, rather dark. Spicy, a little star anise and vanilla. It’s fantastic and seems to evolve in the glass, my favorite aspect of…

  • Moving data off a dodgy disk

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    Recently I had the joy of a brand new hard disk developing bad sectors, this caused all sorts of issues, and once I’d worked out that the disk was having issues (a failed backup due to read errors, which lead to a chkdsk, which lead to a hurried purchase of a new HDD) I immediately…

  • Customer Service Open Comments – July 2010

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    It’s time for a customer service update – and I have two experiences to share this time, I’ll start with a positive. Beiersdorf: Recently I had my Nivea for men shaving cream can malfunction from new. I let them know and they listened to my feedback, treated my concerns with respect and sorted the situation…

  • Jump 225 Trilogy

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    For fans of the Jump 225 Trilogy here are some quick links to the kindle store (Australia), book three has recently been release. Grab your copy today! Book 3 Geosynchron (Book Three of the Jump 225 Trilogy) Book 2 MultiReal (Book Two of the Jump 225 Trilogy) (If you’ve not read the series check it,…

  • Kindle 3 – WiFi

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    Amazon have announced the kindle available in 6″ with WiFi and WiFi+3G models. Some of the key features of the Kindle 3 that may interest you is the higher contrast screen for that even more paper like visuals, even lighter and smaller than before, a new colour (graphite) which I personally find significantly more appealing.…

  • Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor – Installation issues Win7 Ultimate 64 bit

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    If you get the following error on a 64 bit Windows 7 install the following may help you. Solution: (Version 1.0.400.5) This is what I did to get this tool installed: I ran the setup and again the box popped up saying “This installation requires a newer version of windows”. I did not click “OK”.…