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Tropical Cyclone Yasi webcam

February 2, 2011

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Tropical Cyclone Yasi webcam

The ABC has just updated their news on Tropical Cyclone Yasi which is due to hit landfall at about midnight AEST tonight.  I hope everyone in the affected areas of Queensland to be safe throughout this ordeal.  Queenslanders cannot take a break from these extremes in weather at the moment.
Tropical Cyclone Yasi was upgraded to category [...]

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Whirlpool Down via DDOS 20-1-11

January 20, 2011

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Whirlpool Down via DDOS 20-1-11

Australia’s favourite broadband, IT and media site is being targeted with some more pointless DDoS attacks. Last year, Whirlpool faced similar attacks that started in the early hours of the 29th June 2010 and took the site offline for over a week.  Let’s hope the these attacks can be neutralised before something similar [...]

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Australia’s best coupon site

November 15, 2010

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Australia’s best coupon site

A bit of cross promotion.
Our sister site CouponIce Australia is a dedicated Australian Coupon and bargain website which has had a bit of an upgrade.  This site is completely focused to finding shopping and bargains available specifically to Australians by Australians and those retailers that really do ship to Australia.
The site is [...]

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Whirlpool Down via DDOS

June 30, 2010

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Whirlpool Down via DDOS

It appears Whirlpool.net.au is still having some issues possibly due to some more targeted DDoS attacks that started in the early hours of the 29th June 2010.  Unfortunately, it looks like Whirlpool will be offline until further notice.
Updates 30/06/10
Whirlpool Twitter:

Whirlpool is going to be offline all day. Their attacks are no match for [...]

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The New Xbox 360 Slim, Australia’s best preorder price

June 17, 2010

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The future is here with the new Xbox 360 Slim. It’s a leaner machine in an all new black gloss finish now with a 250 gigabyte hard disk as standard.  The biggest feature for me is the fact that it is RROD Free – That’s Right! no more Red Rings when you are in the [...]

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Playon!DVR-HD and the probox pbr-500

May 13, 2010

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Playon!DVR-HD and the probox pbr-500

It not often media devices like the Probox PBR-500 and PlayOn DVR pop up offering almost complete HTPC functionality at extremely insane prices.  The Probox has been a popular
choice for a while as an alternative to building your own HTPC but with the launch of its newer and better supported sibling, the Playon HD is [...]

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AFACT hindrance not beneficial: iiNet

April 22, 2010

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AFACT hindrance not beneficial: iiNet

If you have been following the iiNet vs AFACT case, this latest press release may be of interest.  iiNet have put into perspective the current situation in regards to how AFACT continues to defend its archaic accusations by using political channels rather than work with the internet industry in order to create a practical solution.
Clearly, [...]

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Byteside FPS perspective

February 19, 2010

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Byteside FPS perspective

Australia’s premiere Technology and Gaming show, Byteside have a healthy discussion in regards to the FPS genre and its impact on gaming culture and the perception of FPS gamers as a whole.  The console shift in regards to this genre from my perspective, has had the negative impact of actually dumbing down FPS games in [...]

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Hoyts $8.50 Movie Voucher

February 17, 2010

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Hoyts $8.50 Movie Voucher

See any movie at Hoyts Cinema for just $8.50 until the 28th February 2010 with this printable voucher.  You can find more Australian Vouchers and coupons here.
$8.50 voucher PDF
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iinet vs AFACT: Final Decision

February 4, 2010

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iinet vs AFACT: Final Decision

Justice Cowdroy’s final decision has been revealed today in the iiNet vs AFACT (Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) case and has found that “”It is impossible to conclude that iiNet has authorised copyright infringement” and “iiNet did not have relevant power to prevent infringements occurring,”
Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, [...]

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