Electronics Down Under

DCR and annoying calls

Two questions, why can they call when I am on the do not call register? And what are they on about? The call in a forei...

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posted by haggisz

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by haggisz

US telco claims 100 Mbps on copper

Oct 27, 2010 6:52 AM (1 hour ago) US telco claims 100 Mbps on copper Sweating copper, chasing fibre. US telecommunicati...

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posted by 5V

22 comments posted 15yrs posted by 5V

The end of the Sony Walkman

Who knew they were still making them? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/25/walkman_finish/ I first saw them in Akiha...

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posted by keithr

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by keithr

OZ Phone numbers set for shake-up

OZ Phone numbers set for shake-up October 25, 2010 The communications regulator is set to overhaul Australia's telephon...

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posted by 5V

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by 5V

Farnell disappearing in Aus and NZ?

Anyone know why Farnell is changing their name to "element 14"? Maybe they are in real trouble in Australia. There stock...

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posted by not

10 comments posted 15yrs posted by not

How to get around the incandescent globe ban

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101015/od_nm/us_germany_heatballs

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posted by keith

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by keith

What do you think of Screenscope V Traditional Scope

I am thinking of getting one of these http://www.screenscopetraces.com/diamond/index.php Given I have lots of flat scre...

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posted by zxaussiblu

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by zxaussiblu

Early compact fluoro failure - Philips

A had a Philips compact fluoro fail after what cannot have been a large number of hours. I pulled it apart to see what...

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posted by sylvia

44 comments posted 15yrs posted by sylvia

Some technical aspects of valve amps

Reacquainting myself with valve technology, a mate has asked for some advice on building a valve guitar amp. Couple of...

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posted by Noodnik

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by Noodnik

off topic....

hi, i`m trying to find if theres a table or calculator online that will allow me to plug in a diameter of a hole in mm...

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posted by krawczuk

44 comments posted 15yrs posted by krawczuk

Identify Ribbon Cable

Would anyone know where I can source ribbon cable like the one in the link below please? It's conductors are pre-tinned...

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posted by scholtenorama

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by scholtenorama

ABC technical history: the other book

Received my copy of '50 years of ABC technical services - Alright leaving here', by Doug Grant yesterday. It covers the...

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posted by Noodnik

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by Noodnik

Fortron "continuous power filter" are what?

I inherited a bunch of these things. They seem rather old, I could not find any specs for the model number. I am curiou...

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posted by anonymous

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by anonymous

Slightly OT 100% CPU loading

I suspect this is slightly OT for this newsgroup and any advice as to where else to go (no, not there!) would be apprec...

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posted by Strand

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by Strand

Microsoft plans biggest Patch Tuesday ever

Microsoft is due to issue its biggest ever Patch Tuesday, with 16 bulletins set to be addressed. Microsoft has planned...

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posted by 5V

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by 5V