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Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote
>> Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> wrote
>>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> wrote
>>>>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>>> Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> wrote

>>>>> I should take a closer look at Skype et al again. as it would
>>>>> be useful to me. Maybe it's improved from the earlier days.
>>>>> I've seen other people use it and it was rather unreliable
>>>>> from what I've seen though (mind you, this was on satellite
>>>>> 'broadband' where latency is an issue).

>>>> On a "Country train" Sydney to Macarthur a mate from NZ called me
>>>> Skype to Skype worked well (Diesel train noise a bit of a problem)

>>> I haven't been to the mainland for nearly five years now, I reckon
>>> I'd get quite a shock at the wifi coverage these days in 'civilization'.

>> Not really, coverage is patchy, in Sydney
>> one learns where the best hotspots are.

> True.

>> Platform 23 (airport line) Central is very good.

> Excellent at the top ground level where the country train platforms are.
> Lots of benches along Platform 1 and the full country waiting room too.
> Not great seating in the main 'grand concourse' at that level, not that
> many free seats out there.

> That's using the Translink free wifi in central station,
> you didn't mention that and he may not realise that.

> The only thing I couldn't use is the App Store in the phone there, 
> presumably that's blocked deliberately. Didn't try any of the video sites 
> tho.

Bugger, haven't had a lot of sleep in the last coupla days.

Great place to recharge your phone in Sydney TAFE just
up from Central Station. Benches to sit on with mains
sockets and USB sockets down the middle of them.

Haven't got around to getting a monster power bank yet
after one of the kids got a bit of a dud and I haven't got
around to researching a much more viable product.

>> In "Shopping Centres" the signal is weak until you
>> find where the best "spot" is. but yes becoming more
>> common for clubs restaurants to provide free WiFi

> Cant remember if I tried the Haymarket pub
> where I grabbed their steak and beer for $12.
> Very decent pub dinner. A few other choices
> for the same price.

>>>>>> Microsoft NEVER learns who uses Bing? who wants to?
>
>>>>> I surely don't. If MS is pushing something, then by default I reject 
>>>>> it.
>
>>>>>> In windows 10 EDGE strobes on and off (many other MS apps the same)
>>>>>> not on non-windows "apps" (yes I have the very latest Intel video 
>>>>>> driver)
>
>>>>> No idea what that is ATM.
>
>>>> Called Microsoft bloatware only does it off and on.
>>>> PC Computer ALDI about 3 years old came with WIN8.1
>>>> I'm sure it's a video card with not enough RAM for the resolution
>>>> required by MS which is supposedly set at "recommended" and I'm not
>>>> keen on reducing it.
>
>>> A card that relatively recent should work at most normal resolutions?
>>> Must be a driver issue.
>
>> only affects Microsoft products not worth worrying about for me.
>> I did restore the Intel video driver which helped a bit.
>
> 

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Is email old hat now? Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-05 06:23 +1100
  Re: Is email old hat now? John G <john.g@green.com> - 2015-12-05 09:21 +1100
    Re: Is email old hat now? Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-05 13:08 +1100
      Re: Is email old hat now? Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 14:13 +1100
        Re: Is email old hat now? Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-06 08:44 +1100
          Re: Is email old hat now? Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 10:26 +1100
            Re: Is email old hat now? Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-08 09:01 +1100
              Re: Is email old hat now? Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-08 15:09 +1100
                Re: Is email old hat now? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 08:23 +1100
                Re: Is email old hat now? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 08:29 +1100
      Re: Is email old hat now? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 15:06 +1100
  Re: Is email old hat now? news13 <newsthirteenspam-spam@woa.com.au> - 2015-12-05 01:17 +0000
    Re: Is email old hat now? Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-05 13:12 +1100
    Re: Is email old hat now? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 14:51 +1100
  Re: Is email old hat now? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 14:36 +1100

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