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In-Car Navigation with a TomTom GO 710 in Australia
4 Comments Published by Kev February 5th, 2007 in Australia, reviews, techIn my last post, I introduced the TomTom GO 710 GPS receiver (GPSr). I recently bought this device for car navigation but have since found it to be a surprisingly versatile gadget! With the right collection of tweaks and add-ons, it can become a great device for geocaching, and a lot more besides.
In this post, [...]
Navigation, Geocaching and More with a TomTom GO 710
1 Comment Published by Kev February 4th, 2007 in geekdom, reviews, techIf you’ve been watching my Flickr photos lately, you’ll have noticed that Jess and I are getting into geocaching, the world-wide treasure hunt where participants follow GPS coordinates to the locations of hidden caches of goodies.
The one essential tool for geocaching is a GPS receiver (GPSr), which gave me the perfect excuse to add this [...]
I actively use both a Bluetooth headset (a Logitech® Mobile Pro™) and a Rode NT1 microphone on my computer. The headset I use for making and taking Skype calls and listening to podcasts at home, while the microphone I use for narrating video tutorials and recording podcasts. The problem is, switching between these audio sources [...]
Jess and I went to see Mrs. Henderson Presents last night. It was the first time in a long time I got to laugh out loud along with a hundred other people at the movies, and has (at least temporarily) restored my faith in going out to the movies.
Stay Away From UtilityOne
5 Comments Published by Kev January 10th, 2006 in Australia, rants, reviewsIf you’re moving within Australia, do yourself a favour and avoid UtilityOne, a company that offers to handle all your utility connections and disconnections for free. After giving it a go, I found the service overpriced.
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