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We have a wide range of people in the community looking for a companion, someone to spend some time with, have a coffee, go for a walk, to the movies - or just hang out at home. Make a new friend and help to reduce social isolation in our community - this role has huge mutual benefit...
If you … View moreWe have a wide range of people in the community looking for a companion, someone to spend some time with, have a coffee, go for a walk, to the movies - or just hang out at home. Make a new friend and help to reduce social isolation in our community - this role has huge mutual benefit...
If you are interested in finding out more about a companion role, check out role type COMPANIONSHIP & SOCIAL SUPPORT on our website - volunteeringwaikato.org.nz... or give us a call on 07 839 3191.
Hi Neighbours,
Can you taste a difference between budget and premium milk? There are few things that divide the public as much as the budget versus branded milk debate.
In Stuff's new 'Milking It' investigation, we look at the difference between branded milks, the … View moreHi Neighbours,
Can you taste a difference between budget and premium milk? There are few things that divide the public as much as the budget versus branded milk debate.
In Stuff's new 'Milking It' investigation, we look at the difference between branded milks, the current milk prices in New Zealand, as well as the comeback of glass milk bottles.
So, what are your thoughts on our country's milk? Take part in our poll, and feel free to share your thoughts in the replies!
A cyclist has been hospitalised after a hit-and-run at 5.25pm on Sunday at the intersection of River Rd and O'Neill Street.
Police are appealing to anyone who has seen a black SUV with damage to the side of the vehicle and a broken side window. The cyclist suffered moderate to serious … View moreA cyclist has been hospitalised after a hit-and-run at 5.25pm on Sunday at the intersection of River Rd and O'Neill Street.
Police are appealing to anyone who has seen a black SUV with damage to the side of the vehicle and a broken side window. The cyclist suffered moderate to serious injuries and was taken to Waikato Hospital. Do you have any information about the car? Read more here
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I have a friend who I am asking on behalf of she recently lost her husband and dosent have a licence is there anybody who travels to Cambridge or matangi or tamahere or there abouts weekdays that lives in ham east or hamilton that Could give her a ride and she could offer some petrol money in … View moreI have a friend who I am asking on behalf of she recently lost her husband and dosent have a licence is there anybody who travels to Cambridge or matangi or tamahere or there abouts weekdays that lives in ham east or hamilton that Could give her a ride and she could offer some petrol money in return
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So, by now you've probably had some experience with or know someone who has had some experience with, Windows 10. They skipped 9, heading straight from Windows 8 to 10, which makes me think, how does Bill Gates tell time? Does he ever get up at 9am or is that just not an option? It's … View moreSo, by now you've probably had some experience with or know someone who has had some experience with, Windows 10. They skipped 9, heading straight from Windows 8 to 10, which makes me think, how does Bill Gates tell time? Does he ever get up at 9am or is that just not an option? It's probably good that they skipped the 9, mind you, because that might've meant they would've had to put more time into developing their ideas, instead of giving me something that I have to fix.
Literally every second call I get nowadays is about a problem relating to Windows 10. It used to be viruses. It used to be people deliberately trying to cause harm, instead of a silly company managing to incapacitate vast swaths of computers by doing things without checking first. Arguably, Windows 7 was the same in it's infancy. But Win10, bless it's ephemeral heart, keeps putting out a new version of itself every six months, forcing customers to upgrade and experience the same growing pains over and over again, whilst supplying new features that only an infinitesimal fraction of the population use.
How sad. It's telling, perhaps, that in the years since the release of Windows 8 the desktop market share of Windows has shrunk by 10%, while Apple's share has gone up 10%. Do I recommend Apple? Not particularly. They're great when they're working, but once they break they're designed to be chucked away, as they're generally very difficult to take apart. And having recently spent 2 hours on their customer support line, being passed between 7 people, to get a refund for a customer due to an ordering bungle on their part, let me tell you, their staff are not exactly ‘geniuses’.
Something else you can't rely on is Windows 7 being around forever; security patches for that operating system cease in January 2020*. And believe me, with the huge amount of vulnerabilities that are being uncovered in computer chips at the moment (google "Foreshadow intel" for a more recent one), you can't really afford to be online and unpatched. Which is another reason to upgrade from Windows Vista and XP, if you’re still using either of those*. Installing Linux instead is an option, but only if you're doing basic web browsing and email checking, and know a friendly IT person who can sort out your issues for you.
So what do I recommend if you already have Windows 10? Grin and bear it. If you have problems, write feedback to Microsoft through the Feedback Hub app in Windows 10, or call them out on twitter publicly. If you have the ‘pro’ edition of Win10 you can also delay the OS ‘upgrades’ by up to a year through the settings, avoiding many teething problems. Hopefully at some point a bright spark within that company will wake up and say: "I know what's wrong - we should’ve been making a solid product, rather than a broken yearly service!". Then perhaps we’ll get an operating system which doesn't make me money. I mean, I guess I hope that happens?
* Windows Vista and XP have not been supported by Microsoft for many years now and are not patched against any of the newer security vulnerabilities. Do not use them on the internet, though offline is fine. BTW, though the 'free upgrade' period for Windows 7 to Windows 10 has technically passed, any computer with a valid Windows 7 license can still be upgraded to Windows 10 for free by doing what is known as a 'clean install' using the Windows 7 key; a beyond-novice-level procedure, but certainly doable with the right IT person. Hint hint.
- Matt Bentley is the computer repair guy running Waikato Home PC Support.
Email info@homepcsupport.co.nz or phone 0211348576.
www.homepcsupport.co.nz...
I finally understood the meaning of a fishbowl moment when I, the fish, found myself looking at the …
Happy Monday everyone! Here's a beautiful video created by visual journalist Christel Yardley, of St Paul's Collegiate School students and St Joans rest home residents bonding over ukulele lessons.
We visited the rest home, along Peachgrove Rd, on Tuesday last week, and the activity … View moreHappy Monday everyone! Here's a beautiful video created by visual journalist Christel Yardley, of St Paul's Collegiate School students and St Joans rest home residents bonding over ukulele lessons.
We visited the rest home, along Peachgrove Rd, on Tuesday last week, and the activity room was full of joy.
Read more at the link below!
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The initiative, aimed at clearing up the “silent epidemic” of sick cats and kittens overpopulating the suburb, came to fruition after a meeting of Carevets, Waikato SPCA and Melville Community House.
A $20,000 donation to the Waikato SPCA has enabled Keith Houston of the Carevet Veterinary … View moreThe initiative, aimed at clearing up the “silent epidemic” of sick cats and kittens overpopulating the suburb, came to fruition after a meeting of Carevets, Waikato SPCA and Melville Community House.
A $20,000 donation to the Waikato SPCA has enabled Keith Houston of the Carevet Veterinary clinics to provide a service to treat 300 cats of community card holders – making a huge difference to the community.
The desexing and health check initiative will be run by a booking system at the community house, where the van will be ready and waiting.
Te Whare Kokonga/Melvillle Community House co-ordinator Holly Snape confirmed the area has had a large number of strays.
“It is a unique initiative, to cater for the stray and unwell cats in the community. We want to up the treatment of flea problems, up the vaccinations, target cats that are breeding by having the cheap desexing facilities,” she said.
All community card holders are encouraged to bring their cats in.
According to Waikato RNZSPCA Branch Manager Tracy Wilde it is the cost for treatment and a slow realisation of how quickly a cat can get pregnant that is to blame for explosions of kittens.
“We get endless calls about cats, this is a guesstimate, but a good 80% of calls here are about cats,” she says. “It is amazing how upset people can get about stray cats.”
Doctor Keith Houston of Carevets funded the mobile de-sexing service off his own bat.
“This is our [Carevets] contribution to the greater welfare of the community, by helping the SPCA meet their aims,” said Dr Houston. It is not just the breeding that is causing the SPCA site to be inundated with cats, but the diseases that come from overpopulation and poor conditions as well.
With the larger numbers, both domestic and feral felines can become sick by contracting cat flu, parasites, worms or feline aids (mainly from males fighting).
According to Wilde there are a “horrendous amount” of cats and kittens that are sick and dying and the SPCA does not have enough resources and staff time to control it.
The “kitten season” brings an overload of pregnant and abandoned animals during the Christmas period when people cannot care for them.
“Colonies of abandoned and unwanted animals are living in communities and without de-sexing are increasing at an alarming rate. (One male and female cat can produce 400,000 offspring in seven years).”
As a result the cats turn into scared, starved and eventually sick animals.
The SPCA wants to address other problem areas such as Fairfield, Nawton, Ngarawahia and Huntly and is looking for more funding for continued treatment and expansion to the other areas in need.
Around 16-18 cats are hoped to be treated per day.
Freephone 0800 CareVets
Email info@carevets.co.nz
0800 227383
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