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Ruakura Social Club is looking for individuals or teams to enter our Painting for Pets event. Pay $50 for the privilege of turning our outdoor patio tables into works of art. All funds go to our adopted charity New Lives. Paint supplied or bring your own. See … View moreIn support of New Lives Charity
Ruakura Social Club is looking for individuals or teams to enter our Painting for Pets event. Pay $50 for the privilege of turning our outdoor patio tables into works of art. All funds go to our adopted charity New Lives. Paint supplied or bring your own. See attached poster or email ruakuraclub@gmail.com (T 0275835485). Limited no. of tables available. Great team building opportunity or just fun for a group of friends. Sign up now!
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Is'nt it unbelievable what the people of Christchurch are now discovering, trying to on sell their properties (which they thought had been fixed and signed off) but instead they are finding thousands and thousands of dollars worth of repairs that no one will pay for. These houses were all … View moreIs'nt it unbelievable what the people of Christchurch are now discovering, trying to on sell their properties (which they thought had been fixed and signed off) but instead they are finding thousands and thousands of dollars worth of repairs that no one will pay for. These houses were all signed off by the Christchurch CC......I wonder if John Key got wind of this, hence the sudden departure? It is a deplorable situation and one in which this Labour Government, on top of everything else it is striving to find money for (health, education, roads) will no doubt end up paying for.
GirlGuiding NZ is bigger than a biscuit! Your purchase goes towards providing Kiwi girls and young women with hands on experiences that allow them to discover their potential, develop confidence and skills, participate in our quality educational programmes and contribute to their communities now … View moreGirlGuiding NZ is bigger than a biscuit! Your purchase goes towards providing Kiwi girls and young women with hands on experiences that allow them to discover their potential, develop confidence and skills, participate in our quality educational programmes and contribute to their communities now and in the future.
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I have just started a lawn mowing business. Happy to mow your lawn, weeding, hedge triming, and pruning tree's. Reasonable rates. phone me on 07 560 1544 in the evening.
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As I write this on my 10" laptop, my desktop computer is packing a sad. Suddenly the hard drive failed to write a few things to disk, and as it rebooted I saw the all-too-familiar screed of errors indicating imminent failure or data loss. I immediately stopped and took time to backup my … View moreAs I write this on my 10" laptop, my desktop computer is packing a sad. Suddenly the hard drive failed to write a few things to disk, and as it rebooted I saw the all-too-familiar screed of errors indicating imminent failure or data loss. I immediately stopped and took time to backup my existing data to an external drive before more damage occurred. The fact that I didn't have all of my data regularly backed-up speaks volumes about my own hypocrisy; I regularly prompt clients to back up their data. Why? Because hard drives have lifespans and you don't know how long they are.
Often referred to in the tech industry as 'spinning rust' hard drives, magnetic hard drives have been the main storage devices inside modern computers for 3 decades. They work well, last a reasonably long time and are relatively reliable. But even so, 10% of all hard drives fail within the first 3 years of use, 20% within the first 4 years, while most fail after 6 years of use (source: Backblaze, an online data warehouse). For some it seems inconceivable that these devices which we rely upon so much could spontaneously decide to die.
But they do, and so you need to have your data in more than one place; ideally at all times. When I say data, I mean whatever documents, photos, etcetera that you have which are not stored online in some form, and that you would be at a loss without. The simplest solution is to buy an external drive (either a USB thumb drive or something a little larger depending on how much data you've got) and copy your important data to that. You can do that manually, or most operating systems (eg. Windows or MacOS) have built-in backup solutions which work pretty effectively.
You might think that a new storage mechanism will come along and solve this problem indefinitely. Unfortunately not: solid state hard drives, for example, are quicker but less reliable. The closest we've come to that goal is tape, but tape drives are expensive, and uncommon as a result. An external drive that is not plugged into the computer for most of the time will have a pretty good lifespan, provided you don't drop it or decide to feed it icecream someday. I have hard drives which're still going after 10 years - but they are the minority.
There's also some concept that with the internet 'your data is forever' and so we can stop worrying about losing things. That's not really true; the lifetime of your data online is the lifetime of the company which stores it. And if there's anything which the early 2000's dot-com crash taught us it's that no online company is insoluble. So don't rely on Facebook being around in 15 years time (even though it probably will be) to store your photos.
If there's something important to you, in the physical world as well as the virtual world, you need to take care of it. The procedure for doing that in the virtual world is to create copies. I'm not sure how well that works in the physical world, but I'll get back to you once the prototype cloning machine in my shed gets a council permit.
- Matt Bentley is a computer repair expert with Waikato Home PC Support.
Email info@homepcsupport.co.nz or phone 0211348576. www.homepcsupport.co.nz...
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Have you heard Transport Minister Phil Twyford's views on wheel clamping? He says it either needs to be banned or regulated - and he was working on legislation to see it banned. What are your thoughts? To read more, click here.
Are you a pet lover looking for an alternative to domestic cats and dogs?
Farm-style animals like chickens, goats, and even pigs, are gaining in the pet popularity stakes, but have specific needs and regulations you need to be aware of. … View moreAre you a pet lover looking for an alternative to domestic cats and dogs?
Farm-style animals like chickens, goats, and even pigs, are gaining in the pet popularity stakes, but have specific needs and regulations you need to be aware of. Here's what you need to know about keeping them in residential areas.
I am a qualified learning and behaviour specialist and teacher. I can tutor any age and area of the curriculum.
I offer:
*Private one-to-one and group tutoring for all ages
*Pre and post assessments
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I am … View moreI am a qualified learning and behaviour specialist and teacher. I can tutor any age and area of the curriculum.
I offer:
*Private one-to-one and group tutoring for all ages
*Pre and post assessments
*Learning and behaviour programmes for at home (learning plan, behaviour charts etc)
I am also a qualified Mindfulness Facilitator. I offer one on one sessions or group sessions.
Phone: 021711767
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