Monday, January 16, 2012

Templestowe vet Kevin Foster became alarmed after a bag of kittens was found at Ruffey Lake.

Templestowe’s Vets on Parker clinic took in the sole surviving six-week-old kitten after clients made the grisly discovery at Ruffey Lake Park in early December.... Read More

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Templestowe resident Lara Pelka and Kerrin McPhee, of Doncaster, argued for a degree of leniency.

Working together, Doncaster uniform police and Nunawading highway patrol will target speeding drivers in the 10km/h and under bracket.... Read More

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Fred Tropp-Asher celebrated his 65th birthday with a 62.2km walk.

TEMPLESTOWE’S Fred Tropp-Asher has an unusual birthday tradition.... Read More

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Jeff Kennett says the state's worst drivers should be exposed

TWO P-plate drivers whose cars were impounded last night after allegedly racing each other in Templestowe.... Read More

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Manningham Council's decision to refuse David and Beverly Jenkins a permit to knock down the Hemingway Ave farmhouse.

THE owners of a 136-year-old Templestowe homestead have lost their bid to demolish the heritage-listed building.... Read More

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Craig Hook with shattered children Matt, 13, Lachlan, 5, Josh, 15, and William, 1.

Craig Hook said he was astounded anyone would stoop to stealing gifts being prepared for wrapping on Christmas Eve.... Read More

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The woman in her twenties decided to take a short cut to her Templestowe home

THE police air wing was called in to rescue a woman lost in her own neighbourhood on Christmas eve.... Read More

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Volunteer biographer Helen Hinz

TEMPLESTOWE biographer Helen Hinz begins by telling her subjects what a privilege it is to capture their life stories.... Read More

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Templestowe resident George Puchlenko has donated $5000 to welfare organisation Doncare

Doncare's Doreen Stoves and donor George Puchlenko sort through the Christmas toy donations... Read More

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Lisa Keskinen shares her love of writing

LISA Keskinen loves the authentic ideas that spill from the brains of primary school students into their writing.... Read More

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Power outage in Templestowe

Noticed the power was off at around 9:18am. Shortly before this time the weather changed and it started raining. What I thought was interesting is expectedly our telephones were out. I was able to overcome this by plugging a handset in that didn't require power. When the NBN replaces the existing system I wouldn't be able to do this. When NBN arrives, whilst I'll still be able to make and receive calls using a mobile, anyone trying to call us via an NBN based landline won't be able to contact us. I thought I'd share the observation as it isn't something I'd thought about before. Those who move fully to mobile avoid the effect off a power outage when it comes to making and receiving calls. Kelvin Eldridge www.OnlineConnections.com.au Call 0415 910 703 if you require help with your computer. No problem too small.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Windows XP support from Microsoft ends on April 8, 2014.

A number of people have asked me whether or not they should buy a new computer as their Windows XP computer is getting old. I ask, “is the computer doing what you want to do and is there anything it can’t do?” The answer is generally, “it is doing everything they want and there isn’t anything it can’t do”. So I answer, “only buy a new computer if you want to”.

Many people get concerned because they hear support for Windows XP has finished. I saw one press release from Microsoft that concerned me which said Windows XP support had finished, but when I investigated, it was for an earlier service pack. Windows XP SP3 (service pack 3) is still supported until April 8, 2014.

In terms of the timeline I’d suggest if you’re not in a rush to purchase a new computer, then consider that Windows 8 will be released possibly in the third quarter of 2012 and if I were to guess, there would probably even be a service pack released before Windows XP SP3 reaches end-of-life from a Microsoft support perspective.

If your computer is doing what you need and the hardware lasts, waiting until after Windows 8 is released means you’ll have the latest operating system which will last you many years into the future.

Many people find their computer is a bit slow. Once I clean up the computer they are surprised at how fast the computer is, and are more than happy to continue using the computer rather than buying a new computer.

My advice is change your computer when you need to or want to, not when the Microsoft marketing machine or a salesperson convinces you need to do something you don’t have to.

I would also suggest that even though Windows XP SP3 will continue to run after April 8, 2014, that you should consider moving to a newer operating system by that time. The security updates required in this day and age of online access will cease, at which time your exposure will increase. I would not advise clients to continue using Windows XP SP3 past this date except for specific purposes and with knowledge of the potential exposure.

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