I needed to get an easy to operate cell phone for my dad. Having lots of features would defeat the purpose. My dad is not interested in WiFi/ WhatsApp, etc… The phone a senior needs should have the following features: On a Google search I found a number of phones. I purchased the Nokia 105 […]
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Intro Having to replace a gel battery every year at a price of R3000/ battery is costly. If you are going to use an Inverter go for a lithium battery. It is double the cost but it lasts many more times when compared to a gel battery. My Experience I purchased a 850VA/ 600W pure
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I visited Chamberlain Strubens Valley this morning as I needed a few hardware items. I was surprised by our huge the store is and was also pleasantly surprised by the excellent service received from the various staff members. Chamberlain Strubens Valley is big, very well organised and very clean. There is a huge carpark and
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Intro First the good news: yesterday I received confirmation from Meter Mate that the payment for our tenant’s electricity from 1st June to the 30th June had been duly deposited into our bank account. Dealing with Meter Mate has been a breeze👍👌👏. I don’t want to go into a long drawn article but I would
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It is happening all over Johannesburg. Thieves break into electricity boxes, steal metal components and sell them to scrap dealers for a pittance. In the meantime affected residences are left without electricity for days on end… until City Power replaces the stolen parts. What is the electricity box on the street called? A power box
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Intro Load shedding continues unabated for hard-hit South Africans, and is set to get even worse in the coming weeks. South Africans are enduring ‘Stage 6 Load Shedding’ (10 hours without electricity every 24 hours) and experts forecast the power outages to increase to Stages 8 and possibly stage 10. The constant power cuts wreak
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Intro Amazon’s cloud service AWS has announced its plans to invest R30.4 billion (US$ 1600 million) in its cloud infrastructure in South Africa by 2029. The group published a new economic impact study (EIS) which outlined the group’s investment in its AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region since 2018, and projected forecast of investment to construct,
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Intro Recently there have been a number of break ins in our street. We have high walls around our property. Above 3 of those high walls we have a palisade fence with spikes. We decided to install a palisade fence with spikes above the 4th wall as well. Crime in SA Increased over the 2021/
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Intro Moving to solar energy is one way you can help yourself get off the grid or at least minimize reliance on the grid. Solar lights are a modern way of lighting and they are self powered. While some use the lights to add beauty to their property, solar energy is being used more and
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Intro Need to keep your desktop on during power outages? You may wish to consider an inverter. I bought mine 4 months ago and whenever there is a power outage I can keep my desktop going for more than 12 hours. I spend much time on the internet and a desktop for me is by
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