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    CD shops

    Another vote for Micogram Music Traders . They also have an online shop Stereo 5/previously jikajive (https://stereo5.com/). They have a branch in Parkhurst but the bigger store is located off Beyers Naudé Drive.
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    So Steam did a thing

    Steam Machine is cute as hell. I don't really use TV for gaming so don't really need one but would be tempted to get one (depending on price point and logistics) for the bespoke SteamOS experience for their hardware. I've been using my Steamdeck almost exclusively for gaming since I got in 2022...
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 6

    I'm also a bit miffed to be honest. I signed up in 2017 and have had various forced speed and price adjustments made to my connection (unrequested by me) over the years. These were being sold as octotel consolidating their offerings and made it sound like they no longer offered lower teirs to...
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    DIY NAS OS - Proxmox, TrueNAS or Unraid

    I used xpenology sometime back with my HP N40L Microserver. It worked very well and I had no real issues with it other than it breaking whenever an update was available. I eventually got tired of having to reinstall with every update and worrying that I would brick my entire system. I ended up...
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    I need some guidance for a notification that I just can't seem to get working. I have a aqara door sensor on my front gate which sends me a notification when the gate is open for longer than 5 minutes. This works perfectly as per attached image. However, I then want to add a follow-up...
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    Telegram and HA

    At the moment I am using Telegram to get notifications if my front gate has been left open for longer than 2 minutes (family members sometimes forget to close it). Trying to work out how to send a corresponding message if it is subsequently closed after it was left open for longer than 2 mins...
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    Consumer Technology Survey - Win R3,000 Cash

    Done.
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    Filebot Alternative

    Sonarr for series, Radarr for movies. While these are used mostly for managing downloads, they do have a builtin file renamer for stuff added to their respectve libraries. Tinymediamanager is another option that covers both. For music, most recommend Musicbrainz Picard but I like to do it more...
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    Win R3,000 - Take the 2024 Banking Survey

    Done
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    Building a NAS....

    Please post an update on your experience with importing the JONSBO N4. My poor little HP N40L is starting to get very long in the tooth and I'm getting an itch to upgrade it to something more modern...
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    Showmax 2.0 launch date and prices announced

    Anyone tried using a usb-c to HDMI cable to the TV?
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    Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra

    Which devices are incredible connection accepting for trade-in? I have an s10e and fomo
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    Tips to Boost your eBucks - 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024

    This seems to have stuffed me up for November as I'm now lvl 4 not 5. I also had a credit for a return come through last month.
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 5

    Ok Great. I haven't received any further replies to the ticket emails since the 17th of October.
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    Cool Ideas Fibre ISP – Feedback Thread 5

    Thanks - any feedback on this? Haven't got any updates via email so far.
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