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My wife and I built our forever home with Metricon about 3 years ago. Since then we’ve added a daughter and we’re growing into our house nicely. During the build process, we looked at adding solar but decided against it at the time. In the time since becoming homeowners,...
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For the past 10 years, Matt Harris has been the Head of IT at Mercedes-AMG Petronas. This means Matt and his team play a pivotal role in helping the team to victory, in a sport that so heavily relies on IT, having the best team and the best hardware,...
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Tesla’s share price is typically not something we pay attention to, as like most stocks, the currently traded price rarely reflects what’s actually happening at the company. Share holders are after returns, so they’ll likely chase what’s perceived as hot, rather than watching the fundamentals of a company as...
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In April last year, Musk set an ambitious timeline for his team to deliver a ‘feature complete’ version of Full Self Driving by the end of 2019. Now in early 2020, we know they missed that timeline, but asked this weekend on Twitter, Musk confirmed it’d be available ‘Soon’....
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Sometimes you’ve got to spend money to make money. That old saying couldn’t be more true, than for homeowners considering adding solar panels to their rooftop. After getting a Tesla Model 3 in September, I’ve driven 7,000km in the car and absolutely love it. While the car is amazing...
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Battery chemistry is a hot area in R&D right now as finding the right combination to achieve greater energy density in the same sized envelope has massive potential to change industries. One battery hungry industry is electric vehicles and while lithium-ion is doing a pretty good job, there’s always...
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Australia’s bushfires are now global news and aside from the immediate impact of the firefronts, there are now serious flow-on consequences as a result of the smoke. Ironically, the smoke is so bad now, that solar installers, like Kdec Electrical and Solar in Albury Wodonga, are now limiting installations...
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We all rely heavily on the internet and with the dramatic fire landscape impacting the east coast of Australia, for many, internet (and mobile service) has been impacted. NBN has been a contentious project over the years, but one connectivity type is proving valuable during this fire event. The...
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This afternoon, Telstra CEO, Andy Penn announced that the company was picking up the cost of firefighting heroes. Australia’s East Coast (where a majority of the population lives) is currently being impacted by some of the worst bushfires on record. Despite only being 1 month into Summer, the fires...
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Over the Christmas holiday period, many new Tesla owners used the time off work to take to the roads and enjoy their car. Since getting my Model 3 back in September, I’ve already clocked up more than 6,000km, but that didn’t stop me heading to the Great Ocean Road...
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Those of us who ordered our Tesla Model 3s in the first few weeks of availability, did so with something called HomeLink on the feature list. The feature has since been removed from an included line item, replaced by an optional extra for A$460.00. Most Tesla updates are OTA...
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Thanks to the rise in popularity of streaming services, the rate of online piracy is reducing in Australia. The 2019 consumer survey on online copyright infringement shows that the number of Australians consuming pirated movies, television shows, music and video games is at its lowest level in 5 years....
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Well it looks like Tesla are dropping some Christmas updates as the software has begun rolling out to users. Included in the next release are some long awaited features, with the one I’m most excited to see being support for messaging. Tesla has traditionally been very light on with...
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Tesla’s are often referred to a computer on wheels, it’s hard to imagine any other car that has a better technology stack. One of the car’s biggest assets is built-in 4G connectivity. Being connected to the internet enables a Tesla to stream music from Spotify and TuneIn Radio, watch...
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We used to be lacking content options, but now we’re almost spoilt for choice with a long list of IPTV services available. While Australians were quick to take to early streaming services, they’re clearly prepared to draw a line in the sand when it comes to how much they’ll...
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In a fairly juicy, fairly sparse tweet this afternoon, Elon Musk has suggested there’s a Christmas present coming for Tesla owners this holidays. In a new software update (due any day now), it will offer an ‘FSD preview’. While there’s no detail on exactly what this means, it is...
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Tesla get a lot of credit for the work they did in developing the Model 3 and it famously achieved a 5-star ANCAP safety rating. Now the Model X joins that same list of ultra-safe vehicles. While Tesla doesn’t divide their cars up into annual releases, they do still...
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With Australian power prices being some of the highest in the world, there’s plenty of room for innovation. The latest offering comes in the form of a Virtual Power Plant (VPP), made up of home battery storage across Australia. Essentially you get to trade your stored energy (captured by...
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With the transition to mobile technology, lots of apps have been developed to help people perform daily functions easier. Want an easy way to book a flight, hotel, car? There is an app for that. Want to order food from your home? There is an app for that. Want...
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The Victorian Government has been providing incentives to home owners to add solar to their homes through the Solar Homes Program. The next release of solar panel rebates goes live at 9am, this Tuesday, the 17th December, 2019. The scheme offers a rebate of $2,225 (paid directly to the...
My wife and I built our forever home with Metricon about 3 years ago. Since then we’ve added a daughter and we’re growing into our house nicely. During the build process, we looked at adding solar but decided against it at the time. In the time since becoming homeowners,...
For the past 10 years, Matt Harris has been the Head of IT at Mercedes-AMG Petronas. This means Matt and his team play a pivotal role in helping the team to victory, in a sport that so heavily relies on IT, having the best team and the best hardware,...
Tesla’s share price is typically not something we pay attention to, as like most stocks, the currently traded price rarely reflects what’s actually happening at the company. Share holders are after returns, so they’ll likely chase what’s perceived as hot, rather than watching the fundamentals of a company as...
In April last year, Musk set an ambitious timeline for his team to deliver a ‘feature complete’ version of Full Self Driving by the end of 2019. Now in early 2020, we know they missed that timeline, but asked this weekend on Twitter, Musk confirmed it’d be available ‘Soon’....
Sometimes you’ve got to spend money to make money. That old saying couldn’t be more true, than for homeowners considering adding solar panels to their rooftop. After getting a Tesla Model 3 in September, I’ve driven 7,000km in the car and absolutely love it. While the car is amazing...
Battery chemistry is a hot area in R&D right now as finding the right combination to achieve greater energy density in the same sized envelope has massive potential to change industries. One battery hungry industry is electric vehicles and while lithium-ion is doing a pretty good job, there’s always...
Australia’s bushfires are now global news and aside from the immediate impact of the firefronts, there are now serious flow-on consequences as a result of the smoke. Ironically, the smoke is so bad now, that solar installers, like Kdec Electrical and Solar in Albury Wodonga, are now limiting installations...
We all rely heavily on the internet and with the dramatic fire landscape impacting the east coast of Australia, for many, internet (and mobile service) has been impacted. NBN has been a contentious project over the years, but one connectivity type is proving valuable during this fire event. The...
This afternoon, Telstra CEO, Andy Penn announced that the company was picking up the cost of firefighting heroes. Australia’s East Coast (where a majority of the population lives) is currently being impacted by some of the worst bushfires on record. Despite only being 1 month into Summer, the fires...
Over the Christmas holiday period, many new Tesla owners used the time off work to take to the roads and enjoy their car. Since getting my Model 3 back in September, I’ve already clocked up more than 6,000km, but that didn’t stop me heading to the Great Ocean Road...
Those of us who ordered our Tesla Model 3s in the first few weeks of availability, did so with something called HomeLink on the feature list. The feature has since been removed from an included line item, replaced by an optional extra for A$460.00. Most Tesla updates are OTA...
Thanks to the rise in popularity of streaming services, the rate of online piracy is reducing in Australia. The 2019 consumer survey on online copyright infringement shows that the number of Australians consuming pirated movies, television shows, music and video games is at its lowest level in 5 years....
Well it looks like Tesla are dropping some Christmas updates as the software has begun rolling out to users. Included in the next release are some long awaited features, with the one I’m most excited to see being support for messaging. Tesla has traditionally been very light on with...
Tesla’s are often referred to a computer on wheels, it’s hard to imagine any other car that has a better technology stack. One of the car’s biggest assets is built-in 4G connectivity. Being connected to the internet enables a Tesla to stream music from Spotify and TuneIn Radio, watch...
We used to be lacking content options, but now we’re almost spoilt for choice with a long list of IPTV services available. While Australians were quick to take to early streaming services, they’re clearly prepared to draw a line in the sand when it comes to how much they’ll...
In a fairly juicy, fairly sparse tweet this afternoon, Elon Musk has suggested there’s a Christmas present coming for Tesla owners this holidays. In a new software update (due any day now), it will offer an ‘FSD preview’. While there’s no detail on exactly what this means, it is...
Tesla get a lot of credit for the work they did in developing the Model 3 and it famously achieved a 5-star ANCAP safety rating. Now the Model X joins that same list of ultra-safe vehicles. While Tesla doesn’t divide their cars up into annual releases, they do still...
With Australian power prices being some of the highest in the world, there’s plenty of room for innovation. The latest offering comes in the form of a Virtual Power Plant (VPP), made up of home battery storage across Australia. Essentially you get to trade your stored energy (captured by...
With the transition to mobile technology, lots of apps have been developed to help people perform daily functions easier. Want an easy way to book a flight, hotel, car? There is an app for that. Want to order food from your home? There is an app for that. Want...
The Victorian Government has been providing incentives to home owners to add solar to their homes through the Solar Homes Program. The next release of solar panel rebates goes live at 9am, this Tuesday, the 17th December, 2019. The scheme offers a rebate of $2,225 (paid directly to the...
