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Fitting iMars Android Car Stereo Head Unit into a Hyundai Tucson
Here is some information on the iMars Android 10.0 Car Stereo Head Unit, which was purchased in the 7″ size, and fitting it into a Hyundai Tucson 2005. The Hyundai Tucson 2005 allows for an aftermarket single DIN radio to be installed fairly easily, refer to this post from 2014, but anything else requires a…
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Python – Download all photos from a public Facebook page
This is a quick and dirty Python script to automatically download all the photos from a public Facebook page. The Python code clicks into the lightbox and then loops each photo by pressing the right-arrow key, if the code gets stuck entering the lightbox, just manually perform that bit and just run the loop.
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Excel VBA – Can’t find library or project.
Here is the solution to the puzzling error “Can’t find library or project.” after opening a macro enabled WorkBook. The issue isn’t references or anything like that. Close the WorkBook, don’t need to save changes, and then open the WorkBook up in Safe Mode by holding down the Ctrl key at the same time. This…
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PayPal HERE – Damage to reader detected. Contact PayPal for assistance.
I had a PayPal HERE card reader in the cupboard since 2017 and thought to use it for some payments, but unfortunately I received the “Damage to reader detected. Contact PayPal for assistance.” error. This was a pristine PayPal HERE card reader, used once or twice, stored in it’s original box. From everything I have…
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Officeworks’ School List Service
Every year, when everyone is preparing for Christmas, a computer server somewhere is calculating the prices of hundreds of school list items to maximise the profit margin of compnay. Ensuring that the the majority of prices are below the previous year’s school booklist prices to minimise the financial cost of their “Parents’ Price Promise”. Besides…
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How accurate are the Roborock Robot Vacuum maps
The Roborock S6 Robot Vacuum is able to map your whole house and then allow for creating zones and rooms on these maps. When I saw the map, I was amazed at how accurate the maps looked, surely taking over the role of a drafter as well as a cleaner for $500. Firstly, I was…
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IKEA LIATORP Lego Table
I was recently looking at Lego tables for the kids, something that would house their in progress builds, plus all their individual pieces they insist on storing for themselves. The Kmart large Lego table was nice, especially since it had the three separate plates, but I thought it was still a little small, and not…
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Easy kids decorated plant pot ideas
A couple of ideas for a kids craft activity that is inexpensive and works well for birthdays or group activities is decorating terracotta plant pots and potting a succulent into them afterwards. Pots can be purchased for as little as $1 each, and you can use anything around the house to decorate them, like buttons…
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Story of a Hyundai i30
Hyundai i30 Transmission Rebuild required after 3 years of Transmission Replacement. 2012 – Purchased new Hyundai i30 from Hyundai dealer 2012. 7 Aug 2017 – Ongoing transmission issues Hyundai covered the cost of replacement of transmission parts and labour (under Goodwill due to a few days out of 5 year warranty period). 2018 – yearly…
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How to drill a hole in sea shells
Sounds simple enough to drill a hole in sea shells, but when I tried masonry and standard steel drills would crack the shell. Lots of info online states using slow speed and water to help, but that wasn’t working for me either. I decided to purchase some 3mm diamond hole saw bits from eBay to…
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