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  • Expected an array object – Adobe Acrobat, splitting a PDF with SplitPDF.jar

    Here is a solution for the “Expected an array object” if you are splitting a PDF file, particularly with bookmarks. If splitting a file by page numbers, you can easily print to PDF which will then produce a non-erroneous PDF, but with bookmarks lost. I couldn’t find a solution that resolved the splitting in Acrobat,…

  • TI BAII Plus – CPT I/Y returns RST 0.00

    This was a weird issue I experienced with my Texas Instruments BA II Plus calculator that was resetting the calculator when trying to compute the interest rate of a TVM calculation. It seems that a low battery was at fault, and on inspection was showing a voltage of 2.8V instead of above 3V. I thought…

  • How a minor is taxed – trust assessment codes

    Here is a quick post on some information on working out the assessment codes, which isn’t as obvious. Work from left to right. Age First Second Trust Assessment Code child prescribed person (102AC) – the person is less than 18 years of age on the last day of the year of income and the person…

  • What is a Strata Owners Incorporation Number?

    I recently came into a situation where I needed to open a bank account for Strata Owners, I managed to open an account with a Big 4 Bank, but then they were asking me for the Incorporation Number of the Body Corporate. On registration of a Strata Titles Scheme, a Body Corporate becomes incorporated, but…

  • HP ProLiant G7 N54L MicroServer boot from USB menu keys

    Press F11 many times, pass the RAID config, pass the NIC config. Then select 3 for boot from USB.

  • Updated 2017 PHP code to automatically bid/buy an eBay auction item

    Updated code to automatically bid on an eBay item, I’m currently using it myself if a loop of searched items. Most of the changes are the query strings which is a lot more involved now. For testing use one cent items with free shipping.

  • Convert Drafix (QuickCAD) CAD file to DWG

    Recently I had to convert a CAD file to DWG for a surveyor. I opened the CAD file up in a text editor and the third line read ‘Drafix Windows CAD’. I searched the web for the Drafix software and everyone had the same problem. Drafix CAD was no longer able to be purchased or…

  • Is Principle and Interest (P&I) or Interest Only (IO) better on my investment loan?

    Mortgages and interest rates, they are extremely confusing. Here is a recent problem I had, should I go Principle and Interest (P&I) or  Interest Only (IO) on an investment loan. Initially, these seams an obvious choice, go the IO and deposit the saved principle payments into your owner occupied offset, as you are unable to…

  • CloudSight API PHP example

    Here is an example PHP function for the CloudSight API, given there are not many examples online. Simply input your API key and the url which could be either a local or internet file, the function will return the string description of the image.

  • Automatically reboot a TP-LINK TD-W8960N Modem through PHP script

    I recently got a bit fed up of the ADSL2+ speeds I was getting and constant line resyncing. I thought I would set up a script to automatically reboot the modem when sleeping. It turns out that previously it was very simply to reboot TP-LINK modems, but it has got a lot more difficult recently.…

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