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Installing a new Frontrunner auxiliary fuel tank
Installing a 50l auxiliary diesel fuel tank above the spare wheel, between the chassis legs, of my 2012 Toyota Fortuner 4X4 SUV. This post is an overview of my experience and the issues and difficulties in the installation process. This may help others in deciding whether to perform a similar DIY installation on their own…
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Fish River Canyon & Augrabies Falls (September 2023)
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ASICS Runkeeper emoji
What is ASICS Runkeeper? ASICS Runkeeper is a GPS based mobile app used to track fitness activities – primarily running. Originally released as Runkeeper by FitnessKeeper in 2008, it was purchased by ASICS in 2016. ASICS Runkeeper has emoji? ASICS Runkeeper started adding a distance based symbol next to a users Total distance on the…
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A brilliant year of book reading (2022/First edition)
I still love the feel of a physical book in my hands and throughout my life I have collected many, many books. At the end of 2021 I started to track the books I read, mostly because I started to read a ‘new’ book and realise shortly into the story that I had read it…
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Klaserie Private Nature Reserve (August 2022)
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DIY Welding – My fun metalwork projects around the home
A while ago (over 9 years now!) I attended a short introduction course to arc welding (stick welding). During the last few years I have used the techniques gained on the course to in some DIY projects around the house. Here are the items I have welded and fabricated over that time: Braai (Weber BBQ) table…
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My Simple Lemon Meringue Pie
Ingredients 200g packet Bakers Tennis Biscuits (crushed in their own packet) * 385g tin condensed milk 4 to 5 large eggs (yolk and whites seperated) 125ml lemon juice (+/- 5 fresh lemons cut in half and squeezed is best) 150g butter (melted slightly) 100g castor sugar Method Preheat oven to 140°C Mix the crushed biscuits…
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Kruger National Park (May 2019)
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Fish River Canyon & Namibia (May 2018)
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Otter Trail Hike (February 2017)
The Otter Trail hike is one of the more popular of South Africa’s many hiking trails. It is a five day trek starting at the Storms River Mouth Rest Camp and follows the coast for +/- 45km (+/- 28mi) towards the Groot River estuary at Nature’s Valley. Situated entirely within the Tsitsikamma National Park, the…
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Four tools to help you become a better data analyst
Four Tools to Help you Become a Data Analyst Gathering and analysing data has changed how business decisions are made and how resources are allocated. Through a better use and understanding of data, business managers can plan and enable better strategies with increased confidence. When understood, the companies data can increase administrative efficiency and add…
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When testing ETL tools here are 5 things to bear in mind
As it is officially braai (barbeque, BBQ) season in South Africa, I decided to compare the elements involved in testing ETL tools with that of a braai. After all, you would not simply light a fire and throw your carefully selected steak onto the flames. There are several steps you take in the process to…
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A night looking at the sky
Last weekend past I went out on a single night camping trip at the Bushtrail holiday camp past Magaliesburg for an evening of stargazing hosted by The Exploration Society of Southern Africa with the assistance of The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. Bushtrails was selected for its distance from Johannesburg (or any other town), the fact…
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Quick Windows Server 2008 R2 – SQL Server Firewall setup
Setting up SQL Server 2012 I received the same warning I have always received when setting up a SQL instance on a new Windows server: So I executed my handy Windows Server Firewall batch file for SQL to set up the default ports on the Firewall, which executed successfully, but I noticed the following warning…
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Bought some twitter followers
Following the recent article on 2oceansvibe regarding fake followers – it is good to know that the majority of my small number of followers appear to be the real thing. You want to check out your own rating? Go here: http://fakers.statuspeople.com/Fakers/Scores
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Welding – A new hobby
A few months ago I needed perform some minor repairs to a metal railing which in turn required the use of the welding machine that I had acquired from my dads’ dusty store room. I managed to fix the metal railing but the result was not very neat or very strong (the repair fortunately does…
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HTC Desire S – Unable to download Google Play application updates over wireless
I recently had an issue where I was unable to download application updates on my Android phone. Error Message: Error: Update for “<application>” could not be downloaded due to an error. (495) Phone details: HTC Desire S Android 2.3.5 HTC Sense 3.0 After much searching I eventually used these two different options to resolve my…
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Don’t let the bad (or good) in your life rule you
This weeks inspiration and life lesson to learn: “Don’t let success go to your head, or failure got to your heart“ Found here:thingsweforget.blogspot.com
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Enjoy what you do?
I loved this statement 5min in: “Pay people enough to take the issue of money off the table“ – – I have found over the years that money, good money, for the work I do is a great incentive initially but if I am not enjoying what I am doing – if I am not…
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Large Prints – My Epson Stylus Photo 1410 Experience
A couple of months back my wife completed a photography course and following the course she purchased a Canon 450D digital camera. Taking photos, getting the right light, getting that perfect shot, is all well and good, but looking at the results on a computer screen does not always do the photo justice. The normal…
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