Cool Country Consulting

21/08/2024

Do you have any old video tapes you want converted to memory stick or YouTube before they die of old age? Check out my options below, priced at $10 per tape.

VHS Conversions. Still have some VHS, VHSC, Video8, Hi8 or MiniDV tapes kicking around? If they’re still playable I can convert them to a video file for your Smart TV or YouTube. Cost is $10 per tape, irrespective of length. VHS captured via Composite VHS-C captured via Composite Video8 / Hi8 Capt...

23/02/2024

I've changed my default payment account to my Commonwealth Bank account due to recent issues connecting my Regional Australia Bank account to Zoho Books.

You'll find the updated details on future invoices.

Payments to my Regional Australia Bank account will still be applied, but since it's now a slow process to refresh the bank feeds, you might receive false overdue notices from time to time.

01/04/2022

CCC is currently contracted to assist with some innovative projects at the Guyra Tomato Farm. This often takes up three or four days a week. Due to some unexpected family issues, I've been away for over a month and am now playing catch-up.

If you need urgent assistance, you might also like to try Armidale Computers, Armidale Broadband or New England Community College

Otherwise, as usual, send a text to 0427 644 825, and if you don't hear back, try again in a few days.

29/04/2021

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13/03/2021

Costumers who still use auzzie.net emails may be having intermittent issues this last few days. Someone has been sending junk mail from their address, which causes the hosting account to be suspended. I'm waiting *a reply from VentraIP to let me know which accounts are implicated.

19/12/2020

A bit of a worry when the tool we use to fix the hard drive can break the hard drive...

Ghacks Technology News: Running ChkDsk on Windows 10 20H2 may damage the file system and cause Blue Screens.

Microsoft's newest version of Windows 10, Windows 10 20H2, appears to have a bug that may damage the file system of the Windows partition and cause blue screens during reboots.

20/08/2020

Google having a bad day - you may have trouble emailing attachments etc on Gmail.

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/08/youre-not-the-only-one-having-gmail-problems-google-down/

24/06/2020

Thanks to you all for your patience while I'm tied up with the Tomato Farm project. I'm still getting to some jobs but it's about one a day at the moment when things go to plan, and I'm having to prioritise. This should improve a little in two weeks, and be back to normal mid August.

02/04/2020

One thing that's always a given with Google is that you can't trust them to leave things alone.

A few days ago, the removed the "Add To My Drive" option for Google Drive. They replaced it with a "Add Shortcut" feature instead, which doesn't work the same way.

It's still possible to add shared items to Google Drive by clicking on the item and then pressing Shift + Z

Aah well, at least they haven't removed Google Drive completely.

31/03/2020

G'day all!

I have suspended all house calls, except in special circumstances.

Pickup and delivery in Armidale and Guyra is still an option, as well as via CT Electrics.

I have configured my Guyra office to be Covid-19 resistant:

👉 positive ventilation. (Forced air flow from front of office through to outdoors.)
👉 clear benches, wiped after each visitor
👉 separate keyboard, mouse, big screen for collaborative work on laptops while retaining isolation.
👉 Visa / Mastercard tap-and-go facilities available.
👉 cash received cleaned with metho, cash change cleaned if desired.

I'm still offering assistance via Remote Control using AnyDesk or TeamViewer.

I now broadcast from home, and am working towards getting other 2ARM presenters similarly set up.

If you're financially stressed, I'm happy to reduce rates to $50 an hour instead of $70.

Trading hours still 10am to 8pm weekdays.

Hope you're all staying safe, sane and healthy!

21/03/2020

Just discovered the Google Keep on Chrome now supports the pasting of images! Quite handy.

01/03/2020

Due to my current workload, I've temporarily removed website development from my current list of offered services. Web hosting is unaffected.

Developing websites can be a challenging process as there are literally thousands of different templates available, but if a customer wants to modify them; or they break; I don't have the required skills to fix them. It's a somewhat specialist field.

I can still help out with creating and managing pages etc, as they are standardised.