Rukuhia, Hamilton

2738 days ago

Poll: Do your kids play Fortnite? Do you have any concerns about it?

Julie Kaio Reporter from Hamilton Press

Hi neighbours,
The latest online craze, Fortnite, has a hold on young Kiwis and concerns are mounting about school children staying up too late to play the game. More than 125 million players worldwide play the game and the multi-player Battle Royale, where 100 people battle it out in a … View more
Hi neighbours,
The latest online craze, Fortnite, has a hold on young Kiwis and concerns are mounting about school children staying up too late to play the game. More than 125 million players worldwide play the game and the multi-player Battle Royale, where 100 people battle it out in a third-person shoot 'em up until the last person standing wins, is hugely popular. More details here: www.stuff.co.nz....
Tell us how you're coping with the new online craze in the comments section - are you having problems? Have you noticed a change in your child's behaviour? Are they losing sleep? How are you managing it?

* Remember to write NFP (not for print), if you don't want your comments to be used in print

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Do your kids play Fortnite? Do you have any concerns about it?
  • 9.5% Yes, I'm worried about how obsessed they are and it's affecting my kids
    9.5% Complete
  • 34.9% No, it's just another online game, I just let them rip
    34.9% Complete
  • 55.6% No, restrictions prevent it from becoming a problem
    55.6% Complete
63 votes
2738 days ago

CONTINUING THIS WEEK'S MISTY MORNING THEME

Michael from Leamington

this morning, a little way south east of here (4km), Pukekura, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand. Friday 29/6/2018

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2739 days ago

DOMESTIC THINGS

Michael from Leamington

meditation on washing clothes 28/6/18 DAY 30

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2739 days ago

MOLLY. 27/6/18

Michael from Leamington

Hereabouts or over there. :)

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2739 days ago

PĪWAKAWAKA,. WAIKATO, TE IKA-A-MĀUI, AOTEAROA 2018-06-26

Michael from Leamington

not sure if a GIF will work here. An alternative option if not animated: ello.co...

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2739 days ago

PUSH MOWER

Barb from Leamington

The push mower hasn't been used for awhile, and had very little use after tgevblades had been sharpened and re-set.
The catcher is NEAR NEW..... cost an arm and a leg 😥 and has only been used a couple of times. 😊

Price: $100

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2739 days ago

Washing Machine + Fridge/Freezer

Barb from Leamington

The washing machine is a 5kg F&P will sell for $200 ono.😉

The Fridge Freezer is a EXPRESS COOL No-frost LG Brand and will sell $200 (firm)👍

I am relocating and need these items gone so I can finalise my moving date 😊

Thanks 👍

Negotiable

2739 days ago

COUCH...TWO & Half SEATER 😀 NEAR NEW 👍

Barb from Leamington

The couch has been made with a quality fabric, and only had 5 months use. This is a reluctant sale.... I am relocating and unfortunately won't need where I'm going 😣

I brought the couch for $800 So I'm looking to get a reasonable price for it. All reasonable offers will be … View more
The couch has been made with a quality fabric, and only had 5 months use. This is a reluctant sale.... I am relocating and unfortunately won't need where I'm going 😣

I brought the couch for $800 So I'm looking to get a reasonable price for it. All reasonable offers will be considered, 👍 but please don't insult by asking a rediculious price 😀

Negotiable

2739 days ago

Are you excited for the ski season to start?

Georgia Reporter from Stuff

Hey neighbours,

Check out all this snow! Mt Ruapehu is looking epic after a fresh dumping of snow. The mountain is gearing up to open this weekend for its first skiers of the season. Will you be heading along?

Are you excited for the winter season? Which NZ skifield is your favourite? Let us … View more
Hey neighbours,

Check out all this snow! Mt Ruapehu is looking epic after a fresh dumping of snow. The mountain is gearing up to open this weekend for its first skiers of the season. Will you be heading along?

Are you excited for the winter season? Which NZ skifield is your favourite? Let us know in the replies! Photo credit: Tom Lee/ Stuff

2741 days ago

Just a reminder (your data is Gone)

Matt from Rukuhia

Just a note to all my friends who use computers to do things- do back up your data.
If your data is important to you, don't assume it is safe.
If you get a cryptolocker (ransomware) virus, Your data is Gone (or at the least, very expensive to retrieve).
If your hard drive in your computer … View more
Just a note to all my friends who use computers to do things- do back up your data.
If your data is important to you, don't assume it is safe.
If you get a cryptolocker (ransomware) virus, Your data is Gone (or at the least, very expensive to retrieve).
If your hard drive in your computer fails (median lifetime of current hard drives is 6 years, 25% fail within first 4 years), Your data is Gone.
If the motherboard or power supply in your computer starts to fail, your data may be gone.
If your operating system or RAM does something silly, your data may be gone.
If you get a power spike/lightning strike and it makes it past your power supply, Your data is Gone.
If you have a blackout/brownout, your data may be gone.
If you accidentally delete your data, Your data is Gone.
If someone else deletes your data, Your data is Gone.
If your computer is stolen, Your data is Gone.
If someone steps on the screen of your laptop and it doesn't have an external display port, you're gonna have to pay someone to retrieve the data or Your data is Gone.
If Your data is Gone, Your data is Gone. When data is Gone it doesn't tend to return often if at all.

The easiest way to make your data 'not gone' is to back it up to an external hard drive (~$70 a terabyte nowadays) using a free backup program like the ones built into Mac OSX and Windows.
Another way is to have your documents in 'the cloud' (online on a server, somewhere) using Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. The best solution is to do both, but it depends on how important your data is to you.

Be smart, be safe.


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