What is .htaccess? .htaccess is a file in the root folder of your www (or publichtml) folder on your web server. It’s a configuration file for your web server (usually Apache) with information on redirects and some security settings. That’s a weird file name? Yep. It is not htaccess.txt, it is simply .htaccess It … Read more
Hints for using .htaccess to redirect file, folders and queries If you’d like some background on .htaccess read this first: Overview of .htaccess OK, let’s dive in… Ensure once (and only once) you have this in your .htaccess file at the top: RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / Simple URL Redirect Simple redirect from one url (file) to … Read more
Bit of fun on the weekend. While watching videos on youtube one day my daughter and I saw some videos of burning matches and thought – why not? So we did. This one was our second successful attempt. All clumped together in a circle burns a lot faster than our first video of them lined … Read more
So, my daughter and I decided to have a little fun on the weekend with some matches… We saw someone else on youtube do something, and this is our simplified attempt. It didn’t cost much or take long. About $5 of matches and an hour or so to set up and burn. For the base … Read more
What’s the limit for GST when importing into Australia? UPDATE: As of 1 July 2018, any seller overseas selling goods to Australia needs to charge and collect GST on all sales, provided their annual turnover exceeds the GST threshold ($75,000).
What’s the limit for GST when importing into New Zealand According to New Zealand Customs, no GST is payable on an imported item if the amount of GST that would be payable is less than $60. As the GST rate is 15%, this means that any imports under $400 do not attract GST (unless they … Read more
This is a seriously cool mapping of the mbti to Star Wars characters. Click for larger version: I’m Yoda!
Here’s the wiring diagrams showing the pin out for the plug and socket for the most common circle and rectangle trailer connections in use in Australia. I put this here because I had a hard time finding and figuring this out for my trailers. If you have a round connector, commiserations. Get a flat one. … Read more
Scanned User Manual I bought one of these univeral air-conditioner remote controls on ebay, and a year later I couldn’t find the manual. I searched online and it wasn’t on the manufacturer’s webpage or anywhere else. Eventually I found my copy of the user manual and the code to enter for my Samsung air conditioner. … Read more