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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 points 8 months ago

Melbcat is curled into me with her head on my shoulder. Beautiful little baby.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 8 months ago

TIL about the black screen of death, like the blue screen of death but black

[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Tech question... If I was to get a mesh wifi setup, would the stock standard Google one be ok? Comes with Mesh router and two extra points... Current setup is router and secondary ap feeding single story house and shed... Wifi is questionable outside and at furthest point from router...

Edit... Or TpLink / Netgear...?

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago

I'd look at the asus offering. Cant speak to their mesh stuff, but as a router I've been VERY happy.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Oh, neat, I'm actually looking into getting a mesh setup at the new house. I settled on TP-Link Deco XE75 Pros. Way overkill for my shitty FTTC connection, but they seem like a decent enough option for my future proofing wishes

Fair warning, if you look on Reddit, literally no brand is good enough for anyone, and they'll recommend Uniquiti/Cisco corporate grade equipment. Personally, I am only considering TP-Link or Netgear. However, Asus or Amazon Eero also seem like options worth looking at.

I'm avoiding Asus because I bought one of their routers and have had nonstop bad experiences with it. Netgear is on the pricier side and has a few less features at the price point, and apparently has gone down the drain (although my only experience with them was with a NetGear NightHawk 4G router which was amazing, but pricey).

I think TP-Link strikes a good balance of price, and feature set, at the cost of reliability and customer service. Amazons Eero devices seem fine, I am envisioning they're somewhat similar to iPhones - less feature rich, a bit pricier, but more intuitive to setup, and less prone to breaking. But it's Amazon, and some core features are locked behind a paywall

I've not got any experience with Google Mesh, and didn't even realise they offered mesh, so can't offer any feedback about it. But I do own a google pixel and have loved it, do kind of assume their mesh would be similar

Personally, I like value for money, and don't mind having to fix things every time they break, including with hours of technical tinkering and research if needed, hence why I think TP is the best for my needs.

TL;DR: For you, I'd probably go with Google. Just know that it will probably offer less features, as you're likely going to pay for the brand name and all the little things and general user experience/ease of use. But that's my biased, subjective, opinion based on my other experiences with Google

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[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 points 8 months ago

I'm finally making use of the Onepass subscription. I didn't really buy anything in the past 6 months because it felt silly to buy only a couple of dollars worth of things, even with free postage. But I've found the Catch bulk groceries again and putting it to use. We might as well have 300 dishwasher tablets

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