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What Do Unicorns & Good Electricians Have In Common?
What do Unicorns and good electricians have in common?......... They are both majestic creatures that are impossible to come by! If you do happen to find one, you will want to treasure it and hang on tight. What if that weren't the case though? What if I were to tell...
Product Review – SAL LED Dimmer With Bluetooth Functionality
Control your lights from your mobile phone or tablet device. Set various dimming scenes and time rooms to light up and turn off at certain times of the day or night. It was only a couple of years ago that this relatively new concept would have cost upwards of 20...
Safety Switch? What Is It?
Safety switch - What are they? How do they work? Why do I need them? These are the questions that I constantly find myself on the receiving end of from curious and sometimes concerned customers. Their concern is usually why they are being told they have to pay for...
Beef Up The Security Using Lights She Said
I pulled up to my appointment this morning, got out of the car and I hit the lock button before double checking the door is locked. I headed off on the 100-meter walk to the property I was meeting at but I notice that I have left my iPad on the seat and go straight...
5 Reasons Why Cheaper Will Always Cost You More
I’m a frugal man who enjoys the challenge of finding a great deal, I’m always trying to entice more out of every seller on everything I buy. Clothes, food, tools, entertainment, you name it! By the way, I once haggled a sales guy in JB Hi-Fi to give me a...
Electrical Safety For Worried Mums & Dads
As I sat to write this article, it dawned on me that I had no idea what I was doing. I mean, YES I am an (amazing) electrician and YES, I have the knowledge to enable mothers and fathers everywhere to ensure the electrical safety of their most precious little assets...
Product Review – Martec Lifestyle Ceiling Fans
It’s nearly that time. Spring has sprung and for Sydneysiders that means there is about 2 weeks until it feels like the fiery gates of hell have been jammed open for the next 6 months. As summer approaches, it reminds us of those stuffy nights tossing and turning in...
New Year, New Kitchen!
January 1st 2017, the first day of those New Year’s resolutions! You know how it goes, the stress of catering for the family of what seems to be hundreds over Christmas has finally pushed you over the limit. Electric oven blaring, 4 cooktop rings going on high and the...
Edison Vs. Losev
Thomas Edison The very name speaks for itself. Described as the greatest inventor America has ever produced, and rightly so. He did after all give us the very first version of the i-pod…….the Gramophone of course! As well as the very first motion video recorder. The...
Hairdresser Performs Brain Surgery On Unsuspecting Patient
Can you imagine the headlines if that were true! Would you allow a hair dresser to perform brain surgery on you? They might do a great job of making your head look pretty afterwards, right? How about your local mechanic, would you allow him or her to represent you in...
He Got A New Desktop Computer For Christmas & Refused To Plug It In
Initially he was accused of being an ungrateful old Grinch who didn’t appreciate what was being gifted to him. He was all set to ruin Christmas with his negativity and lack of Christmas spirit. It’s a nice big machine too, massive RAM, 3TB hard drive, dedicated...