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1. like paying bills and searching skills It s about doing more things online so that you have more time to spend offline With that in mind we ve compiled the shortlist of how you can better manage your life online Internet Banking One by one I ve hit each of my paper bills with the digital stake Everything from water to electricity to frequent flyer updates are now available to be paid viewed and modified online Switching to digital banking is as easy as calling your bank and setting up your online net banking access Once inside your Internet banking account make sure to opt in for electronic bills via BPAY Each time you receive a bill electronically you receive an email with a reminder 3 days before it s due and for those who like to keep a hard copy a pdf copy of your invoice is normally available which you can save archive or print out If you re worried about security then take solace in the fact that your bank is infinitely more worried than you After all they are responsible for making sure your savings stay in the one place Learn Google Learn Google love Google Ask any university student and they ll tell you there s more than one way to search Refining your search skills can cut down your study work or home research dramatically eliminating many many hours of limitless Online trawling Start with a few of basics Type define in front of your search term if Google has seen a definition for the word or phrase on th2. Labyrinth Competition in the subject line and provide your username full name and address by 55m WST December 25 2006 along with the answer to this question what PC User award did liNet recently win Aint you ll find the answer in news Prizes sent by mail 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 8 of 10 http w ww iinet net au customers iinews news_1206 html blood diamond giveaway Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990 s Sierra Leone B ood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer Leonardo DiCaprio a South African mercenary and Solomon Vandy Djimon Hounsou a Mende fisherman Both men are African but their histories as different as any can be until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives z hs BLOOD DIAMOND With the help of Maddy Bowen Jennifer Connelly an American journalist the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory that could save Solomon s family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have To celebrate the release of Blood Diamond on January 4 Roadshow Films have kindly passed on to us 50 double passes to giveaway to iiNews readers To be in the running for this prize please email competitions with Blood Diamond Competition in the subject line and provide your username full name and address by 50m WST December 25 2006 along with the answer to this question Name one way that you might
3. New Zealand and iiNet Auckland recruiting entirely brand new staff to the iiNet Auckland site In the past year have been privileged to be involved with the management team in creating a fully functional contact centre from the ground up This has meant creating processes supporting new staff helping in the development of senior Staff as well as the day to day things answering questions monthly staff catch ups team meetings call coaching and monitoring and managing my team s progress What did you do before you came to iiNet Before came to iiNet was actually working for one of tiNet s competitors in a similar role in Melbourne with about the same sized team gained significant industry experience there specialising in residential and corporate telephone provisioning and faults What is the best thing about working at iiNet There are lots of great things about working at iiNet but the best thing would have to be the awesome people I m surrounded by everyday It s a pleasure coming to work and being around so many young switched on happy people in such a supportive and helpful environment customer of the month E A 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 7 of 10 http w ww iinet net au customers iinews news_1206 html Name Donna Weston Location Hamilton Hill WA Account type broadband2 with phone Customer Since August 1996 Describe your typical day of living online I m an early riser So uSually have a couple of
4. There s plenty more so dig in F 1 Fi fi aa Or M je Mark Welker liNews Editor inbox read your article about cleaning up my inbox with great interest Only thing is my inbox is my filing system and while think it s nice to imagine that it might be empty don t think I ll ever get to the end of it more than 3 000 emails all up Yasmine T NSW Yasmine l feel your pain What I would suggest is creating a filing folder move all your inbox messages into it and week by week start sorting through it If you find you re going so far back that the emails no longer have any relevance then maybe you can delete them or archive them away and start afresh Congratulations to everyone involved in tiNet s Open Day last week The sessions were informative and enjoyable and the presenters professional and knowledgeable Well done Rosemary H WA In last month s edition November picked up two mistakes in your newsletter didn t read the whole thing so there may be more Who proof reads iiNews Jason L VIC 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 2 of 10 http w ww 1inet net au customers 1inews news_1206 html Ouch Obviously my proof readers have some room for improvement Of course last month s edition was 4 800 words so that s a 99 96 success rate Send your newsletter feedback to linewsfeedback linet net au news open day 06 content Thanks to all who were able to come see us in Perth for the 2006 iiNet Op
5. abilities and surfing down tsunami waves of ice is not one of them was going to put licensed to thrill down here but oh just did site scan holiday health kick www healthykids nsw gov au Good health starts in the home Check out the NSW government website on promoting a healthy lifestyle for your children www nutritionaustralia org A not for profit organisation dedicated to providing nutritional advice for Australians of all ages www itrainer com au The personal trainer you take with you in your pocket yes made that up myself itrainer offers personal fitness programs for your ipod 31 10 2011 10 37 AM
6. at the expense of decent gameplay This was certainly not the case in GOW This game has everything from intense gameplay to gore to out of this world graphics to even more gore The online component of GOW just complements an already perfect game As a fan of online gaming was eager to connect this up to Xbox live A couple of late night gaming sessions later and was hooked Gears of War is a must buy for any 360 owner liNews games kindly provided by December new releases Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition PC IL 2 Sturmovik 1946 PC Superman Returns PS2 Dead or Alive Extreme 2 Xbox 360 Madden 07 Nintendo Wii movie review Casino Royale Rated M For the first time since the days of Roger Moore s Bond something interesting has happened to the Bond franchise other than a change in male lead Like Batman Begins Bond begins again 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 10 of 10 http w ww 1inet net au customers 1inews news_1206 html In Casino Royale 007 uses his licence to kill somewhat liberally applying brush strokes of death to the deserving a bit too frequently for the squeaky clean MI6 After a particularly messy shoot up in a normally out of bounds embassy Bond is ordered to disappear for a while Of course being the 007 that he is Bond follows the faint trail of his last kill all the way to terrorist financier Le Chiffre Mads Mikkelsen a brilliant mathematician and keen poker player Once MI6 pic
7. peaceful hours browsing news and catching up on loose ends from work while have breakfast Once l m at work there s regular morning updates need to make to our department s websites As a big part of my job is managing the sites for about half of the agency work for I m usually online most of the day dealing with requests and working with staff to make sure the right information is available when its needed Most evenings I ll catch up with online friends A group of us having been playing trivia online since the mid 1990s and although we re all over the world we keep in touch and meet when we can What s the best thing about your tiNet broadband Definitely the speed and the reliability of the connection My work access is slow and often times out during uploads downloads incredibly frustrating when you re on a deadline Whenever can do a lot of the real grunt work on the work websites from home much less stressful and very rarely have a connection problem I ve recently upgraded to ADSL2 2 and really noticed the improvement Your favourite site It d have to be The Degree Confluence Project at www confluence org was introduced to the site in 2000 and became hooked The object of the project is to visit points where lines of latitude and longitude cross at whole degrees take pictures and document what was there I ve made 18 visits and was the coordinator for Australia and New Zealand for about five years also wrote about t
8. sleep Just after you take GoW online for five minutes to see what the online content is about So now its 7am you ve been playing deathmatch for four straight hours while some kid mouths off at you from Greenville Alabama for chainsawing his protagonist in twain Step into cut throat soawn free 4 vs 4 deathmatch for some of the swiftest strategic carnage found on Xbox live Or jump into online co op play as did for some seriously addictive headset coordinated PvE action can t stress this enough folks this is the title you bought your 360 for We wait patiently for Halo 3 Assassin s Creed and Mass Effect We play Gears of War right now we d be stark raving mad not to Special thanks to my co op wingman XRiOT for solid hours of online review gameplay Were it not for his new dog wizzing on the rug we d have squeezed a few more in I m sure second take with Stephen Van Dieren As aPC man myself I m a bit controller challenged when it comes to console games Gears of War was made for people like me One button to run duck jump or all three at once made this game easy to pick up Five minutes into the game I knew my 140 television just wasn t going to cut it so I m on the phone to my mate asking if he was free Within twenty minutes was playing GOW on a fifty inch high def TV in all of its glory The graphics on this game are unbelievable I had my doubts with this though as with a lot of games the graphics are top notch but
9. account details eb Gain fram Giue pels F iaip hai Tiga r p pa Ebm apt erra rerba ki Cpl Qe UHHH eS H click for images 22S Drai He bem number IRAT If you get this email hit delete Ebay now have a tutorial that can help identify spoof emails at htip oages ebay com au education spooftutorial However as these emails are getting more and more sophisticated the best advice is to never sign into your ebay account from your email Always check the ebay number shown in an email and see if it really is one of yours then log in to ebay by visiting www ebay com au and verify if the email is in your ebay message box If in doubt delete feature story make the most of your time online Going digital doesn t have to mean you don a strobe suit and ride to work on a circuit bike The online environment is far from a lifeless bionosphere it s a bustling metropolis of culture and information It s also no longer such an online all the time place In fact going online is more and more geared around enriching your offline life whether that means booking tickets for your favourite show getting gardening tips from green thumbs around the world or simply researching that next good book 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 5 of 10 http w ww 1inet net au customers 1inews news_1206 html In this month s feature story we look at some of the ways that going online can speed up the parts of your offline life you wish were already over
10. are that effectively tethers you to your computer F FF HEHA But we ve come a long way since then with the arrival of new VOIP services broadband modem routers with VoIP capability and more importantly the humble VOIP adapter or Analogue Telephone Adapter ATA In short a VOIP adapter ATA converts the sound of your voice analogue signal into data digital signal which can then be sent through your Internet connection This allows you to make phone calls using a standard telephone handset but enjoy the lower call costs available on VOIP services If you already have a broadband modem router that can share its connection with other computers you re probably ready to add a VOIP adapter and be VOIP ready The VOIP adapter sits comfortably between your modem router and your telephone making people without a VOIP compatible modem able to use VOIP Unlike other VOIP adapters that require a complicated connection procedure the iiNet Belkin ATA VOIP adapter comes pre configured with your VolP details and an easy to follow installation CD For 99 it s an inexpensive way to start saving on phone calls if you don t already have a VOIP compatible modem If you d like to know more about the VOIP adapter ATA go to our hardware and setup options page or call us on 13 19 17 Alternatively if you d like to know exactly what you need to get ready for VOIP try out our 3 step ready for VOIP quiz 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 3 of 10 ht
11. d get you going in no time We have also put together an information centre on wireless networks at hittp Awww linet net au support wireless quide wireless setup html If you have any problems setting up your Belkin wireless modem you can get help by calling the Belkin support line on 1800 235 546 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 4 of 10 http w ww iinet net au customers iinews news_1206 html security watch top 5 viruses reported to Sophos in November 1 W32 Stratio Zip 2 W32 Netsky P 3 W32 Bagle Zip 4 W32 Zafi B 5 W32 Netsky D List provided by Sophos Remember all iiNet plans come with industry leading email anti virus and anti spam protection that is automatically kept up to date with the latest virus threats However to fully protect your system we recommended that you use our email anti virus in conjunction with a personal anti virus product such as those listed on this page ebay fraud We ve noticed a particularly insidious ebay fraud email making the rounds at the moment A screenshot of the email is below and you ll notice how well it s been put together Essentially the email purports to be from an ebay user asking for you to send the item for which they have paid you for It threatens to report you to ebay if you do not resolve the situation and prompts you to respond to the message by clicking within the email The site you ll be directed to is not part of ebay at all itis a dummy site designed to capture your ebay
12. e Web it will retrieve that information and display it at the top of your search results o Use quotation marks before and after a search term it will narrow down your search results to the specific word combination ie iiNet broadband very handy for names or for looking up specific phrases ie checking your student s work o Currency conversion an easy to access currency converter is a very handy thing to have lying around when you re in the middle of an ebay auction frenzy Type in the conversion you re after like 5 British pounds in South Korean money minus the quotation marks and Google will do the maths for you based on up to date currency market figures There are dozens of others so check out hitp Awww google com help features html for a full list of the additional services Google offers Digital window shopping I m still amazed that people jump in the car to shop around and research their next buy Every item shop for bar food and clothing starts online Going online not only allows you to use price searching engines such as www staticice com au electronics and www myshopping com au everything else it also gives you access to the news and views of a global consumer base For example cameras are a big ticket item around Christmas see people cramming into department stores getting advice from the man behind the counter for camera buying advice Go online and you ll not only find reviews from the world s ex
13. en Day This year s effort was a more intimate affair featuring small focused PC labs information seminars the always popular executive discussion panel and tours of our Contact Centre If you couldn t attend on the day the good news is we caught it all on tape Skip over to the Open Day page at http www linet net au about openday past_sessions himl and you can download videos in a range of sizes and formats of all the seminars download guides from the PC Labs and even digitally sample the fold up Discover maps given out on the day Broadband Provider of the Year iiNet was awarded Best Broadband Provider 2006 in the PC User end of year roundup The award was featured in the January edition of the magazine where the editors collate their Top 100 picks for the best value PC products services gadgets and games The article states iiNet leads the country in the rollout of fast broadband It s pricing is far better than Telstra s but sign up to an iiNet phone plan for the best deal win a trip to Vietnam This competition has now closed For each person you refer that signs up you ll get an entry into the draw The more people you refer the more chances you have to win support amp services product spotlight VOIP adapter For most people who have broadband VOIP is a relatively new prospect For those who are familiar with A it many are still under the impression that it requires equipment such as a headset and softw
14. f my monitor for a long time Now with both books available online I m sure it won t be long till those 2kg monsters are a thing of the past The online versions are incredibly easy to use whether you are searching fora tradesperson or looking up an old friend and because they are linked into the online street directory whereis com au another good one you won t get lost on the way This is just a Sampling of some of the great new and useful services appearing online That s the beauty of the Internet it grows to the needs of it s users So all you have to do is ask Some we couldn t fit in www webjet com au for flight and accommodation comparisons bookings www hoyts com au purchase your ticket before leaving the cinema and jump the line www ato gov au Super won t save you time as such but finding your lost super will save you money Cleaning up your inbox check out last month s edition of tiNews for tips on clearing out and organising your inbox www flickr com shift your photo album online and share them with friends and family the easy way lipeople staff profile Name Kristin Mcintosh Title Customer Service Manager What does your current role involve I m one of the Customer Service Managers CSMs in the Auckland contact centre managing a team of 13 customer service consultants When joined iiNet the Auckland contact centre had just opened for business and the contact centre manager my boss was running both ihug
15. he project for a Lonely Planet book on experimental travel What technology website are you looking forward to most Big picture was really pleased that there s finally been an acknowledgement that Australia is lagging behind in terms of connection speeds and national infrastructure to support online delivery Little picture widget stations can t wait to get my hands on one of these think they re going to take off Interested in being our next customer of the month Send your details to linewsfeedback iinet net au competitions pan s labyrinth giveaway Set against the backdrop of fascist Spain in 1944 Pan s Labyrinth is a breathtaking mix of fact and fantasy poetry and politics pain and pleasure Director Guillermo Del Toro Hellboy Blade 2 creates a modern masterpiece a richly moving story of the end of innocence Selected for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival Pan s Labyrinth has been weaving its spell on critics across the world Equipped with one of the most ambitious statements any film I ve ever seen has made Pan s Labyrinth promises an experience so vivid and concrete that it s likely to change the colour of your sleep But it gets better Hopscotch films have kindly invited 50 iiNews readers and a friend for each to see Pan s Labyrinth before the rest of Australia in a series of preview screenings in Sydney Canberra Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide and Perth To be in the running to win email competitions with
16. iiNet 1 of 10 http w ww 1inet net au customers iinews news_1206 html December iiNews Home Customers linews iiNet linet news features editor s note editor s note inbox Welcome to December fully expect that only half as many people will be reading this month s tiNews support amp services than last months After all most people have more pressing matters to attend to security watch like prepping for Christmas day or figuring out why the right hand trailer light won t work feature story But maybe the Christmas spirit doesn t haunt you or you re just able to keep a level head Then you ll be reading this wondering just when I m going to get to this month s point which is that time these days is a scarce resource Festive entertainment season aside time more than money is causing grief to a 21st century population squeezed by competing commitments lipeople competitions site scan Work time play time relaxation time family time time for friends time for sleep there s both too much time and not enough to go around But there is help out there There are ways that people can start to rearrange time giving more minutes to sleep more quality time to family time and making the most of the hours between 9 and 5 In this month s feature story we look at the problem of time and come up with some quick and easy online solutions you can put into place right away to get back on with yout life
17. ing out its butt And oh sweet mother of all things hilarious there are chainsaws It hits you in stages first up as you fire the disc up you re going to find yourself wandering blindly through gunfights with Locust one eye on the gunplay and another on the amazing visual effects You ll stick your head out to get shot simply to gawp at the blood effects over and over To date only Oblivion has really reached this echelon of pant wettingly stunning displays to be honest GoW kicks even Oblivion out of the graphics bed and totally hogs the doona 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 9 of 10 http w ww iinet net au customers iinews news_1206 html Next you ll warm to the gameplay The simple yet diverse cover and combat vibe is the defining feature of GoW duck and run plant yourself behind doorways walls columns fences cars Shoot blindly round corners and over obstacles or poke your eyes over to sneak a more refined shot at the risk of a hot serving of pwnt soup in return The air is always tense increasingly so as the game goes on a brief waltz with one of GoW s more formidable and ruthless adversaries the Berserker will redefine how you do your underpant laundry By now it s probably 3am you re still in your work school clothes and you re sitting a little closer to the tv screen You ve mastered cover you re at one with your weapon helloooo torque bow and you re the zen master of the GoW power reload It s probably time for
18. ks up on Bond s new hunting grounds they decide to buy in to a millionaires poker game Le Chiffre s has organised to settle his terrorist debts Bond goes into the game as the agencies best poker player As the poker game intensifies we gain an insight into the flaws and strengths of Bond s character His ego causes him to lose heavily at times and a well trained killer streak is just barely kept in check such are the weaknesses inherent ina license to kill Daniel Craig is definitely my Bond of choice right up there with Connery and Moore He and other members of the cast including Eva Green and Mikkelsen make Casino Royale feel like a film first and a franchise second Forget the cheesy one liners that stood for substance in Die Another Day and The World is not Enough in Casino Royale even the Bond theme plays a minor yet very important role Bond s character transformation from past films is at once unexpected and expected considering the burden of his license to kill This Bond is a killer with a personality forged to cope with that Yet that strength also leads to my only gripe with the film Bond undergoes an important emotional transition in the film a transition that happens all too abruptly to be entirely believable But that is a minor blight on what is a great film Right from the first chase scene it s clear that this is no rubber man CGI Bond with his own unique laws of physics This is a Bond that knows his limitations and
19. perts who aren t trying to sell you anything but you can also read the ongoing experiences of those who ve already bought the item Of course you might just want to let someone else do the groundwork so why not sign up for a membership to Choice Magazine online 16 95 per quarter Choice is a not for profit company devoted to testing out Australian products everything from vacuum cleaners to mp3 players and delivering the results to your inbox Choose your favourites We touched on these in our recent Open Day PC labs so go check out the handout at hitp www linet net au about openday past_sessions himl Favourites have been around for years but up until a year ago had them firmly wedged in 31 10 2011 10 37 AM iiNet 6 of 10 http w ww iinet net au customers iinews news_1206 html my when I get time basket It s amazing what an effect organising favourites has on your browsing experience It may only seem like a few seconds needed to type in an address and hitting return but having all your regular online haunts embedded into your browser or stored in your favourites folder seriously speeds things up particularly if your using these sites everyday Plus you can take your favourites with you as you upgrade or even change your browser so you should only need to set them up once Directory search Maybe not so surprising but like many people have been using my Yellow Pages and White Pages books to increase the height o
20. t the numbers to call for VoIP voice mail see our FAQ page Once you ve set your voicemail up how you like it click on the button called save changes It generally takes about 15 minutes for changes to be made to your service Just make sure you have speakers on the computer you use So you can hear the message frequently asked questions wireless networking What is wifi wireless A wifi or wireless connection uses radio frequency signals to send data between computers and devices replacing the need for wired connections The frequencies used by wireless computing standard 802 11 are similar to that used by home portable phones These signals are ideal for small areas such as a house or small office Wifi is a term which can be used generically when referring to any type of 802 11 wireless network What do need A broadband connection is required for maintaining an optimal Internet connection at high speeds After you ve selected a suitable plan the right hardware is required to get a wireless network up and running have broadband already what do need to go wireless All you need to get your wireless network up and running is A wireless modem router A computer A wireless network card or USB adapter for each device you wish to connect How do I set my wireless network up The wireless hardware we supply is designed for easy self installation The user manual and quick installation guide provided with your hardware shoul
21. tp w ww 1inet net au customers 1inews news_1206 html tech tip voicemail forwarding to email One of the many handy features of iiNet VOIP voicemail forwarding to email is also one of the most popular If you have VOIP or tinetphone and you haven t set it up yet here s how to do it 1 Log into your account through toolbox If you ve forgotten your password try our password retrieval tool 2 Once logged in find your VOIP service it may be called VOIP or linetohone and select Configure your VOIP from the Account Tools drop down menu 3 Next to Basic Products on the next screen there s a button which says Show Details click on this button 4 Once the details have appeared you ll see a section called Voice Mail There are three options here Forward voice mail to email Copy voice mail to email None 5 If you would prefer to have your voice messages forwarded straight to your email select the first option and enter the email address you d like the messages to forward to Your voicemail will arrive as a sound file attached to an email 6 To keep a copy on the regular VOIP voice mail service as well as having a copy sent to your email select the second option and enter in the email address you d like the messages to forward to 7 Selecting the third option None will mean that you will only receive voice mail on your VoIP service ie you ll need to dial in using your VOIP handset to get your messages To find ou
22. use the Internet to organise your life better hint if you re running low on ideas see this month s feature story Prizes sent by mail holiday CD packs giveaway Our good friends at EMI and Musichead have passed on some fantastic CD packs to giveaway to liNews readers The CD packs contain new releases from Moby Kasey Chambers Robbie Williams and Keith Urban 7 lucky tiNews readers will go away with the goods providing some much needed musical variation from the Christmas carol season To be in the running for this prize please email competitions with Holiday CD Competition in the subject line and provide your username full name and address by 5pm WST December 25 2006 along with the answer to this question in 25 words or less If you could have one music star at your Christmas dinner this year who would it be and why Winners will be contacted by email and prizes sent by mail entertainment 2 minute games review Gears of War Xbox 360 As a part time game evangelist it s with heavy heart warn you of a dangerous leisuretime pandemic It struck swiftly and ruthlessly it took down many of my finest online gamer associates refer to a terminal addiction to the 360 s ubergore shooter Gears of War You can trust my medical opinion that if you buy this game it s going to infect your time like a virus Picture a third person Halo with juicy co op play graphics on steroids and online deathmatch tomfoolery fall
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