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alexkidman

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Multi-award-winning freelance Tech Journo, Co-host Vertical Hold podcast, Former editor at CNET, Gizmodo, PC Mag, Finder and many more. Retro gaming, Prince and Godzilla fan. Send coffee.

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alexkidman, to animals
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Tegan is an elegant and graceful cat who wishes to remind me that she never looks ridiculous or weird. NEVER.

alexkidman, to australia
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Updated my streaming set top box shootout, so it's now Chromecast vs Fire TV vs Apple TV vs Shield TV vs Fetch Mini vs Hubbl.

That's a lot of TV watching. I think I need a break. Maybe I'll watch some... AAAARGH!

#Chromecast #FireTV #FetchTV #Foxtel #Hubbl #Australia

https://alexreviewstech.com/which-smart-tv-set-top-box-should-i-buy-google-chromecast-vs-amazon-fire-tv-vs-apple-tv-vs-nvidia-shield-vs-fetch-mini/

alexkidman, to headphones
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New review time -- as I get to running (and training for the May 50k) with the Shokz OpenMove headphones (video and text review, take your pick):
#headphones #fitness #shokz
https://alexreviewstech.com/shokz-openmove-headphones-review-lower-cost-leads-to-compromises/

michaelq, to random
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@alexkidman So. IF one was interested in getting into modern day Godzilla movies. Without going obsessive crazy about it… Is the 2014 movie the place to start?

alexkidman,
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@michaelq It depends. If by "modern" you mean post 90s, then either go 2014 US Godzilla for the monsterverse stuff, or watch 2016's Shin Gojira. Shin is the better movie IMHO by a wide margin, but it's not for everyone. The US 'Zilla movies are mostly popcorn fare, the Japanese ones are a little more thoughtful (but there's a lot with no direct continuity; Shin Gojira has nothing to do with Godzilla Minus one which has nothing to do with Singular Point or the Anime Movie trilogy... and I like all of those more than the US ones. But then I might just be obsessive crazy about it all...

alexkidman,
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@michaelq Not in any way at all. Same lead actor, totally different roles ;)

alexkidman,
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@michaelq Spoiler: It's all downhill for Star Wars after Caravan of Courage.

alexkidman,
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@michaelq Eww... that means you got Skull Island.

I'm sorry. It has the stupid ape in it. And it's boring.

alexkidman, to australia
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MyGov scams proliferate because people don't know how to spot them. I got a scam (and spotted it), but I've used it to write a quick guide to help others avoid them. Might seem obvious to you... but these work because people fall for them, and I HATE that this happens.

https://alexreviewstech.com/how-to-spot-a-fake-mygov-email/

alexkidman, to retrogaming
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Time once again for my Retro Game of the Week. This week, I'm going in hard with Mighty Bomb Jack. A mighty game... that's mighty hard.

https://alexreviewstech.com/retro-game-of-the-week-mighty-bomb-jack-famicom/

alexkidman, to random
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Quick unboxing video time amidst all the rain. Maybe some inexpensive noise cancelling headphones will brighten my day?

https://youtu.be/1JQnSEOXrow

alexkidman, to random
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Calling it: It's toasted cheese sandwich for lunch day.

You know what to do.

alexkidman, to random
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I’ve signed up to run 100km (really!) in May to raise vital funds for MS research. I’ll do the running and sweating and suffering — and all YOU have to do is sponsor me. Sound like a great deal? Of course it is! (Please consider sponsoring me, the going will be tough…)

https://www.themay50k.org/fundraisers/alexkidman

alexkidman, to random
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The Duex Lite laptop extension monitor has a display that works well enough... but I can't recommend it, sadly. Here's my full text and video review:

https://alexreviewstech.com/duex-lite-portable-monitor-review-good-display-marred-by-wonky-connectivity/

alexkidman, to retrogaming
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This week's Retro Game Of The Week features spaceships. And pigs. And penguins. And mermaids, babies, draculas and paper planes.

It's the truly wonderful, slightly weird Gokujō Parodius for the Super Famicom!

https://alexreviewstech.com/retro-game-of-the-week-gokujo-parodius-super-famicom/

alexkidman, to random
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I got through my entire Acerpure V1 Lite Vacuum Cleaner review (text and video) without ONCE making the "vacuum cleaner sucks" joke.

IT'S LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO I AM ANY MORE!

https://alexreviewstech.com/acerpure-clean-v1-lite-review-light-on-weight-light-on-power/

alexkidman, to random
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About to talk tech with Jess McGuire on ABC Western Plains -- tune in!

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/live/westernplains

alexkidman, to random
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All good things must come to an end, I suppose. Over the last decade, I've been podcasting as Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech news with my excellent co-host @adam_turner. But the long slow dance is over.

https://verticalhold.com.au/2024/03/27/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/

alexkidman, to random
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My afternoon ambient soundtrack keeping me in a nicely productive work groove:
(Disclaimer: Artist is a friend of mine, known him for... some time..)
https://youtu.be/cnF4BbLt_B4?si=wBKAWSSG9E1bNF4T

alexkidman, to Starlink
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Are Telstra's Starlink plans good value? It... depends.

https://alexreviewstech.com/telstra-starlink-plans-are-they-good-value/

alexkidman,
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@rockyd Tad more complex than that actually.

alexkidman, to australia
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JB Hi-Fi is getting Nothing (literally!) as it grabs exclusive rights to the Nothing Phone 2 and Nothing Phone 2a in Australia:


https://alexreviewstech.com/nothing-2-and-nothing-2a-phones-are-coming-to-australia-pricing-specifications-and-early-thoughts/

alexkidman,
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@evcjackson it did - but it’s the lesser of the phones - and I’m interested to see what (if anything) Nothing does locally next.

alexkidman, to random
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About to talk tech with Nic Healey on ABC Radio Shepparton -- tune in!

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/live/shepparton

alexkidman, to Samsung
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New review time (video and text review, take your pick) as I test out the mid-range (but decent value) Samsung Galaxy A35!

https://alexreviewstech.com/samsung-a35-review-better-value-than-the-galaxy-a55/

timrichards, to random
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From all the posts about Threads today, am I to assume that Threads and Mastodon are now linked in some way?

alexkidman,
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@timrichards I honestly don't know -- I suspect it's not reciprocal, it seems to be driven from the Threads side. But as I'm in the wrong country to find out...

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