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| News Archive - 2005 |
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| 25 November 2005 |
| And now for something completely different! |
| New and improved net4801 case |
We're proud to present the new Yawarra net4801 case . |
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| Here's what great about our net4801 case design: |
- it's powdercoated matt black
- you get easy access to the second serial port via a serial extension cable to a DB9 connection mounted in the rear of the case
- you can access the PCI card via a removable blanking plate - punch holes to suit your application, or leave it out altogether
- it's a stylish black colour with matching hex screws
- it has mounting holes on the underside of the case for attaching DIN rail clips (sold separately)
- it's made from aluminium so it's light yet durable, and has excellent heat dissipation qualities
- and it's manufactured right here in Australia
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| Did we mention it's black? |
| To see more photos of our new case, visit our case info page. |
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| Happy Holiday Season! |
| Christmas & New Years information |
| We know, we know, it's only November and here we are talking about Christmas already. But since this will be our last news for 2005, this has to be done. So we'll make it as quick and painless as possible. |
| Tuesday, 20 Dec - The latest you should place (and pay for) your order, if you want it to arrive before Christmas. |
| You'll need to order even earlier if you're outside of the Express Post area (ask us if you're not sure). Of course we'll happily process your last minute order, but we just can't guarantee it'll arrive in time. So get in early, OK? |
| Friday 23 Dec, 5:30PM - When we close for our Christmas break. |
| You're more than welcome to place orders via the website during this period, but we won't be answering the phones, shipping orders, or responding to emails until we reopen. |
| Monday 9 Jan, 9:00AM - When we reopen after our Christmas break. |
| Please note that in 2006 our opening hours will be 9:00AM to 5:30PM, Monday to Friday, Melbourne time. |
| Have a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year. |
| Thank you to everyone who has supported us in 2005 and we look forward to seeing you again in 2006. |
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| In other news... |
| New products |
| We're now offering the WRAP 2 Outdoor (1A1E), which has only one antenna punchout in the case, giving you even more options when buying a WRAP 2 Outdoor. |
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| Price changes |
| We've dropped the price of every CF card in our range by $5, but our supply of 64MB and 256MB SanDisk cards is almost exhausted, so you'd better be quick. |
| This means that the base price for our WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2, WRAP 2 Outdoor (2A1E) and net4801 packs have also gone down by $5. |
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| Product changes |
| We haven't changed anything this month, but we're planning to do a bit of housekeeping on our shop for the new year. Keep an eye out for simpler options, some reorganisation and extra functionality. |
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| Extra bits |
| OpenBSD images updated |
| Our OpenBSD images for the WRAP and net4801 have been updated to OpenBSD 3.8. Please visit our OS images page for more information. |
| New FAQs |
| We've added the answers to some FAQs, including:
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| Browser bugs fixed |
| Our sincere apologies to everyone who has tried to use our online shop with Konqueror or Safari. We think we've finally fixed the problems, and we appreciate everyone's feedback and help to sort this out. And while we were there, we tweaked things for Opera users as well. |
| If you find any other problems or have suggestions for our website, please send us some feedback. |
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| 27 October 2005 |
| They're here! |
| New and improved WRAP 1 cases |
| We're really excited about our new range of cases for the WRAP 1-1 and WRAP 1-2, and we hope you will be too. |
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| Here's what great about our cases: |
- powdercoated in a great range of colours
- captive nuts for the case screws means no more stripped threads
- larger finger gaps make the board easier to remove
- made from aluminium so they're light yet durable
- manufactured right here in Australia
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| Pick your colour today. |
| To learn more about our cases, visit our new case info page. |
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| In other news... |
| Price changes |
| We've dropped the price of our reverse N-type pigtails and antennas by $5 each. |
| So if you don't care what polarity you use, you can save up to $20 on the price of a WRAP 2 Outdoor box or pack. |
| Our straight N-type male to u.fl pigtails are now also only $15 each. |
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| Product changes |
| With the introduction of our new and improved WRAP 1 cases, we're planning to discontinue our anodised aluminium cases. |
| So choose an anodised case today, and get your WRAP 1-1 or WRAP 1-2 box or pack for $10 less (while stocks last). |
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| Or if you're feeling adventurous (or having trouble choosing) you could try our "any old colour" option. You can save yourself $10 on a box or pack and you get the added thrill of not knowing what colour you'll get. |
| We'll just pick something from our range, so all you have to do is sit back and wait for your mystery colour to arrive. Just cross your fingers we're all out of pink! |
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| Extra bits |
| Our m0n0wall images for the WRAP and net4801 have been updated to m0n0wall 1.2. Please visit our OS images page for more information. |
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| 11 October 2005 |
| Introducing the WRAP 2 Indoor |
| Now there's a stylish indoor case for the WRAP 2 |
| This new extruded aluminium case is compact, sturdy and attractive, and includes rails for the board - providing easy access to the cards - and SMA pigtail punchouts. |
| Use this simple box to create a versatile and reliable wireless access point, or even a server. |
| For more information, visit our WRAP 2 Indoor page, or view the WRAP 2 Indoor product page in our catalogue. |
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| 23 September 2005 |
| New case colours coming soon! |
| Watch this space... |
| Thank you to everyone who voted in our case colours quick poll. We've chosen our colour range for our new and improved WRAP 1-1 and WRAP 1-2 cases and they're in production. Not long now! So keep watching to be the first to get your hands on one. |
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| 64MB CF cards are here to stay |
| Introducing our new range of Biwin CF cards |
| Unfortunately, SanDisk have decided to discontinue their smaller CF cards, which means that the smallest card that SanDisk currently manufactures is 512MB. We will continue to stock the larger SanDisk CF cards, but once our current stocks of the smaller cards run out, we won't be able to get any more. |
| But because most open source software doesn't need a lot of space, we want to be able to continue offering you smaller CF card sizes. And, let's face it, you don't want to be paying for space you just don't need. |
| So we'd like to introduce our range of Biwin CF cards. Available in 64MB and 256MB, these cards work well in all of our WRAP and net4801 boards, and with all of the OS images we offer. During testing, we read and wrote a 1MB file to a Biwin card more than a million times over a period of 2 weeks, and not a single error occurred in that time. |
| We're very happy with the quality of the Biwin cards, and we've even managed to save you a bit of money in the bargain! The Biwin cards are $5 less than their SanDisk equivalent. |
| To learn more about our Biwin CF cards, please visit our CF cards page. |
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| Now it's even easier to find what you want |
| Check out our new search facility |
| Now you can search our entire website and product range quickly and easily. There's a quick search box on the left of every page, so go crazy and find stuff! |
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| In other news... |
| New products for September |
| This month we're introducing the Biwin CF cards to our range, with a 64MB card for $30 and a 256MB card for $45. |
| We now also offer straight polarity N-type waterproof omni antennas in both 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz, to match our straight N-type pigtails. |
| Looking for new ways to use a WRAP 1-1 or 1-2 board? How about our 1RU rack-mounted server cases? With options for single or dual boards, these cases provide an ultra reliable solution for server applications that don't require a lot of processing power. |
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| Product changes |
| There's now lots more CF cards to choose from when buying one of our WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2, WRAP 2 Outdoor or net4801 packs. Choose from SanDisk 64MB, 256MB, 512MB or 1GB or Biwin 64MB or 256MB. |
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| Extra bits |
| To learn more about our new Biwin CF cards and Compact Flash cards in general, visit our new CF cards page. |
| We've also added a search function to our website, so now it's even easier to find what you want. |
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| Quick poll |
| Our quick poll is having a rest this month, so you can too! Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our polls so far. |
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| 22 August 2005 |
| Thank you! |
| It's now been six months since we launched our website and we'd like to thank everyone who has supported us in that time, by visiting our website, giving us feedback and buying from us. We're still here and going strong, and we couldn't have done it without you! |
| To show our appreciation, we're offering discounted two-packs of some of our most popular products. Available until the 9th of September, these twin packs are the ideal way to get more for your money. |
| And if you or anyone you know is looking for small form factor computers and accessories for wireless or embedded applications, here's a recap of what we currently offer: |
| • WRAP boards, boxes and packs, ideal for routers, servers and firewalls |
| • WRAP 2 Outdoor boxes and packs, designed for outdoor wireless access points and point-to-point links |
| • net4801 boards, boxes and packs, ideal for routers, servers and firewalls, especially where a hard drive, PCI card or USB is required |
| • miniPCI wireless cards - Atheros CM9 802.11a/b/g and Senao 2511MP+ 200mW 802.11b - and miniPCI VPN accelerators |
| • A variety of pigtails and antennas, in reverse SMA and N-type |
| • SanDisk Compact Flash cards, from 64MB to 1GB |
| • 12V DC power supplies - regulated (1.5A) and unregulated (1A) - and PPOE injectors |
| • A wide range of CF to IDE adapters, for every application, plus miniPCI to PCI adapters |
| • A range of accessories, including CF card readers, cables and mounting brackets |
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| In other news... |
| New products for August |
| If you need to attach an N-female antenna to your box, we now offer N-male to u.fl pigtails. |
| And we've swapped our extra long 5m crossover cables for much more useful 2m crossover cables. |
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| Price changes |
| We're always looking for ways to keep prices down, and this month we've been able to drop prices on our 12V DC 1.5A regulated power supplies, our Senao 200mW 802.11b wireless cards and our WRAP 2 Outdoor boxes, which translates to great savings for you. |
| This means that our POE kit and WRAP 2 Outdoor pack prices are also lower. Same great products, same great service, even better prices! |
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| Product changes |
| We're now keeping stock of the 512MB and 1GB SanDisk compact flash cards, so you don't have to wait as long to get one! |
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| Extra bits |
| There's some extra photos of the WRAP and net4801 on the product info pages, showing you views of the rear and the inside of the boxes. And you can get an even closer look by clicking on the photo. |
| Visit the WRAP, WRAP 2 Outdoor and net4801 pages and check them out. |
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| Quick poll |
| We've decided to run our case colours survey for another month. We're in the process of deciding which case colours we're going to offer, so let us know ASAP which colour gets your vote. |
| And besides, it just makes our front page look so colourful!! |
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| 22 July 2005 |
| Pre-installed OS images now available |
| Just plug it in and go! |
| We've created some ready-made OS images for the WRAP and the net4801. |
| Choose from OpenBSD, m0n0wall and Linux. |
| Installation is free when you buy a WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2, WRAP 2 Outdoor or net4801 pack. |
| Just select the OS you want in the product options, and your order will arrive with the image already installed on the CF card, so you can just plug it in and go. |
| You can also add one to any CF card purchase for only $10, or download and install the image yourself. |
| Visit our OS images page for more information. |
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| In other news... |
| New products for July |
| Try our pre-installed OS images, free with any WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2, WRAP 2 Outdoor or net4801 pack. Just choose your OS and we'll do the rest. How easy is that? |
| Now there's even more CF to IDE adapters in our range. There's two new FDD powered adapters - one with a direct straight connector and one that uses a standard IDE cable. And then there's the CF to IDE adapter for 2.5" laptop drive trays. Stock will be arriving shortly, so stay tuned! |
| We've dropped the price of our miniPCI VPN accelerators - now only $130 - and they're also in stock. No more need to wait. So what are you waiting for? |
| If you need more room, how about a 512MB or a 1G Sandisk Compact Flash card, available by special order. Or maybe you're after something bigger! Just ask. |
| This is your last chance to buy the Senao 200mW 802.11b miniPCI wireless card at $125. Our special introductory price ends on July 31. |
| Extra bits |
| At Yawarra, our aim is to provide great customer service. We love hearing from happy customers and this month we're sharing some of our customer's feedback with you. |
| Here's what some of our customers have had to say: |
| "your service is fantastic" |
| "expectations have been exceeded" |
| Visit our customers page to read more. |
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| Quick poll |
| OK. This month's quick poll is about case colours. Sure, there's silver, red and black. And don't forget Soekris green! |
| But if you could choose any colour (provided it's one of black, silver, red, orange, gold, green, light blue or dark blue), which one would it be? |
| And if none of these colours inspire you, please tell us what case colour you would like. |
| Please consider voting the next time you drop by our front page. |
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| 20 June 2005 |
| High power wireless |
| Senao 200mW miniPCI wireless card now available |
| We've added the Senao 200mW 802.11b miniPCI wireless card to our wireless range. This 200mW card gives you the power you've been looking for. With the right antenna, you can finally cover the distance and get connected. |
| You can pick up one of these high power wireless cards at the special introductory price of $125 (until 31 July 2005). |
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| WRAP 2 Outdoor even more affordable |
| Get more of what you want |
| We've reorganised the inclusions and options for the WRAP 2 Outdoor box and pack to give you more of what you want and less of what you don't. |
| Now you get to choose your pigtails and your antennas. You can also leave out the CF card, or the miniPCI wireless card or the POE kit. And the wall mounting bracket is no longer a standard inclusion. |
| Don't want the antennas? Don't buy them. Have your own pigtails already? Leave them out. The choice is yours. |
| Order yours today! |
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| In other news... |
| New products for June |
| Get yourself a high power Senao 200mW 802.11b miniPCI wireless card for just $125 (special introductory price, available until 31 July 2005). |
| You can also buy a Senao 200mW 802.11b miniPCI wireless kit with a reverse SMA pigtail and matching 5dBi omni antenna. |
| We've added N-type bulkhead pigtails (in reverse and straight polarity) and a 5.5 dBi reverse polarity N-type waterproof omni antenna to our range. |
| The wall mounting bracket for the WRAP 2 Outdoor is now available as a separate add-on. |
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| New and improved product options |
| We've rejigged some of our other product options to make your selections easier. Now you can remove options entirely for the WRAP 1-1, WRAP 1-2, WRAP 2 Outdoor and the net4801 packs, making them even more flexible and affordable. |
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| Price changes in the new (financial) year |
| New suppliers, changing costs and the weakening Aussie dollar have prompted us to review our prices, so now is your chance to buy before some of our prices change in the new financial year. |
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| Extra bits |
| There's an up and coming open source operating system platform called pfSense. It's derived from m0n0wall, but with a different set of objectives, and most importantly, offers WRAP and net4801 versions. It's still in alpha release but we think it's worth keeping an eye on. |
| Have a look at our software resources page for more information. |
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| Quick poll |
| In this month's quick poll, we'd like to get to know you a little better. We're wondering what your main interest in our products is. |
| So if you'd like to take a moment to tell us a bit about yourselves, we'd appreciate it. Please consider voting the next time you drop by our front page. |
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| 18 May 2005 |
| Boards, boards, boards |
| Buy the board, the whole board and nothing but the board! |
| Having requested - and received - clarification from the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regarding EMC compliance of our motherboards, we are pleased to now be able to offer the boards for sale without a case. |
| In order to comply with ACA emissions regulations, the boards will need to be housed in a suitable metal enclosure. |
| So you can now pick up a WRAP 1-1 or WRAP 1-2 board for $255, a WRAP 2 board for $200 or a net4801 board for $405. |
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| In other news... |
| New products for May |
| If you're after the bare minimum, you can now buy just the board. Get a WRAP 1-1, a WRAP 1-2, a WRAP 2 or a net4801 board without the case and save. |
| Having trouble getting stuff onto your CF card? One of our CF card reader / writers should do the trick. |
| Is it time to adapt? We now stock CF to IDE adapters, designed to mount a CF card as an IDE drive, in both FDD powered and HDD powered versions. |
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| Extra bits |
| To ensure that shipping costs are fair and reasonable, we've improved our postage and handling calculation. |
| Now postage is only $9 for smaller orders (under 500g), and $13 for larger orders, shipped by Express Post. If your order is over $2000, we use registered insured post instead, at a cost of only $20. And if this doesn't suit, let us know and we'll figure something out! |
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| Our list of FAQs is slowly growing, so next time you have a question, maybe you can find the answer on our FAQ page. This month we've added information about using the CM9s in a laptop, about what our computers are - and aren't - and about discounts for quantity and resellers. |
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| Fun stuff |
| We've added a quick poll to our front page, to give you the opportunity to tell us what you think. And believe me, we want to know. So please consider voting the next time you drop by. |
| This month's quick question is about pre-installed operating systems, so if you have an opinion, it's time to share it with the world! |
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| 21 April 2005 |
| Outdoor wireless is here! |
| WRAP 2 Outdoor now available |
| Need to get out more? Great news! Our WRAP 2 Outdoor has now been approved for sale in Australia, and we have stock ready to ship right now. |
| Jump in line to be one of the first in Australia to own one of these tiny shiny cool machines. Order now, and we'll send it to you ASAP. |
| You can grab a WRAP 2 Outdoor box (board, case, antennae, pigtails) for just $495, or go for the WRAP 2 Outdoor pack, which also includes an Atheros CM9 wireless card, a 64 MB CF card, a POE injector and a regulated power supply, for only $675. Just add pole. |
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| Pay less for wireless! |
| Wireless card prices reduced |
| Thanks to the miracle of bulk buying we're now able to bring you the Wistron Atheros CM9 802.11a/b/g miniPCI wireless cards for only $95. |
Things you can do with a miniPCI wireless card...
- Connect your WRAP or net4801 to a wireless network
- Make your own wireless router or access point
- Upgrade your slow 802.11b laptop today
- Get one of our miniPCI to PCI adapters and WiFi your desktop box
and enjoy wireless speeds of up to 108 MBits per second. |
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| In other news... |
| New products for April |
| Get your hands on a WRAP 2 Outdoor box for $495 or a WRAP 2 Outdoor pack for $675 and get wireless. |
| Want USB without the cost? If you have soldering skills, try our USB expansion kit for the WRAP 1 boxes. |
| Do you have a need for speed? We now offer VPN accelerators for both miniPCI and PCI. |
| And how about our miniPCI to PCI adapter, which allows you to use a miniPCI card (like our Atheros CM9 802.11a/b/g wireless card) in a regular PCI slot? Neat, huh? |
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| Extra bits |
| Check out our new WRAP 2 Outdoor page, under "Product Info" in the menu, which gives you a quick intro to this tiny, versatile box, and lots of interesting pictures. |
| We've also improved the layout of the catalogue and added an "availability" column, so you can find out what you want to know quickly and easily. |
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| Useful stuff |
| There's now lots more useful technical information in the Tech Info section of our website, under "Support" in the menu. |
| Along with instructions and manufacturers links, you can now also find spec sheets, links to operating systems (both free and not-so-free), handy files you can download, links to articles on a range of topics, as well as mailing lists you can join. |
| And we'll add other useful resources to these lists as we find them. So please let us know about other resources you find useful, so we can add them to these pages. |
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| 21 March 2005 |
| Lower prices and more products |
| Great news! |
| We've dropped the price of our WRAP and net4801 hardware. |
| In response to customer feedback and as part of our ongoing commitment to excellent customer service, we have recently conducted a pricing review on our entire range of products. |
| Thanks to a strengthening Aussie dollar and savings made by purchasing in bulk, we are pleased to be able to provide price decreases on our range of WRAP and net4801 products. |
| We have also introduced a number of new products to our catalogue, so please take a look at our great new range. |
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| New products |
| We now offer a basic WRAP box, for only $295, and a basic net4801 box for only $495. These computers come with a board and case only, ready for you to add your choice of storage options, power supply and expansion cards. |
| Want to make your box wireless? We have 802.11a/b/g wireless cards for $130, plus reverse SMA type pigtails for $8 with matching 5 dBi antennas for $12. |
| Need more power? We now have 12V DC power packs, in 1A unregulated for $15 and 1.5A regulated for $35. |
| Keep your hardware safe from static. To save you zapping your boards, use an anti-static wrist strap, now available for $12. |
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| Now with added information! |
| To help you figure out which is the right box for you, we've added some general information on our range of small form factor computers, as well as a great comparison table for the WRAP and net4801 products, in our new 'Product Info' section, which you can access through the main menu. |
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| Useful stuff |
| Want to know what time it is in London or New York? Use our nifty 'World Times' popup to keep track of times around the world. Displaying the current times in London, New York, Tokyo and Melbourne, this little window is incredibly handy. Just click on the link above or on the 'Melbourne' time in the left hand of the bottom bar on any page to launch it. |
| Although it only shows these four cities for now, we have plans to make it customisable, so let us know what additional features and options you'd find useful. |
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| 21 February 2005 |
| Open for business! |
| After much blood, sweat and just a few tears, our website is finally ready. We hope you enjoy your online experience at yawarra.com.au. |
| Here's just a few of the things you can do while you're here: |
| | • Find out who we are and what we do. |
| | • Have a look at all the great products in our catalogue. |
| | • Learn about shopping online at yawarra.com.au. |
| | • Download instructions on how to do some stuff with our stuff. |
| | • Get your questions answered. |
| | • Send us some feedback. |
| Enjoy! |
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| 15 December 2004 |
| Competition winner |
| Congratulations to Kevin Dawson on winning our brand new shiny WRAP 1D-1. |
| Thank you to everyone who filled out our survey. We had a great response and a lot of valuable feedback. |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. |
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