NEWSBYTES April /
May
New Outage Advisory System
Adam Internet “Green Initiative”
SA Variety Bash update
The Adams Family gets spooky
and kooky
More tickets on eBay to raise funds for Variety – The Children’s Charity
Adam Internet teams up with Athletics SA
Get training for the City to Bay
Inspire PT & Adam Internet’s secret to a successful City-Bay run
Major Network Upgrade
Tell The Truth Telstra
Footy Tipping Results
Simple ADSL Troubleshooting hints
GamingSA community is growing larger
GamingSA now hosts Adelaide’s largest LAN Party, Valhalla
Wide World of
Finance
Weblinks
Hot Tips
Did you know?
Welcome to the April / May edition of Newsbytes, the bi-monthly Adam Internet newsletter.
Newsbytes will keep you updated on what’s happening at Adam Internet, provide hints and tips for getting the most out of your connection and let you know of any specials or new services you can take advantage of.
If there’s anything you would like to see in Newsbytes, either as a feature or as a regular column, please email newsbytes@adam.com.au.
New Outage Advisory System
A new Outage Advisory System is now available for all Adam Internet customers. This system is designed to notify customers of any network upgrades, faults and planned outages that may affect your Internet connection.
To subscribe, go to the Adam Internet Members Services Area and select Mailing Lists Subscriptions on the left hand side menu, then select subscribe on the Adam Internet Outage Advisory section.
You may unsubscribe from this service at any time.
Adam Internet “Green Initiative”
With global warming and the environment now hot topics for future sustainability, Adam Internet has made significant improvements to help benefit the environment.
Adam Internet’s sign up process is now completely paper-free. Joining Adam Internet is conducted over the phone or online followed by our automated voice verification system to confirm your details. Once sign-up is complete, your contract details are sent to your nominated e-mail address for your records. Any hardware purchased such as modems are dispatched to your nominated location.
Adam Internet now offers a range of other services online through the Adam Internet Members Services Area. These include;
- Relocation of your connection
- Disconnection of your ADSL
- Changing credit card details
- Adding additional services such as Newsgroups
These changes have contributed to a more energy efficient Adam Internet. We are always making improvements to help benefit the environment and our customers.
SA Variety Bash update
Adam Internet is on its way to achieving its goal of raising at least $65,000 for Variety – The Children’s Charity, through the SA Variety Bash 2007. We’ve raised an amazing $44,000 to date with another three months to go! Thank you to everyone who has made contributions to Car ADAM’s fundraising effort. Every little bit helps to change the lives of children in need.
The route for the SA Variety Bash was announced in early March. Leaving Mount Gambier on the 11th of August, the Variety Bash entrants this year will make their way through Robinvale, Menindee Lakes and Waikerie before finishing in Tanunda on the 18th of August.
For more information, visit the Bash website here.
The Adams Family gets spooky and kooky
Each year, the Variety Club Bash entrants are encouraged to select a theme for their team.
Adam Internet’s theme for this year’s SA Variety Bash is The Adams Family, based on The Addams Family television program (yes there two d’s in the original!). The Addams Family TV show aired between 1964 -1966 and explored the lives of a family of dark and morbid misfits. The cast of characters include dark and handsome Gomez, the shadowy Morticia, problem children Wednesday and Pugsley, the creepy Uncle Fester, giant butler Lurch, hairy Cousin Itt and the disembodied hand, Thing.
Our Adams Family spooky, kooky theme provides the perfect platform for Adam Internet to raise funds for Variety, and to entertain children on the journey. Be on the lookout for the upcoming "Adams Family Gala Dinner" hosted by Adam Internet on the 13th July 2007
Presently, Car ADAM is undergoing a number of entertaining changes. Not only will Car ADAM be getting a new coat of Adam Internet yellow paint but we’re also building a large model Addams Family house to support our theme.
More tickets on eBay to raise funds for Variety – The Children’s Charity
To raise money for the SA Variety Bash, Adam Internet has been auctioning seats to big name concerts on eBay.
All the tickets are for concerts held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, for Adam Internet Chairman’s Corporate Box seating. The Corporate Box has open air, balcony seating, just left of centre stage and provides for a limited quantity of food and beverage to all lucky guests.
As the previous ticket sales were so successful in raising funds for Variety, a new round of tickets are being made available for auction.
The following concert tickets are available for bidding on eBay;
| Tickets | Concert Date | Close Date | Item No. | Link |
| Keith Urban | Sunday May 20th | May 17th | 160109986407 | eBay |
| Crusty Demons of Dirt | Friday May 25th | May 18th | 160112488710 | eBay |
| Crusty Demons of Dirt | Saturday May 26th | May 18th | 160112489368 | eBay |
Adam Internet teams up with Athletics SA
Adam Internet is proud to announce it is now an official sponsor of Athletics SA.Athletics SA is a sporting association based at Santos Stadium in Mile End. The association coordinates a wide variety of competitions and facilitates communication between a large number of athletics organisations in SA. A small team of permanent employees plus a large number of volunteers keep Athletics SA running smoothly throughout the year.
Recently, Athletics SA successfully managed the large Athletics part of The World Police & Fire Games held in March 2007, receiving lots of positive feedback. Currently, they’re working to host the Athletics part of the Australasian Masters Games being held in October 2007.
Visit the Athletics SA website at www.athleticssa.org for more information.
Get training for the City to Bay
With only four short months before the 2007 Sunday Mail City to Bay Fun Run, it’s time to start training in preparation for the big race.The 2007 Fun Run leaves from North Terrace at 8am on the 16th of September, with runners following King William Street to South Terrace, before making their way down Anzac Highway to Colley Reserve in Glenelg. All funds from the race go to Athletics SA.
As an alternative to the 12k marathon, first time participants are encouraged to run or walk in the 6k and 3k event. All City to Bay runners are invited to attend a free of charge, 12-week pre-race training program, with sessions held every week at Santos Stadium. These meets take place on Wednesday night and begin in late June. The program offers practical and theoretical advice to all attending, ensuring that participants know how to look after their body and are properly prepared for the event.
We’re encouraging anyone with an interest in the health of South Australia to pick up their running (or walking) shoes and enter the event, by registering at www.city-bay.org.au.
Inspire PT & Adam Internet’s secret to a successful City to Bay run
Each year, Adam Internet joins in the run, with a team of over 20 staff and friends undertaking the 12 kilometre event.
Adam Internet trains regularly months before the City-Bay Fun Run to ensure its team is in the best shape possible. The secret to success is the right motivator and training routine. For Adam Internet, the motivation to perform comes from Inspire Personal Training. Inspire PT holds regular fitness sessions for Adam Internet staff in the build-up to the event.
How can Inspire PT help you?
Services offered include:"Healthy staff means improved productivity and lower absenteeism. Improved mental and physical health and increased self esteem are also by products of fitness solutions. All programs offered by Inspire PT can be customised to suit the needs of your organisation."
- City Bay training programs
- Corporate chair massage
- Group fitness or personal training sessions either at Inspire or on site
- Gymnasium design and fit out for home, office or apartments
If you’re interested in improving your fitness and health, contact Jason on 08 8232 5536 or visit the website at www.inspirept.com.
Major Network Upgrade
With the ever growing needs of Internet users, and more Internet applications being released every day requiring more bandwidth, Adam Internet is moving to the latest technology and upgrading its two primary connections to the Internet to 10 Gigabit
connectivity.
This major capacity upgrade will allow us to continue our current and future growth, and gives us 20 times the current capacity of these links.
Due to the complexity of this upgrade there will be a small outage window scheduled for Sunday the 20th of May from 2:00am to 3:30am. During this specified time period Internet connectivity may be limited while the core network is upgraded.
Tell The Truth Telstra
Adam Internet is proud to announce it has joined the initiative Tell The Truth Telstra. Read the press release below for more information on this initiative and its importance to all Australians;
T4 Gains Momentum: Adam Internet Joins Campaign
Thirteen telcos take on Telstra’s myths about competition, regulation and broadband
Thirteen telcos take on Telstra’s myths about competition, regulation and broadband
27 April 2007 - Sydney, Australia - Adam Internet today announced that they had joined the “Tell the Truth Telstra” (T4) campaign to counter Telstra’s misinformation on the state of broadband, competition and regulation in the telecommunication sector.For more information on T4, visit the website at www.tellthetruthtelstra.com.
The companies join supporters including leading telecommunication and internet providers AAPT, Austar, iiNet, Internode, Macquarie Telecom, Powertel, Primus Telecom, Telarus, TransACT, WestNet, Optus and Unwired.
Scott Hicks, Managing Director of Adam Internet said “Adam Internet believes that access to high speed broadband services for all Australians should be fair and affordable and is pleased to support the T4 campaign to ensure that our industry gets a fair hearing.”
“The campaign has received an overwhelming response from industry and consumers. There is tremendous support from for fair and honest debate about the current state and future of telecommunications in Australia,” said a group spokesperson.
T4 has achieved significant national media coverage and is currently undertaking an education campaign for federal government and opposition MPs.
Footy Tipping Results
The footy season is well and truly underway and the footy tipping is hotting up with more than 3100 punters currently in the running and more than a few getting perfect tips week after week! Adam Internet is offering minor round prizes each week, with cash prizes for the top three tippers overall. The top three tipsters for each round win four Wallis tickets each to see the film of their choice.
The end of season winners receive $2000 for first place, $500 = for second place and $250 for third place.
If you’d like to participate, log on to the Adam Internet Members Services Area = at https://members.adam.com.au/ and select Football = Tipping from the left side = menu bar and complete the registration to participate. This is your last = week to join.
Currently, justifier is leading the pack but with 15 weeks of tipping still left, they’ve got a long = way to go before they secure that cash!
Good luck and happy tipping!
Simple ADSL Troubleshooting = hints
If you’re having trouble with = your Internet connection, before calling help desk try these simple time-saving steps below. This routine should take less than five = minutes.
Before troubleshooting, take a quick look at the = Modem/Router and note what lights are on or off.
- Double check the Ethernet or USB cable, Modem/Router power = cable and phone line are all plugged in correctly. Then try restarting your = computer.
- If the PPP light is off, try Power Cycling your modem. To = Power Cycle, turn off your Modem/Router, leave for 30 seconds, turn the = Modem/Router on again, wait two minutes and then try using the = Internet.
- If your computer displays a “limited or no = connectivity” error and your ADSL connection fails to work, = restart your computer and try the Internet again once the computer has booted.
The launch of the new-look GamingSA = website has reinvigorated Adam Internet’s gaming community, which is growing rapidly. Daily news posts and a weekly = Adelaide LAN overview keep our members informed each week. The GamingSA = forums are seeing a lot more activity too, making them an enjoyable and interactive place to hang out and discuss anything and = everything. In late April, one member even decided to host a = “freestyle” signature design competition.
GamingSA is proud to announce that we’re now home to a variety = of Australian Counter-Strike Source clans, including TeamAus and Clan = Liquidate. If you’d like to practice by battling against these experienced teams or would simply like a list of some of = the fastest gaming servers in Australia, head to www.gamingsa.com for the full = list of servers.
GamingSA now hosts = Adelaide’s largest LAN Party, Valhalla
Continuing support of the South Australian community, Adam =
Internet has taken over the responsibility of ensuring South Australia’s =
largest LAN Party,
Valhalla, and its forums run smoothly.Valhalla plays host to = between 300 and 400 gamers every six weeks. The latest event was held on March 17th and although it was St Patricks Day, the = turn out was exceptional. The competitions held on the day included: = Counter-Strike, Warcraft 3, Quake 3, Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander and Flatout 2. = With a prize pool of over $2500, many of the participants went home = happy.
As the first Valhalla = hosted by Adam Internet, the day ran smoothly, with good support and = an enjoyable = atmosphere. Adam Internet presence was felt at the event, filling a whole = table and more with staff and friends, demonstrating our dedication to Valhalla.
The next Valhalla will be special, with more than $4000 worth = of prizes up for grabs in a variety of different = gaming and random competitions, it promises to be one of the biggest yet.
Valhalla will meet again at the St. Claire Recreation = Centre on the 19th and 20th of May.
Visit the Valhalla = website at www.valhalla.net.au for more = information.
Wide World of Finance – presented by Adam Internet on behalf of Jeffrey Potter at Goldman Sachs = JBWere
Australian Equities: Key = Issues for Portfolio Strategy following Reporting Season
- On the whole, results = from the first half reporting season were largely in line with previous periods, coming in slightly ahead of our = expectations. The overall Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecasts for the = Industrial equities have not changed significantly for 2007 and 2008. Positive revisions were concentrated in service-based = companies exposed to the growth segments of the economy (mining, Western = Australia, financial services, employment). Costs continued to remain a key issue, particularly for manufacturing companies and the = Resources sector (Energy in particular).
- The recent pull-back and quick recovery in equity markets here and around the world shows just = how much ‘hot money’ is floating around global financial = markets and its sensitivity to any reassessment in the pricing of risk. Identifying value in this market remains a challenge. = Diversified Resources continue to remain attractive, particularly in = light of our positive view on commodity prices and the low multiples the stocks are now trading on. Within the large-cap defensive = universe we continue to favor companies with offshore earnings given our = cautious view on the Australian Dollar and the relative expensiveness of the Australian market.
- In Australia we continue = to expect economic growth to peak around the middle of this year before retreating to below average in the second half of 2007. Our = expectations for a flattening of the terms of trade (income injection = from rising commodity prices starts to fade), a reversal of housing equity withdrawal and regulatory changes to superannuation = (which incentives saving over spending) all suggest that consumption = growth is set to weaken. We believe these factors will ultimately prove sufficient to require interest rate reductions by late = 2007 and into 2008 to prevent the economy from falling to below average = growth for an extended period.
- In the United States a = sharp contraction in housing activity is now hitting the US economy and = this drag will be at its most material through the first half of 2007. To date, the balance of the economy (i.e. consumer & = business spending) has not shown any material signs of being hurt by = this slump. Outside the US, the global economy appears on track for a ‘happy slowdown’, with Goldman Sachs forecasting world = real GDP slowing from 4.8% in 2006 to 4.3% this year. This outcome = rests on the view that the world has decoupled from the US as the sole engine of global growth, with increasing domestic = consumption in China and Asia expected to take over from any slow down = in the US economy.
This = article contains general advice only. In preparing this article, Goldman = Sachs JBWere did not take into account the financial situation and particular needs = (‘financial circumstances’) of any particular person. = Accordingly, before acting on any advice contained in this article, you should assess whether the advice is appropriate in light of = your own financial circumstances.
Weblinks
Hungry? = - http://www.webmenu.com.au/ = - select a cuisine, whether take away or dine-in, a location and in seconds = you’ll know the best restaurants in your area.
Free art = gallery - http://www.deviantart.com/ = – sign up and post your works, whether visual or written, and join = the largest online arts community.
Be Honest Telstra - http://www.tellthetruthte= lstra.com.au/ - a conglomerate of 13 Australian telecommunications companies has teamed up to bring you the = truth.
Hot Tips
Windows XP shortcut
To add more functionality to Windows = XP visit the Microsoft PowerToys web page. These handy gadgets can do everything from provide previews of windows whilst using ALT + Tab to = providing access to four different desktops on the same computer! Visit = Microsoft PowerToys for more information.
Macintosh = shortcut
Pressing the F9 key on OS X Tiger = instantly tiles all of = your open windows, scales them down and neatly arranges them, so you can = see what’s happening in each one. It's perfect for those of you that like to keep multiple items open at = once.
Did you know?
Windows Vista has a number of handy functions that can save time when working with multiple = programs. For instance, holding the Windows key and pressing Tab shows = all open windows and the desktop, allowing you to cycle through them repeatedly by pressing Tab again. Another helpful addition, = while hovering the mouse over a minimised window tab at the bottom, a = small preview box will show you what is happening in real-time.
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