Category Archives: Technology

Boogie Board

Improv Electronics has come out with a neat use for e-ink, the Boogie Board.  It is a 8.5″ tablet that uses a stylus or your fingers to draw or write notes on.  With the push of a button it erases … Continue reading

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Felt like crap, now I’m fine – plus I want a Roomba

This morning on my way to work I had to stop and get windshield washer fluid for the truck.  While at the store I decided to grab a “Hot Pickled Sausage”, not the kind in the 2 gallon clear peanut … Continue reading

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The tail of a DVD player in the Raymond household

In 2007 we purchased a Memorex DVD player to replace our Sanyo unit which had just died.  The Memorex was cheap, $40 USD, but seemed to work ok.  4 months ago it stopped working properly.  It would randomly shut off … Continue reading

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Linux Wars!

I’ve been going through my archives and finding some interesting projects from my past.  While in college I developed an Atari 2600 ROM that was hacked from the Space Invaders game.  It replaces the sprites with Linux and Microsoft derivatives.  … Continue reading

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Things to do with an iPad for around $100

I’ve had a hankering to get myself an iPad for a while now, but I just can’t justify the cost.  Things are starting to change though.  No longer is an iPad just a web browser palette.   You can run your … Continue reading

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Volume vs Watts

Everyone seems to think that they need more watts to get more volume.  While it is true that more watts will be louder than less given the same speaker, it is also true that the speaker is more important than … Continue reading

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Biogasoline and Biobutanol

The USA has started to introduce copious amounts of Ethanol into our nation’s fuel source.  There are many problems with this, the largest being water contamination.  Ethanol absorbs water.  This means if it is exposed to moisture it will dilute … Continue reading

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12v Nettop – Energy independance and internet?

Ever since the Intel Atom hit the scene and low-watt computing has become common place, I have been interested in getting a Nettop box that runs on a 12v adapter.  In my thinking, I could get a 12v battery, a … Continue reading

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Forgot about Linux Wars!

I had to dig up my backup files this morning because I realized that I entirely forgot to migrate Linux Wars over to the new server space when I did the transition.  Linux Wars is a project I did while … Continue reading

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I want the new Kindle 3

I’ve been thinking about getting a netbook or iPad to be able to check emails, read forums and post on my blog.  But I’m cheap.  And I want something durable, easy on electricity and still functional.  Enter the Kindle 3.  … Continue reading

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