Archive for: February, 2011

Upgrading watch winder with arduino

Feb 27 2011 Published by under Ramblings

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Nexus One upgraded to 2.3.3 Gingerbread! Woohoo!

Feb 24 2011 Published by under Ramblings

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Ham Radio still thrives despite the internet

Feb 23 2011 Published by under Ramblings

Interesting read…

Somehow it makes little sense that amateur “ham” radio continues to thrive in the age of Twitter, Facebook and iPhones. Yet the century-old communications technology — which demands such commitment that you must generally pass an exam to receive a license — currently attracts around 350,000 practitioners in Europe, and a further 700,000 in the United States, some 60 per cent more than 30 years ago.

Why Ham Radio Endures in a World of Tweets

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Win7 service pack 1 installed

Feb 22 2011 Published by under Ramblings

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Lmr-195 for sort HF cables

Feb 21 2011 Published by under Ramblings

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20m and 40m EFHW antennas for travel

Feb 18 2011 Published by under Ramblings

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Bear Hibernation == Suspended Animation?

Feb 18 2011 Published by under Ramblings

I’m finding that there are a few definitions of suspended animation… here’s one:

In early winter, brown bears find a comfy spot in a cave or burrow that’s well-protected from the cold. Then they curl up, fall asleep, and don’t awaken or eat for 5 to 7 months. It’s called hibernation, and until now we weren’t really sure what happened in bears’ bodies during that time. How could they survive for half a year without food? Today, Science published the first comprehensive study of bear hibernation, which revealed that many of our assumptions about it were wrong.

What will suspended animation really be like? A new study offers hints.

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The difference in features between GSM and CDMA

Feb 17 2011 Published by under Ramblings

I had no idea you couldn’t put a call on hold on CDMA… funky…

iPhone supports many phone features, including call waiting, call forwarding, and conference calls. Depending on your wireless carrier’s network technology (GSM or CDMA), there are different methods for enabling and using these features.

This article outlines how to use these features on your wireless carrier’s network.

iPhone: Understanding phone features

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Zinc better than chicken-soup when sick

Feb 16 2011 Published by under Ramblings

Better stock up on those zinc acetate lozenges!

Scientists still haven’t discovered a cure for the common cold, but researchers now say zinc may be the next best thing.

For Cold Virus, Zinc May Edge Out Even Chicken Soup

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Dumbphones dominate – not iPhones or Android

Feb 11 2011 Published by under Ramblings

I’ve known this to be true for some time, but now there’s finally an article about it…

Its interesting to think that most of the people who read my blog have smartphones, and seeing people without a smartphone is probably a rare thing… but its clear we are the minority – dumbphones still rule the market.

Of the 234 million cell phone users in America last year, a dominating 73 percent own traditional (aka non-smart) devices, according to market researcher comScore. Despite their more popular mindshare, intelligent devices like the Apple iPhone and phones based on Google’s Android operating system own barely a quarter of the market.

Dumb Phones Still Dominate Smartphones … For Now

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Whats up with IPv6?

Feb 09 2011 Published by under Ramblings

Check out this video… 5mins and you’ll know whats going on…

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What dying hard drives sound like

Feb 07 2011 Published by under Ramblings

I’ve heard these sounds way to often when I go over to a friends house to “help them with their computer”… 🙂

These are some typical sounds we hear in our data recovery lab. If your hard drive makes noises like these and you are still able to access your files – backup immediately.

http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php

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