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Archives for October 2005

New Air Conditioner

Thursday 20th October, 2005 3 Comments

Bought a portable airconditioner last week for the study – it gets really hot in here on sunny days. After quite a bit of research, I settled on the Delonghi PAC60ECO. Ironically, just like my Axe in the Chook Shed incident with the ADSL router, I seem to have successfully scared the warm weather away … [Read More »]

Filed Under: General

Wikipedia founder admits to serious quality problems

Wednesday 19th October, 2005 Leave a Comment

I read the article Wikipedia founder admits to serious quality problems with interest, given that I’m in the process of setting up my own wiki over at InvestEd … the Investing Encyclopedia (aka Pedia). I haven’t yet figured out how we guarantee the quality … but some of the key differences with our project is … [Read More »]

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Think before creating your domain name

Thursday 13th October, 2005 Leave a Comment

It sounded like a good idea at the time…. The following domains are real. Firstly there is Who Represents?, a database for agencies to the rich and famous: www.whorepresents.com Second is the Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views: www.expertsexchange.com Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island: … [Read More »]

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New Scanner

Monday 10th October, 2005 2 Comments

Bought a new scanner the other day – a Canon DR-2050C. I’m hoping to minimise the amount of paper I store – or more the point, minimise the amount of space I use storing it, and the amount of time I spend handling it. I get a LOT of mail (bank statements, investment statements, utility … [Read More »]

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New Weather Monitor

Sunday 9th October, 2005 Leave a Comment

Bought myself a Lacrosse Technology WS9211 Weather Monitor. It’s a temperature / humidity monitor with remote sensors that can be placed outdoors, which communicate the temperature and humidity readings back to the base station via wireless links. I have the base unit set up in the study – it also has a clock and calendar … [Read More »]

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