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Archives for January 2006

Concept2 Model D Rowing Machine retrofit

Thursday 26th January, 2006 Leave a Comment

A couple of years ago I bought a Concept2 Model C indoor rowing machine – basically the best there is. I used to use one of these (I think it was a Model B back then) while still in high school when I rowed for the Murray Bridge Rowing Club. I spent a couple of … [Read More »]

Filed Under: General

Virgin Blue are spammers

Wednesday 25th January, 2006 2 Comments

I’ve been trying to remove myself from the Virgin Blue vmail email list for several months without success. None of the options I’ve tried work, and I have not received any response from the complaints I have made via their web based complaints form. Do NOT subscribe to Virgin Blue’s mailing lists – you will … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Travel

Delonghi PAC60ECO Portable Air Conditioner

Wednesday 25th January, 2006 Leave a Comment

I bought a portable airconditioner recently for my home office – it gets really hot in here on sunny days. After quite a bit of research, I settled on the Delonghi PAC60ECO … 12,000 Btu/h (3520W) of cooling power. It’s one of the most powerful portable air conditioners on the market, and while significantly more … [Read More »]

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Canon DR-2050C Scanner

Tuesday 24th January, 2006 Leave a Comment

Bought a new scanner recently – a Canon DR-2050C … it’s a small upright sheet feeding scanner that is ideal for large runs of A4 sized paper (eg bills / bank statements / documents). I’m working towards a minimal-paper office (I know fully “paperless” is just wishful thinking at this point) … and the scanner … [Read More »]

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Counting to 10

Tuesday 24th January, 2006 Leave a Comment

I’ve been a bit quiet of late … think of it like counting to 10 to hold my temper. Let’s put it this way, I think I’ve counted up to about 24,865,390 now while trying to keep calm. I won’t go into too much detail, except to say that I was planning on attending IBM’s … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Work

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