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Mac mini temperature control

June 4, 2010 // 0 Comments

Last August we posted a possible reason and a temporary fix to our Mac mini’s WiFi problem. Our solution worked only if we kept the Mac mini in front of a fan. [...]

Hang&Level FirstUse

June 3, 2010 // 0 Comments

When we brought a 46″ screen in to the office, we realized the logical place to put it was on the wall. The only suitable wall already had a bunch of frames on it. [...]

Multi-monitors

June 2, 2010 // 0 Comments

We were distracted by the flurry of iPad-related stuff coming into the office and neglected our iPhone (and now iPad) programming studies. However, the Memorial Day weekend [...]

Articulated LCD Mount FirstLook

June 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

We used to have a huge projection TV screen in our office. While it was great to watch movies on it, it weighed over 200 lbs and took up an entire corner of the room. When [...]

ClearStream Micron FirstUse

May 20, 2010 // 0 Comments

On Monday we did a FirstLook of the ClearStream Micron indoor antenna. In that write-up we discussed a few of the advantages of pulling TV signals directly from the air, [...]

Navigating a Touchscreen UI

May 7, 2010 // 0 Comments

The iPad is a great example of how difficult it is for some folks embrace new/different things. For the first time in thirty years a new computer interface has been created, [...]

LCD TV Repair

April 27, 2010 // 1 Comment

The screens on TV we watched as a child almost never broke. Why? They were thick, heavy, and things were almost never thrown at them. The new LCD screens are thin, light, [...]

iPad Protection

April 26, 2010 // 0 Comments

The Apple iPad display is amazingly bright and viewable. The main reasons are the ipad’s In-Plane Switching (IPS) LCD and its LED backlighting. The two technologies [...]

Vespa battery installation: YUASA

April 22, 2010 // 0 Comments

Our Vespa battery started showing its age last Fall. We obtained a replacement battery from YUASA because we could see the writing on the wall. We knew our old battery [...]
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