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    iPhone 4.0: Updating an iPhone 3GS (32GB)

    I’ve been fairly happy with the iPhone 3GS since I purchased it in August 2009.  While the device is imperfect (as virtually every phone is) it has been a reasonable device when it comes to keeping up to date on e-mail, calendar management and casual...

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    Where to stay on Orcas Island: Pebble Cove Farm

    This past weekend (June 11 – 13) I had the distinct pleasure of staying at Pebble Cove Farm on Orcas Island, WA.  Pebble Cove, and Orcas Island are completely detached from the main land, making boat or plane the most conducive means of travel.  Our...

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    University Farmer’s Market

    I had the pleasure of visiting the University District Farmer’s market with Diane LaVonne, a long time market shopper, and a new friend.  I had a few specific goals in mind (aside from hanging with Diane) and charted out the market prior to the 9AM...

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    Vinturi Wine Aerator

    It is Friday evening, 6:30 and I’m at work.  And frankly, I don’t regret it, lots to do and not enough time.  On a more positive note I got a Vinturi Wine Aerator for my birthday last week, and have only had one chance to...

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    Biting HURTS!

    I got bit HARD today. I don’t think it will leave a scar, but still. At 6AM this morning (Sunday), the adding of 3x750GB drives to an existing 4×750 RAID 6 array completed. After starting 8AM Saturday LAST WEEK. Effectively it took 8 days to...

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    Morning Industry Deadbolts

    About a year ago I decided I wanted to install a dead bolt that would permit me to have “keyless” access to the house.  I’m a big fan of my X-10 system (not because of the technology, but because of the solution) where I can...

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    OSI Ramblings

    I’ve got the basis for my home automation logging established now, and was pleased to get an e-mail from Oregon Scientific indicating my temperature sensor order shipped!!! Of course the e-mail had little value, as it arrived 30 minutes after I got back from the...

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    I’ve created a monster

    UMR was extremely generous with his time and his second XEON CPU this week, with a little nudging we got the beast running. Slick piece of hardware, the highlight being the Adaptec “Cylon” lighting on the RAID card. It took almost a full 24 hours...

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  • Rogue Whiskey, Gin and Rum

    Rogue Whiskey, Gin and Rum

    If you’re a beer brewer, at some point you have to have considered what would happen if you took some of your raw materials and went one step (or a couple steps) further and produced a distilled spirit. That’s what the good folks over at...

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    Beer.

    I love beer. I could totally relate to the author R. Caroll in “Home Cheese Making” when she said that the best things in life are fermented: Cheese, Beer, Wine and Bread.What better tribute than heading out to a local brew festival this weekend with...

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