Showing posts with label Electronics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Electronics. Show all posts

Sunday, 13 January 2013

January 13th 2013 Stuff that caught My eye this morning

Top 10 Tips for Acing Your Next Job Interview 
http://bit.ly/VYIet7 LifeHacker 
Good Ideas/Tip hope this helps my friends who are looking 

Verizon’s “Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy Measures Unveiled 
http://bit.ly/UWtz2i TorentFreak  For my friends on Verizon 

Turn Rain Gutters into Bookshelves 
http://bit.ly/13qKXB9 LifeHacker 
Get way to display your books or for a child's room 

Improve Your Learning with Practice Tests (and Skip Less Effective Techniques Like Highlighting) http://bit.ly/W20MYT LifeHacker 
For my friends who are learning 

How to Get Started with DIY Electronics Projects 
http://bit.ly/W21Snt LifeHacker 
Have some fun and learn a skill 

Research Shows How Much a Three Second Distraction Can Derail Your Work 
http://bit.ly/W22oSl LifeHacker 
Yep, a quick distraction can cost a lot of time. When I am programming or trouble shooting a program interruptions can cost me 20 or 30 minutes just to figure out where I was what I was doing. 

Cultural Fit in An Interview May Matter More than Qualifications or Skills 
http://bit.ly/SsNRDf LifeHacker 
Hope this helps my friends who are looking 

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

April 25 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this morning

Dr. Seuss’s ‘Yertle the Turtle’ deemed too political for B.C. classroom 
http://bit.ly/IRgsZn Globe and Mail
Oh come on


How to actually show up on time - for once 
http://bit.ly/JngnPk Globe and Mail
For my friends who are all ways running late


Canada’s retirement savings system needs multipronged boost: report 
http://bit.ly/IiSBAW Globe and Mail
The system need fixing 


How to Send Anything to Your Kindle for Later Reading 
http://lifehac.kr/JywGdu LifeHacker
Very useful information 


Learn the Basics of Electronics Hacking with SparkFun’s Online Curriculum http://lifehac.kr/I4Ngg5 LifeHacker
Lots to learn about


Make Your Own Infused Vodka In Days Instead of Weeks with This Quick-Infuse Method http://lifehac.kr/IaMLH4 LifeHacker

























Wednesday, 8 February 2012

February 8 2012 Evening Stuff

Desire to win still pulls at champ 
http://bit.ly/zq9TPU Midland Freepress
Go Team Howard 


The 25 Documents You Need Before You Die 
http://on.wsj.com/wOWM3x WSJ
I wish my Mom and Dad had done this. Would have made things easier


How to Promote Yourself (Without Being Sleazy) 
http://lifehac.kr/yd0z0V LifeHacker 


Circuit Playground Is a Mini Electronics Reference Manual for iPhone 
http://lifehac.kr/xrRsgU LifeHacker
Cool app, I like it


MeetingCalc for iPhone Shows You How Expensive Those Boring Meetings Really Are http://lifehac.kr/xzaWLm LifeHacker
Now this is a great idea


The Long, Strange Quest to Find a Substance that Kills Sexual Desire http://on.io9.com/AuHf6B LifeHacker
Corn Flakes and Graham Crackers Oh My


Pro Tips for Regular People: Five Photography Tricks Anyone Who Owns a Camera Should Know 
http://lifehac.kr/xuhKwv LifeHacker
Good Tips







Thursday, 29 December 2011

December 29 2011 Morning Stuff

10 Mac Security Tips 
http://bit.ly/uUNgZg PC Mag


Hackers could shut down train lines 
http://bit.ly/rM9IPL Montreal Gazette
Not Good, did they not think of security on these systems?


Top 10 destinations for New Year's Eve 
http://bit.ly/tZnLr7 Toronto Sun
Road Trip


Montreal is pleasant to view, and listen to 
http://bit.ly/tLCItL Montreal Gazette
Interesting way to "view" a city


Today's free download is an HD rental of The Art of Flight.
http://bit.ly/rqQ5Sd Montreal Gazette
Snow Boarding Movie


Most Popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2011 
http://lifehac.kr/uv4b1D LifeHacker


Apps For Kids 002 Robot Wants Kitty 
http://bit.ly/vYsrnw boingboing
Look like an interesting podcast if you have/work with kids & have an iOS device



Disruptions: Norelco on Takeoff? Fine. Kindle? No. 
http://nyti.ms/uU4UA9 New York Times Story 
They only seem to be looking at and measuring 1 thing. Volts per meter is a thing to worry about yes, but the devices all put out different frequencies of RF, which can add together in unexpected ways. It's not a case of 1 Kindle is a problem or 100 Kindles being a problem. It could be 10 Kindles, 15 iPads, 5 Nooks, 3 Kobo Vox's, 10 iPhones, 15 different kinds of Android Phone, and 10 different makes of Lap Top all on the same plane and all on, could add together and cause a warning light to turn on or not turn on. The office example is  a little off, there is more room between devices (you do not set as close together in a office as a plane), you are not encased in a metal enclosure like a plane. But we all know of someones Computer locking up/crashing/BSOD/Spinning Beach balling, most likely it's User Error, Bug in the OS, Bug in the program, but maybe it was some one using an RF scanner in his office that interacted with someones laptop? Do not forget that many of these devices also have WiFi and may have 3 or 4 G wireless connections that just add to the possibilities of some interference.  Do I think the interference will cause a plane to fall out of the sky, no. It most likely would cause some small thing to not work correctly, and would not cause a problem for 9999 out of 10000 flights. I like living, I can go hours with out turning on my electronics, What is the problem with turning your stuff off for once you are on the runway and say 10 to 15 minutes there after?
Why turn every thing off? it saves the crew from having to look at each device. If it is not a Life Support item (pacemaker, hearing aide....) Turn it off, is you game of Words With Friends worth your life? It sure as hell is not worth mine.