A one hour trip resulted in a guitar gig bag for my Stratavarius. The bag was given away for free and included fika.
And I broke loose from my isolation and met great people.
And I broke loose from my isolation and met great people.
Far faster is a stretch now... Even without wifi 6 I still manage 650Mbit/sec on my wifi. Not the 940Mbit/sec I get through a wire, but plenty fast... Agreed though on the less traffic the better and more secure though 🙂 WPK2 has been cracked for a while (not that it's a quick process)...
That's awesome, soundbrigade! Always nice to meet new people.
That's awesome, soundbrigade! Always nice to meet new people.
Are they still around?? I got some in 2017 and we still put them up. They don't make a bright light and they can hardly be seen from the road, but hey, why not?
Mine were HomeDespot but they seem to have quit this product. Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Gemmy-Industries-Hk-71168-Projector/dp/B01JOGOXSU/
Hot tip for wi-fi optimization, for anyone who doesn't already know; make sure you are running your wi-fi on a channel that your closest neighbours aren't using - if you can.
You'll only need two things. 1) The ability to log into and manage your wi-fi router or hotspot(s) and 2) A nice little app for your phone called "wi-fi analyzer". Allows you to see signal quality and channel usage of nearby wi-fi networks. Then you just intelligently choose a channel with the weakest and/or fewest neighbouring wi-fi and configure your router/hotspots to use that channel. Doing this can make a big difference in your wi-fi speed and reliability. Combine this strategy with the one I mentioned earlier (moving capable devices to ethernet and thereby minimizing your own wi-fi devices) and your wi-fi may come to life in a way you thought not possible.
You'll only need two things. 1) The ability to log into and manage your wi-fi router or hotspot(s) and 2) A nice little app for your phone called "wi-fi analyzer". Allows you to see signal quality and channel usage of nearby wi-fi networks. Then you just intelligently choose a channel with the weakest and/or fewest neighbouring wi-fi and configure your router/hotspots to use that channel. Doing this can make a big difference in your wi-fi speed and reliability. Combine this strategy with the one I mentioned earlier (moving capable devices to ethernet and thereby minimizing your own wi-fi devices) and your wi-fi may come to life in a way you thought not possible.
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I used to do that when there were 11 channels and 802.11b. Now it seems to sort itself nicely. And the fact that for a long time I was the only one using the 5GHz band was nice, too.
Indeed. In my neighbourhood there is still very little on 5Ghz around me. A big part of that is that 5Ghz range sucks compared to 2.4Ghz. It is fast when you are relatively close but tends to drop off way quicker than 2.4, in my experience. I can get my 2.4Ghz wi-fi quite easily in all parts of my (quite large) yard, but the 5Ghz is hit and miss, or just weak AF.
Yup... The higher the frequency, the more likely it is that it's stopped by walls etc.
This new 5G mmWave will be short range like that, too.
This new 5G mmWave will be short range like that, too.
Wow, are there companies out there still offering dialup? I guess there would have to be, now that I think on it. That would be a challenge these days.
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Well the little boy in me came to the surface again yesterday. Back to Canadian Tire I went and got one of these. It's almost 9 ft. tall. Here's the video of what and how.
Airblown Inflatable Halloween Theatre
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Airblown Inflatable Halloween Theatre
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I didn't buy it, but I've just ordered twelve 5-piece place settings of Waterford "Olann" dinnerware. This is something I would have never purchased myself, but received as a gift from my employer for my 20th work anniversary. This set made the most sense to us (among many other gift options). We'll own them for the rest of our lives, I am sure.
Indeed it is. It also comes with a veggie serving bowl and a platter. Total value is close to $2600 CAD after tax.
Like I said, I never would have spent that kind of money on dishes. However, I will surely appreciate them and make use of them. One or both of my daughters will likely use them one day, too.
The same can't be said for the 75" TV or the Bose sound system, or many of the other options 🙂
Like I said, I never would have spent that kind of money on dishes. However, I will surely appreciate them and make use of them. One or both of my daughters will likely use them one day, too.
The same can't be said for the 75" TV or the Bose sound system, or many of the other options 🙂
We decided to take our Villeroy and Boch wedding china out of storage and use it as everyday dishes. The whole wedding china thing is kind of dated.
Agreed. From my first marriage there was a fiendishly expensive set of bone china that got used maybe once a year.
I cleared TME out of TL431 in DIP8, i thought id strike before that package ever goes obsolete. As ive designed it into some regulators.
IMO, it's hard to justify having costly dishes taking up space if the aren't getting used.
Furthermore, I get less pleasure out of my meals if I'm concerned about scratching the plate I'm eating off of, and even less pleasure if I know that I have to hand-wash the china because it can't go in the dishwasher.
Of course, I also own a 6.5 digit DC-volt-ohm meter (it can't do AC volts or current measurements) in a 2U rackmount form factor, so maybe I'm being hypocritical.
One of my relatives had (what he thought) was some pretty fancy china, and I suspect he paid a reasonable amount of money for it. He went to have it appraised, and the appraiser laughed at him.
"They used to hand these out at the gas station!"
"They used to hand these out at the gas station!"
Got some pcb's JLCPCB.
Got ten of of a revised version of Maplin lateral mosfet amplifier.
I have added better decoupling to front end and a DC offset trimmer.
Will build a couple and sell rest of pcb's on ebay.
Got ten of of a revised version of Maplin lateral mosfet amplifier.
I have added better decoupling to front end and a DC offset trimmer.
Will build a couple and sell rest of pcb's on ebay.