tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23276437159393034452011-11-27T19:47:29.288-05:00The blog of an engineering graduate working his way through post-graduate lifeNatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162648091137551202noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327643715939303445.post-21974882095860290952008-11-18T21:18:00.019-05:002008-11-19T14:18:46.560-05:00

I recently inherited a camera from my Dad with the intent of experimenting a little bit with film. The camera is a late-1970s Konica AutoReflex TC and I've put a few rolls through the camera with encouraging results. Recently, however, I noticed strange behavior of the light meter and decided to investigate...The problem seemed to stem from a sticky aperture lever on one of the lenses, a Konica

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The big news in my parent's neck of the woods (quite literally, actually) is the wind farm which recently went online in Lempster, NH. This project has made headlines around New Hampshire for the past several months as construction wound down and the power generation went live. I was up visiting my family recently and had the opportunity to drive through the area surrounding the farm with a local

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So it seems everyone has something to say about Google's new web browser, called Chrome. For evidence, just look at the articles from the last 3 days on Slashdot -- I count at least 5 articles on the browser.Like all the others, I could write up a full feature report showing performance metrics, speculating on browser market share and such, but enough of that -- in real-world usage, Chrome is the

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Ever since hearing about it from a friend over a year ago, I've been using Pandora Radio to help me pass the day at work. It's been working fine for the most part, but I recently created a new radio station and uncovered one of the secrets of Pandora's box. For this to make sense, however, we need a little background about Pandora Radio for the unacquainted.Pandora is a music site where users can

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The home theater setup is finally complete. It's taken a few weeks to get all of the little pieces put together, but it's done and sounds/looks fantastic. I'm really impressed with the new receiver - the audio quality from the Pioneer is unbelievable - such a rich full-bodied sound; a stark contrast to the flat uninspiring sound from the older Sony which it replaced.The wiring came out nice and

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I am (was, now, actually) in need of a new A/V receiver. The one I currently own makes (as anyone who's watched a movie at my house can attest to) a loud obnoxious popping noise in the rear-left speaker when on Dolby Digital/DTS surround sound mode....it's a hell of a unit otherwise, but the pop is just unbearable. Also considering that receiver was purchased at the cusp of DVD players coming

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I normally don't like reposting content from other blogs and websites because it really isn't contributing anything new to the internet. I am going to make an exception here, however, to direct all of you to the most recent posting from Mark Cuban on his personal blog. I've had his site linked in my favorites list on the right >>> for a while, but I've never taken the time to explain why I like

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Growing up near the VT border and visiting the state frequently, it wasn't uncommon to see vehicles passing on double-yellow lines. Driver's ed in high school confirmed for me that this was legal behavior, and I've executed the double-yellow pass in VT many times myself. Due to the absurdity of the claim however, there's been a lot of disbelief among my friends about it. So much in fact, that I

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So I'm working in a document, periodically saving it throughout the day and also relying on Word's autosave features to back me up...well, I do the final save and BAM! "Word has encountered an error, would you like to send the report?" No thanks, just restart Word and recover my file....Find the recovered file...wait a minute, it's not here? Okay, well, just save the 4 recovered copies as

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In no particular order, here is a list of all New England regional Subaru forums I know of:New England All Wheel DriveSeacoast SubarusNew England Subaru Impreza owner's Club (NESIC, a division of NASIOC)Impreza WRX STI (IWSTI) - northeast regionLegacy GT - northeast regionA bit excessive perhaps?Of course there's not real synchronization between these either. They all basically overlap technical

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Driving traffic to a website is typically the goal of a web designer. The traffic always comes from a variety of sources, and as a webmaster, it's always neat to track back to how visitors stumbled across the site in the first place. To this end, I've pulled up a few tidbits about the sites I am involved in.My oranges website is 8th result on google for "varieties of oranges".Two HDdefinition

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So I recently realized that I have way too much freedom. I have very flexible work hours which require me only to put in 40ish hours a week and be in the office roughly from 9am to 5pm. I don't have to be in at any hard time, and don't have to stay until any set time. I am single, which means I can go drink with buddies, stay up late and play video games, and generally report to no one.

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I've come up with a new side project in addition to HDDefinition (which is long overdue for an update!). I was able to get a co-worker of mine on-board with the project, and the two of us will be building a website where users can upload their favorite motorcycle riding/driving routes through a variety of user-friendly methods. With all of this data (and we're hoping it catches on and there

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Binning people into discrete categories is perhaps over-simplifying their personalities, but that's exactly why I'm going to do it. Excuse the cliché, but there are two types of decision-makers: the people who think and then act, and the people who act and then think. Neither of these is perfect, but it is rather a careful blend of both and knowing when to use one method over the other that makes

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Due to the nature of my job and current education, I often run into the engineering software package MATLAB. It's name is an abbreviation for "Matrix Laboratory" which hints at its ability to handle large amounts of data in array/matrix formats with ease. I won't get into the gritty engineering details: you either already know about it and don't care or you don't know about it, don't need it and

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Some of you are undoubtedly aware that I am the creator and sole operator of www.hddefinition.com, a website dedicated to providing quality information about digital television and related technologies. With a site such as that, why do I want another blog?The simple answer is that I don't want to write about HDTV all the time; I do actually have other interests, and hddefinition isn't the proper

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I am originally from Newport, NH, a small town in Sullivan County on the western side of the state. While growing up there, I never really appreciated the vast wilderness which surrounds the community. Having been gone for a while, each time I return to visit friends and family, I find myself developing a better appreciation for the area. I've come to realize that there are small back roads

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Here's the first post to my personal blog...one of many hopefully. I'm starting this as an outlet for any personal interests for which I can't find another suitable place on the internet. There's a lot of stuff floating around in my head all the time, so having a place to post it not only helps my mental health, but also allows others to find the cool stuff I'm interested in.Here are some of the

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