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Tag Archives: Gadget
How about this coffee for work?
Seems like the coffee at work is often either too weak because someone started with crappy mass-market grounds and only used half a thimble of them per cup, or it’s too bitter because they don’t clean out the coffee pot … Continue reading
Tagged Food and Drink, Gadget, Geek
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HUGE mortar and pestle, thank you Chinatown!
While visiting Chinatown in Vancouver, BC last week, we finally found the mortar and pestle we’ve been seeking ever since we left London. We started watching Jamie Oliver’s shows on FoodTV when we got back to the states, and he … Continue reading
Tagged Food and Drink, Gadget
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DirecTV Professional Installation Isn’t
The short version: if you get this type of service, you should carefully check over all the work the installer does before they leave, because they aren’t going to do a very good job otherwise. The installer came on Wednesday … Continue reading
Tour de France Saturday through Wednesday
The DirectTV with Tivo will be installed on Wednesday. How can I face watching four or five days of the Tour de France on live TV? Did I mention that race was our original reason for purchasing a Tivo? Maybe … Continue reading
Tagged Cycling, Gadget
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Tivo remote bites the dust
Our series 1 Tivo has exhibited a potentially fatal flaw. Since the weekend, the tivo has stopped responding to commands from the remote control. Reboots don’t help. Resetting the remote control according to the instructions in the Tivo forums doesn’t … Continue reading