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With our new daughter on the way (back in 8/2003) my wife was debating between using cloth and disposable diapers. My wife liked all the pro’s of helping the environment, saving money, and the health benefits to our baby. I was ready to fully support my wife in her decision, but I wasn’t convinced that Read More …
My husband loves LEDs (light emitting diodes) and puts them into everything. He likes that they are so efficient and don’t burn out. He modified a tap light and changed out the regular bulb for an LED. It has been perfect for middle of the night feedings and diaper changes. What I love is that Read More …
An alternate view of fading on inkjet printers Introduction A lot has been written about the longevity of prints made on various inkjet printers, but most of the hard data that has been published to date has been on a limited range of inks and papers, usually on those products supplied by the printer Read More …
Ozone Exposure Tests of OEM and Third-party Inkjet Inks on Various Print Media Introduction Dye-based inkjet inks are known to be susceptible to fading from Ozone. This is important because OZONE exists as both a natural and man-made pollutant and will react and fade the dye-based inks used by many consumers for inkjet Read More …
This is page 2 of Basement Waterproofing. See pages 1 & 3 Before the rains started I did some inspecting. I discovered that MANY of the vertical joints in the cinder blocks were without mortar. Looks like the hydrostatic pressure and erosion over the years had taken their toll. I began to chisel out some Read More …
While I was down in Arizona I saw my brother and his son racing / playing tag with two “Zip Zaps” (Radio Shack’s brand of mini rc cars). They were the coolest things and I knew I had to have one. I asked him how much he paid and he said, “Somewhere around $25 – Read More …
Live To Learn, Learn To Love, Love To Live! -Matthew Cowley- Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, & small minds discuss people. -Admiral Hyman G. Rickover-Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you are saying -Ralph Waldo Emerson-
Back around 1979 my dad decided to add a basement to our house. It was to go behind the garage and above it he would build an addition. He dug the whole thing himself (with a back hoe) and poured the slab floor and poured the walls as much as he could. The remaining upper Read More …
In my Canon i860 and Canon i560 printers the BCI-3ebk is a pigmented ink while the BCI-6 is a dye based ink. There is a bit of confusion regarding the two black inks that are in many of today’s printers, especially the Canon BCI-3ebk and BCI-6bk cartridges.
About a year ago I was really getting into compost. I’ve got heavy clay soil and compost does an excellent job of loosening up the soil for my vegetable garden. Mother nature will compost pretty much anything if you give her enough time. Well, I’m pretty impatient so I’m doing all I can to speed Read More …