Archive for the ‘House’ Category
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
...mostly.
Kara and I have worked feverishly over the last year-and-a-half to pay off our high interest (8.25%) second mortgage. When we bought our home in October of 2006 we opted to do an 85/15 mortgage setup to conserve our savings. Instead of a down payment we got a ...
Posted in Amazing, House, Money | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Today I was faced with a difficult wireless networking scenario: looooong house, many thick walls.
The topography is as follows:
Comp A Router Comp B
The house is older so the walls are very, very solid and RF-absorbing. The old setup involved a Linksys WRT54GX (802.11 b/g) as the router ...
Posted in Amazing, Customer Service, DIY, House, IT, Programming, Reviews, Software, Technology, Web Development | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
What an amazing robot. Imagine how many more important things you could do instead of cleaning the house!
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
I had put up with the discomfort of a round bowl for far too long. It was time for an upgrade. Kara and I checked out the small selection of bowls at Lowe's and decided upon the Kohler™ Cimarron™ Comfort Height™ — The Complete Solution™ — toilet. ...
Posted in DIY, House, Reviews | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
As Kara and I were pulling out of the driveway this morning she noticed that our mailbox had been severely beaten. She stopped the car, we got out, and examined the scene. Luckily she stopped the car where she did because the rock they had used to bash ...
Posted in Crime, House, Security | 5 Comments »
Sunday, August 12th, 2007
Rating: 5/5
Around April this year I got tired of our ant problem and decided that I wanted to eradicate every single ant on the premises. Taking Derek's advice, I went to Lowe's and purchased a six-pack of Terro Ant Baits. Within the hour all the baits had ants ...
Posted in House, Reviews | 2 Comments »
Sunday, August 12th, 2007
Every night I let Copper out before I go to bed. One night I noticed a beautiful flower. The next morning it was all shriveled up. I didn't give it much thought until I saw it blooming again the next night. Apparently it only comes out ...
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