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Friday Five – January 28, 2011
ByDerekHere are this week’s five interesting articles… #1 – Microsoft UC Team Blog: Don’t Be the Last Company on Notes [Ed Brill] On behalf of 50,000 organizations worldwide, let me say this in the most professional way possible: Don’t insult us, Microsoft. Today, Microsoft came clean on their whisper campaign of the last six months,…
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I love my fireplace
ByDerekTime to venture away from the politics for a moment and talk about something completely different – fireplaces. Our house came equipped with a wood burning fireplace, and I absolutely love it. What’s better than a roaring fire tempering a cold morning, or a soft romantic glow in the evening? I often sit entranced just…
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How hot does my attic get, part 2
ByDerekSo a little less than a year ago, I took some temperature measurements in my attic to see if the installation of a ridge vent would cool it off any. Here’s last years (pre-ridge vent) numbers: Updates: Attic:113.2°F Outside Max:85°F Attic:95.5°F Outside Max:70°F Attic:106.5°F Outside Max: 75°F Here’s the new (post-ridge vent) numbers: Attic:100.9°F Outside…
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Bookstores everywhere
ByDerekWith the Borders at Quaker Crossing progressing right along, today comes this announcement of Barnes & Noble building a new store at the McKinley Mall. The proclaimed world’s largest bookseller will open its first Southtowns store sometime in 2007, officials confirmed Wednesday. It was also noted that it will be the only Barnes & Noble…
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Punaro Glen Construction: Mid-September
ByDerekIn our last episode, we were still waiting on the building permit. That permit was issued without any further delays or lectures, so the builders got moving with pouring the footers. As of yesterday, the forms have been removed and they are prepping to set the foundation walls. Many have commented that they don’t quite…
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The case of the growing refrigerator
ByDerekWhen we moved into our house it came with an “old style” top freezer refrigerator. We had a side-by-side that we brought with us that was much more modern, and had a built in icemaker and water dispenser, henceforth known as the “good” fridge. Unfortunately, there was no water line to where the refrigerator is…
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