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V 3 impeller design. A new mixing impeller.
2007-06-04 16:53:00
The V impeller is going through an evolution this year. The V3 page More efficient. Stronger, more rugged design. No alignment issues. Tighter flow control on discharge. More robust intake vortex to pull heavier particles. The old design was successful, but limited. A new line of V3 impeller designs are on the way. technorati tags:vortiv, v, mixer, impeller, design, mixing, vorta, low, shear, high, flowBlogged with Flock ...
Design
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The Machine is Us/ing Us
2007-04-12 22:58:00
Part of what my new business does is make small business aware of the new Web 2.0By participating in the web and contributing relevant information, even the smallest business can become the de-facto source for information within hours. Small business doesn't have to be. ...
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How Apple could design a better iMac.
2007-03-20 13:48:00
My 24 inch iMac is a great computer. It is very pretty. That's the problem. It seems that the folks at Apple think that I bought this computer so that I could just look at it and go oooooh! They never thought that I would want to plug a USB flash drive in on a regular basis. They never thought that I may regularly plug and unplug a DVI to S-video cable in to watch movies on my television. No, they put all of the ports on the backside of the machine, so that when I had to use them I must pull the machine forward and fumble with the plugs. I never put the USB drive in the right way. I purchased a small self powered USB hub so that I could easily plug the 4 Gig memory card of my digital SLR in. More wires. More crap on my desk. It still doesn't help when I want to use my DVI to S video adapter. Hey, Apple. Put the ports and the plugs on the left or right side. Don't put ports on the back! How long did it take for you to think of putting Firewire and USB ports on the front of a ...
Apple
Design
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Pentax K100D review
2007-03-13 00:08:00
I purchased the Pentax K100D today from Blacks Cameras in Mississauga. It took a couple of weeks of online reading to finally come to this decision and I thought I would share my thoughts. It is hard to decide which camera to buy given the overwhelming amount of information the net, but this is how it boiled down for me. First, I had to dismiss the reviews by wannabe photographers employed by computer magazines. They follow the same, predictable pattern that they employ while review computer equipment. Less expensive equipment is "entry level" or "beginner", sort of like selling condoms by asking if you want "extra small". Then there are the dedicated digital/film photography sites, who basically find fault with everything. "I wish the LCD was bigger, it takes 0.6 seconds to turn on, you can only take 400 shots before the battery runs out or, my wife won't sleep with me anymore." Constant whining. Two sites helped me immensely. Steve's digicams was a great resource when I decide ...
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FleetwoodAcres Homestyle Bakery has a website
2007-03-07 21:49:00
Fleetwood Acres Homestyle Bakery has a webiste now and it is located here FleetwoodAcres Homestyle Bakery produces Banana Cookies, Butter Tarts, Breads, Meat Pies and other baked good for a number of Ontario food stores and also serves the public through the Milton Farmers Market and the Burlington Farmers Market. technorati tags:fleetwood, acres, homestyle, bakery, banana, cookies, freelton, milton, burlington, ontario, baked, goodsBlogged with Flock ...
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Xbench 24 inch Intel Core 2 duo iMac to 17 inch G4 eMac.
2007-02-23 23:13:00
I just ran these tests using Xbench 1.3. The Intel iMac 24 inch, 2.16 Ghz, with 2 G of RAM and a Nvidia 7600 GT scored 110.56 using Xbench 1.3. The 2003 G4 eMac (1 G RAM, 32 MB ATI 7500 video card) scored a whopping 30.20. Some quick math tells you that we have a 3.6x increase in overall performance. Many of the graphics results come in at 5x, while things like disk access are not that different. The CPU is a factor of 3 faster, and graphics around 5. This seems reasonable. Although the eMac could play Halo "just", it managed about 20 to 25 fps. The Intel iMac would probably run it about 125 fps, since it runs Doom 3 at about 100 fps. It is difficult to compare two completely different systems accurately. Different chip architectures, one is a dual core system, one is a G4. Normal use makes it hard to tell the difference. Internet browsing, email, listening to iTunes, all seem the same. Browsing 4000 pictures in iPhoto is something else completely. On the iMac 24, it is fluid, fas ...
Intel
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24 inch iMac installation
2007-02-06 12:50:00
It's hard to get the sense of size from online movie clips. I noticed that many people would take videos of the 24 inch iMac close-up. This doesn't give you a reference point. So here I am unpacking and setting up my 24 inch iMac; replacing my 17 inch eMac. My 14 inch iBook G4 is also on the desk as well as my 3G iPod. ...
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Apple 24 inch iMac
2007-02-06 01:04:00
Apple 24 inch iMacOriginally uploaded by Carl Bachellier. Today my new 24 inch iMac arrived. I ordered it last Tuesday and since then, I couldn't find enough information online to satisfy me until my new toy arrived. It was brutal. I just kept checking the FedEx site, seeing where it was.I began reading the comments and complains on the Apple discussions site. I used to contribute as a troubleshooter, but found that the site was becoming a dumping ground for people who wont RTFM.I had a few concerns after reading the discussions. One, there were some people complaining about dead pixels, and two, some were complaining about a nasty hum from the monitor. A third issue, some complained that BootCamp wouldn't work. It does. Not one dead pixel and I can't hear anything except a very slight whir of a fan. It is essentially silent.My iMac was a BTO with 2 Gigs of RAM, a 500 G hard drive and the Nvidia 7600 GT with 256 MB of RAM. I stayed with the 2.16 GHZ Intel Core Duo, because even o ...
Apple
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Light Orbs and Ghosts
2007-01-23 13:43:00
I have never taken a picture like this before. I find the concept of ghosts, light orbs and spiritual energy quite fascinating, but most of the time the pictures I have seen are disappointing. Blurry wisps that could be dust particles or fireflies. Then, I saw this picture. I took this on Christmas Day of 2006. It wasn't until a few days later, that my sister-in-law noticed the orbs of light. One in particular stands out. It has a definite 3D feel to it. A sphere that sort of looks like a model of an atom. The rings of light circling a central core. Magnifying further, we get this,It looks like a face Of course, it is sort of like looking at clouds. Look long enough and you can see anything. Regardless of whether the face is there or not, I have not been able to reproduce the effect. Image analysis shows that it does have some surface topology that cannot be observed in your typical "dust speck" orb. At any rate, I think it is a good picture of something. technorati tags:ghost, ...
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Making your business visible on the Internet
2006-12-07 22:42:00
How do you get listed on Google? How about Yahoo or MSN? Have you ever noticed that when you look for something in your own backyard, the first twenty results are usually across the country.The reason is that website owners have no idea how to make themselves visible on a regional level. A few years ago, it made sense to use key words, titles, etc. I'm sure you have heard of meta tags.These are fine, if a search engine ever decides to index you. If it does, it may take six months. When it is indexed, it becomes less and less significant as daily content overwhelms the web.Search engines, in order to become accurate, have had to fight a battle with gambling and sex on the internet. The abuse of meta tags has made them useless. Content became more important, but now we see sites abusing this as well. In order to become "findable", you need a combination of content, active links and relevance. Relevance is key.A $5000 website is worth nothing if no one finds it. Many small businesses are ...
Internet
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Hospitality Marketing
2006-12-07 17:37:00
Julie Sutton Yardley has started a blog on Marketing strategies for the Hospitality industry.You can find it here.Technorati Tags: hospitality, marketing, tourism, hotel, media, advertisingpowered by performancing firefox ...
Marketing
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