Monthly Archives: October 2008

Ultra-Compact Laptop Market: Small, but Growing

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Derek

If you’ve been keeping up with currently available notebooks and laptop PCs, you may have noticed the new phenomenon that is netbooks, such as the Asus Eee PC or the Acer Aspire One. Also, Lenovo and Dell have both recently … Continue reading →

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Don’t Get Lost – Updating Your GPS

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Derek

It seems like every month there’s a news story about someone getting in trouble because their GPS unit lead them the wrong way. This week, I had a chance to talk with the Fox 8 Morning News crew about updating … Continue reading →

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Making Halloween at the Meister House

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Derek

The Meister House is busy with work put into its Halloween makeover. The above photo is of a table full of indoor decorations that we put on display inside our over-sized garage for both our annual Halloween party, as well … Continue reading →

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Halloween Project Initial Test

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Derek

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sqe71BakFSY" width="450" height="375" wmode="transparent" /] I’m currently working on a Halloween light-show project to add a little technology to this year’s display. I have a programmable light controller from D-Light Designs that allows a program called Aurora to tie … Continue reading →

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The American Promise

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Derek

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