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Hewlett Packard Hell
It should have been easy, right? A simple proposition: laserprint the address of our new studio on cardstock. But no, I happen to own the Hewlett Packard Laserjet 1020, also known as the printer from hell. Not only does HP not provide a proper driver for OS X, forcing me to use a public domain kludge that a) can't print multiple copies and b) won't ( Read more... ) -
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Hey folks... The last few months have been crazy here at Casa del Christos ( Read more... ) -
Between the Click of the Light and the Start of the Dream (Arcade Fire Supports Obama)
This is the coolest concert news ever ( Read more... ) -
A New Blog
I have a new blog. It's at http://how-to-disappear.net
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Properly Setting up a Chair
I'm wondering if anybody has any decent information about properly setting up an office chair. I believe I've had mine way too high, resulting in some discomfort. There's so much contradictory information: e.g. Knees below the hips vs. knees above the hips. Typing with arm rests vs. not using arm rests. I'm looking for something authoritative and ( Read more... ) -
Crazy Weather
It's snowing in California and temperatures are in the double digits (on the Celsius scale) in Toronto. It's depressing and maddening, especially when confronted with rush hour traffic downtown. The sky was a dingy gray, the city was damp and shrouded with fog. i felt displaced, disenfranchised and disheartened. I miss the days when the daily ( Read more... ) -
Another Day, Another Coffee Maker
We ended up buying another coffee maker. We were never quite happy with the old one. We'd grind exactly the same quantity of beans every time and use the same amount of water and the flavour was always variable. So today, we sprung for a new one. A Kenmore with a thermal carafe that keeps the brew hot without requiring a hot plate, which is great ( Read more... ) -
Repairing a coffeemaker?
Our twenty year-old coffee-maker gave up the ghost this morning. We inherited it two years ago from a neighbour who moved and have been using it without incident up to a few weeks ago, when it started to jam up. This morning, the heating element stopped working entirely ( Read more... ) -
Blogging for Fun Again...
Now that I'm blogging for fun again, I might as well drop in and say, "Hello and Happy New Year!" to all my LJ friends ( Read more... ) -
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Lots of neat stuff to report today ( Read more... )