Del DeVries : Blog Notes-May 2009

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Last weekend the electric cord control for my smoker burned out. Alternatives to replacing it:
- Change the heat source to gas! From GasSmoker.com Afterburner base replacement with 14,000 BTU natural gas (or propane) burner. should have precise heat control for any condition.
- Also some new ideas for easy smoke making. Requires a tin can.
Electric smoker options
- Electric Smoker Pro
- Char-Broil - replacement thermostat
- Smoker in a trash can - DIY
WiFi - interesting
- http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/ - includes 88 pictures with wifi info, objective is increasing wifi range
- Seattle Wireless Antenna HowTo
- Tin Can WIFI
More DIY - digital camera repair stuck lens problem _2009-05-02
History of outlining software. This goes back to the mid 1980s with Think Tank and later GrandView
- http://www.wordyard.com/2006/07/26/outliners/
- http://davewiner.userland.com/outlinersProgramming it is always nice to see a little of the history of the early software development.
- http://www.outliners.com/
- ... and eventually leads to InfoQube Information Management System a current Windows based outline system (previous name: SQL Notes)
  - A related set of notes on Notetaking Software _2009-05-04
Time Tracking automated
- http://www.manictime.com/ - track computer usage, application usage, and tagged descriptions of how time is used. Time bar with colors is very intuitive. Data stored locally
- http://www.rescuetime.com/ - web based reporting via dashboard. I've been using this for at least a month, takes snapshots of time usage which seem somewhat bizarre at times, as in not very accurate! _2009-05-10

The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.

Robert R. Coveyou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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