Makita battery pack – continued

Basically we want to end up with a modified battery pack physically the same as before but with a decent figure 8 flex running from the bottom (offset to allow clip to close) and about 2mtrs long with battery terminal size alligator clips at the end.

To drop the voltage down from 12 to 9.6 we can use a few diodes.

We need to loose about 2.4V (12 – 9.6 = 2.4V)

Voltage drop across a silicon junction is 0.7 volts so:

3 diodes = 2.1V

4 diodes = 2.8V

However, we need to make some practical measurements…a full charged lead acid battery in good condition stands at 12.6V but most likely we are going to be using an old 2^nd hand one with a lower terminal voltage.

Ideas for Spaces categories

Jasper

2/13/2009 1:39:12 AM

Been thinking about the Spaces categories and modules. With no surprise to some thinking from the mobile point of view. At the moment you can post blog entries to Live Space, via email publishing. Which is a very handy system for blogging from anywhere, eg mobile device, with just an simple email message sent to your email publishing address. However it’s not possible to set a category for the blog entry if posted via email publishing.

So an idea/wish for spaces email publishing would be. In the same way you can email publish pictures to each of your live photo albums. Via a email publishing address for each of the photo albums, that you have created in your photos. Could we have a email publishing address for each of the categories that have been created, within your Live Space? As currently any email published blog entries, just get posted without any category selected.

That also got me thinking. Within your space you can click on a category. Which will then list the posted entries with that category, no surprise there. However would it be possible to have modules that can be added to your Live Space. Which you can select the category, and the contents of the module are the blog entries for that category? This would make your space more customisable and help organise your Live Space. With your important categories in there own modules, up top on the main page. So possibly you could have a micro-blog category on your Live Space. Which you can email in frequent micro-blog updates ;)

Indian Saffron rice

Indian Saffron Rice

Serves: 6

· Ready in: 25 mins (5 mins Prep – 20 mins Cook)

Indian saffron is a darker red-orange colour than the Spanish or Italian, and gives a better flavour to rice. The saffron should always be steeped in hot water ahead of time and used as part of the liquid in the recipe. The following is a recipe prepared in the Indian manner.

Ingredients

1/8 teaspoon powdered saffron
2 cups boiling water, divided
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice, not rinsed
1 teaspoon salt

Preparation method

1. Steep the saffron in 1/2 cup boiling water.

2. In a heavy based frying pan that can be tightly covered, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in the rice and salt and cook, stirring constantly, until the rice begins to absorb the butter and becomes opaque but not brown.

3. Quickly add the remaining 1 1/2 cups boiling water, along with the saffron water. Cover immediately, reduce heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes, or until all of the liquid is absorbed. For best results, do not remove the lid while the rice is cooking.

http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/4802/indian-saffron-rice.aspx

RE: Toaster from supermarket

Check out this one!

New line. 2 slice. Extra wide slots, reheat, defrost & bagel functions, stainless steel body. KS-2000D.

$35.00

http://www.lasoo.com.au/offer/toasters-0/casera-cafe-range-toaster/4iqzy9pkq.html?source=category&pageopt=toasters-0

Time for a new computer system

Purchase new system for ET

Scorptec Firefly

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 (2.5Ghz), Intel G31 Chipset, 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2, 1TB SATAII HDD, 20X Dual Layer DVD Burner, 5.1 Audio, Onboard LAN, Coolermaster Elite 330 Case with 420W PSU

Manufacturer	Scorpion Technology
Model	Firefly
Warranty	1 year
Availability	Order Only
Cash Price	$895.00

Upgrades: 4GB PC-6400 (800mhz) DDR2, 1TB SATAII, 32MB Cache, 7200RPM, Acer 23″ 16:9 Widescreen LCD, Black, 1920 x 1080, DVI (HDCP), 5ms, 40,000:1 ACM, 300 cd/m2

Additional Warranty

United Electrics 12 Month Onsite Warranty (Does not include monitors,printers,scanners or software)

Acer X233H 23″ 16:9 Widescreen LCD Monitor Black, 1920 x 1080, DVI (HDCP) 5ms 40,000:1 ACM, 300 cd/m2, 5ms

3 year warranty – pick up and return
This is the monitor option on the Beetle and Firefly systems.

Plus ASUS VENTO keyboard and mouse

Here are some pictures of the system on the balcony.

Also installed XpertVision Radeon X1950GT Super 512MB PCI-E that NJ gave me from her video card upgrade:

Writer: How to edit the published date?

Technogran MVP

If you did create all of your travel posts in Windows Live Writer, here’s a step by step of how to change the publish dates of any of your previous posts.
1. Open Windows Live Writer and click on FILE and then OPEN.
2. If its a very old post, say about 200 posts back, then click on the SHOW box and open up to 500 past posts.
3. Scroll down all of your previous posts until you find the post in Question.
4. Highlight that post by clicking on it and then click on OK.
5. The post will then appear inside the editing window with the publish date empty. (as it is a previous post.)
6. Next Click on the Calendar box to the right of the Set publishing date right down on the right hand side.
7 Now work you way back through the Calendar until you reach your chosen date and choose it, your new date will then by applied to that post.
8. Now re-publish that post. NOTE! It will no longer be in the same sequence of posts in your blog!
Simply repeat this for all your other previous blog posts that you wish to change publish date of. NOTE. This ability to change the publish dates will only work with any previous posts that you have made and composed using Windows Live Writer.
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Windows Live: Help with blogging in Word

This article provides information for the Help links within the blog-related dialog boxes in Microsoft Office Word 2007. It also includes troubleshooting information for the More Information button in error messages related to blogging from Office Word 2007.

For more information about blogging in Office Word 2007, click a link in the See Also section.

Which link did you click in Word?

Microsoft Office Online: blog providers that work with Office Word 2007