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Monday, June 30, 2014
Massachusetts budget to allow for direct shipments of wine from out-of-state vineyards.
Massachusetts budget to allow for direct shipments of up to 12 cases of wine a year from out-of-state vineyards.
Massachusetts budget deal relies on casino licensing fees; bottle bill expansion dropped, setting up ballot campaign
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Mercedes-Benz CLA Walk Around GIF
Mercedes_Benz CLA Walk Around GIF. Thanks @MBofBurlington for the test drive. ;-) #GifGrabber http://t.co/M7FrXuphPM
— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) June 20, 2014
Testing new twitter GIF feature.
Used GifGrabber on Mac to create the GIF.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Fisher&Paykel Makes a Counter Depth Refrigerator That Fits
Here's my wife Carol, doing her best Vanna White impression, showing you the refrigerator that we needed to replace.
I'm sad to see this member of the family go. We've been together for a long time! My Aunt Minnie bought us this Kenmore Coldspot refrigerator as a wedding gift. It was a very generous gift. My Aunt Minnie was a saver and she'd have been pleased that it lasted for such a long time.
FINDING A NEW REFRIGERATOR
Trying to find a replacement has been a chore.
This Kenmore refrigerator is counter depth, with a freezer on the bottom that has a door, and NOT a drawer. The cabinetry in this kitchen was built around the dimensions of this unit, so the new unit could only be so high and wide.
We shopped for a long time.
Many online search tools came up with Jenn-Air, but it wasn't clear that those units were inbuilt units with not stainless sides to them. In order to use one of those, we'd need to bring in a carpenter. Also, one of our friends told us to never buy Jenn-Air under any circumstances! The conflicted with other friends who recommended it.
We asked a lot of friends if they liked their refrigerator. NO ONE DID.
Some things we heard:
- Fridge sticks out to far. It's too deep.
- Fridge was too tall, Had to shave the cabinets to make it fit.
- Fridge broke numerous times.
- Fridge bottom drawer is inconvenient.
Many new refrigerators have drawers on the bottom. We like a door with shelves.
Many new refrigerators are wider than 33". 33" or less was our size.
SHOPPING
In the end, we wanted to visit a store to see the refrigerator in person. One one of my personal Facebook threads, asking for help, the CEO of Yale Appliance showed up, after being added into the conversation by a friend. THAT was cool.
We ended up visiting Yale Appliance a few times and finally found what could be the only refrigerator on the planet that fit our requirements.
Here it is:
Fisher&Paykel E522BRX4:
IT'S IN
THE BEER FITS
The LED lighting is nice and bright. There's lots of room for beer. A 1.5L bottle of wine will have to go on the door.
I had read reports that newer refrigerators are noisier than old ones. I tested the difference with a db meter and there's no difference.
I'm happy we finally made the decision. Really the only one. Hopefully, if you've got a similar space in your kitchen, this will help you decide what to do.
@kenmore retiring this refrigerator. Sad to see it go. pic.twitter.com/X0uELUjc8t
— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) June 9, 2014
I'm sad to see this member of the family go. We've been together for a long time! My Aunt Minnie bought us this Kenmore Coldspot refrigerator as a wedding gift. It was a very generous gift. My Aunt Minnie was a saver and she'd have been pleased that it lasted for such a long time.
FINDING A NEW REFRIGERATOR
Trying to find a replacement has been a chore.
This Kenmore refrigerator is counter depth, with a freezer on the bottom that has a door, and NOT a drawer. The cabinetry in this kitchen was built around the dimensions of this unit, so the new unit could only be so high and wide.
We shopped for a long time.
Many online search tools came up with Jenn-Air, but it wasn't clear that those units were inbuilt units with not stainless sides to them. In order to use one of those, we'd need to bring in a carpenter. Also, one of our friends told us to never buy Jenn-Air under any circumstances! The conflicted with other friends who recommended it.
We asked a lot of friends if they liked their refrigerator. NO ONE DID.
Some things we heard:
- Fridge sticks out to far. It's too deep.
- Fridge was too tall, Had to shave the cabinets to make it fit.
- Fridge broke numerous times.
- Fridge bottom drawer is inconvenient.
Many new refrigerators have drawers on the bottom. We like a door with shelves.
Many new refrigerators are wider than 33". 33" or less was our size.
SHOPPING
In the end, we wanted to visit a store to see the refrigerator in person. One one of my personal Facebook threads, asking for help, the CEO of Yale Appliance showed up, after being added into the conversation by a friend. THAT was cool.
We ended up visiting Yale Appliance a few times and finally found what could be the only refrigerator on the planet that fit our requirements.
Here it is:
Fisher&Paykel E522BRX4:
Height - incl. feet and hinge cap 67 1/8in
Width 31 1/8in
Depth - including handle 29in
Depth - door closed not including handle 28 1/8in
IT'S IN
THE BEER FITS
The LED lighting is nice and bright. There's lots of room for beer. A 1.5L bottle of wine will have to go on the door.
I had read reports that newer refrigerators are noisier than old ones. I tested the difference with a db meter and there's no difference.
I'm happy we finally made the decision. Really the only one. Hopefully, if you've got a similar space in your kitchen, this will help you decide what to do.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Photos from Nantucket
Nokia Disclosure:
Photos taken with Nokia Lumia 1520. CC BY-NC-SA Thanks @NokiaUS for the review unit.
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Saturday, June 07, 2014
Create a Twitter Storm with Little Pork Chop
Sometimes when you are on twitter, you have more to say than 140 characters.
When that happens, you can write up a blog post and link to it, or you can break up your thoughts into multiple tweets.
Up until now, this has been a manual process. But, not any longer. Now there is 'Little Pork Chop' http://little.porkchop.io/
You just type in whatever you want to say, and Little Pork Chop chops it up and posts it for you.
When that happens, you can write up a blog post and link to it, or you can break up your thoughts into multiple tweets.
Up until now, this has been a manual process. But, not any longer. Now there is 'Little Pork Chop' http://little.porkchop.io/
You just type in whatever you want to say, and Little Pork Chop chops it up and posts it for you.
1: Sometimes when you are on twitter, you have more to say than 140 characters.
— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) June 7, 2014
2: When that happens, you can write up a blog post and link to it, or you can break up your thoughts into multiple tweets.
— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) June 7, 2014
3: Up until now, this has been a manual process. But, not any longer. Now there is 'Little Pork Chop' http://t.co/TCuGzfWlGt
— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) June 7, 2014
4: You just type in whatever you want to say, and Little Pork Chop chops it up and posts it for you.
— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) June 7, 2014
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Friday, June 06, 2014
Staples Online $30 Coupon Not Valid In Store or for Epson Ink
FYI, The Staples Online $30 Coupon Not Valid In Store or for Epson Ink.
They came together so I made the mistake of not reading carefully.
Then I went into the store and brought ink to the register. I was told that you have to buy online to use the $30 coupon.
The $10 coupon was for in store use.
But, if you read the back of it, it doe not include Epson Ink.
Image: Fine Print
In the end, it's easier to buy online from Amazon.com.
Amazon Affiliate Links.
Update:
Staples tweeted me.
I DM'd them.
They came together so I made the mistake of not reading carefully.
Then I went into the store and brought ink to the register. I was told that you have to buy online to use the $30 coupon.
The $10 coupon was for in store use.
But, if you read the back of it, it doe not include Epson Ink.
Image: Fine Print
In the end, it's easier to buy online from Amazon.com.
Amazon Affiliate Links.
Update:
Staples tweeted me.
@stevegarfield Please DM us your contact info along with the ink model #, we can help you out. ^RP
— Staples US (@Staples) June 6, 2014
I DM'd them.
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tech
Monday, June 02, 2014
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