Blog from the Loft

I have been waiting for a real e-book reader for awhile. The Sony 505 almost is it, but the book store software and collection size, and the price of books just do not do it for me.
It took Amazon, the worlds “bigest book store”, to design a device and an experience that works. Read my [...]

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I blogged earlier, I decided to give 41pounds.org a try. They will help me reduce my junk postal mail. I got a packet from them. It contains six pre-filled post card addressed to various data services. They even included the stamps. I am to sign the cards and mail them back to those service centers; [...]

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Today I signed up on 41pounds.org to have them reduce my junk mail. While you can do this yourselves, they will do it for you for a fee. Part of the fee is donated to an organization of your choice (from their list). Not a bad idea. Let’s see if it works!

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I moved seven times in the States along. I consider myself an expert in moving. I wrote up a list of tips for moving way back in 1996. Here is an updated version:
1. Get rid of more stuff.
If you are thinking about moving, start getting rid of your old stuff. Donate it. Freecycle it. Whatever [...]

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How often do you buy a new indoor trash can? I don’t think I have bought more than five or six in my life. When I move I tend to get a new one that fits the deco. After moving to the new loft and moving the old stainless steel one over for a few [...]

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Shoe storage is very important to keeping the house tidy. Us Asian especially like to take our shoes off at the door. Any normal shoe storage solution is likely to be too small. What to do?
We bought two IKEA MAGIKER short shelves with doors for our entry hall. Out of all the series at IKEA, [...]

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Taking advantage of my moving lofts, I have finally decided to upgrade video equipments. Under the general direction of upgrading to HDTV, I bought the Sony Grand Wega 50 inch LCD rear projection TV KDF-E50A10, and got hooked up to HD and DVR service from Comcast with a Motorola 3412 set top DVR cable box. [...]

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I have waited and waited, finally we have a local Ikea store !! It’s here just in time for us to outfit the new loft with selected items from Ikea. When I was measuring the various space in the loft to fit cabinets etc from Ikea, I always find that the Ikea items have strange [...]

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I try to collect electronic version of user manuals for everything that I own. This is not limited to electronics and computer equipment, but for dish washer, baby gear, anything that I have. The advantages should be obvious:

Less clutter — throw out the paper version

Fast lookup — I keep the paper manuals in a big [...]

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