Archives for February 2009
Combined Gas and Electricity Monitor
Published on 28 Feb 2009 at 10:52 am.
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I have been working with a nice electricity device called CurrentCost to see if I could combine it with my gas monitor. This is proceeding but a little slowly because of some specification issues. Anyway, just as I thought I was getting there came a total distraction: the arrival of a new electricity meter from […]
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Online Forums (sic)
Published on 13 Feb 2009 at 12:16 pm.
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I think I’ve almost got used to the use of an English plural on a Latin word. Now where was I? Oh yes, Bulletin Boards, Discussion Boards or whatever.
In theory these should be major tools for collaborative organisations such as associations and charities, especially now that “Web 2.0″ is de rigeur for presidential campaigns. However, not […]
Meeting Schedulers
Published on 11 Feb 2009 at 3:13 pm.
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I’m not on many committees these days but I well remember the problem of scheduling meetings, whether face to face or by phone, video, IM or whatever.
Inside an organisation there are some obvious options such as provided within Outlook. However, it’s increasingly outside an organisation where the real challenge lies. It cannot be assumed that […]
CurrentCost Electricity Usage Monitor
Published on 11 Feb 2009 at 2:25 pm.
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Got the device yesterday. It seems very well put together and has a serial digital output (although I don’t yet have the cable for it). There’s a wiki at currentcost.wetpaint.com with information about this. Compared to the OWL, two other differences are immediately obvious. The OWL came with a handy bracket for wall mounting whereas CC […]
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Expensive Sunday
Published on 9 Feb 2009 at 7:57 am.
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Family here yesterday so I had to let the bolier kick in around mid-day. Not such a cold day so the house reached target temperature quite quickly. Out in the evening (at James McMurtry gig) but it was chilly - could nevertheless have left it off for an hour or two. Need to add external […]