Bad news, good news

I called a customer today to ask if she’d sent me a cheque for about $3000 that her company owes me. She said she’d sent it about 2 weeks ago. We figured there might have been a delay in the delivery because of the holiday weekend. It was a long shot...

Raising standards

I always run into this page when I’m trying to look up what different electrical plugs are used in different parts of the world. Believe me, I look this kind of thing up more often than you might think. Anyway, I totally agree with his point: we would save a lot...

Amped!

Thanks to valuable help from Manyk, I’ve got my ancient Alpine 3527 amplifier and 8″ SAS Bazooka subwoofer installed. I used to have these things powering the sound system in my first car, a 1987 Nissan Pulsar. I then moved them to my next car, a 1998...

MP3 Capable

This morning I finally got the Subaru FM antenna adapter that I ordered a couple of weeks ago, so I was ready to install my stereo into the car. This is the original stereo installed in the dash: Here’s the new stereo installed into the plastic bezel I got last...

A blessing poorly disguised

It wasn’t a bad weekend at all. I went to see the Canadian Improv Games Toronto regional finals on Saturday night. The show was a lot of fun, mainly because the the full house was so loud and energetic. CIG has almost a cult-like following, and the enthusiasm of...

Kick it up a notch!

Every car needs a name. My last car was called Sheila, because she was an Outback Sport. If you’ve watched any Monty Python, you’ll get that. Naming my new car was a bit more difficult. But, I finally settled on a name. I want you to meet the newest member...