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A baseline was determined with test systems sitting idle, and then browsers were pointed at about:blank, a news site, the HTML5 Galactic demo, and the IE9 fish tank demo. Perhaps unsurprisingly, IE9 came out on top — though Firefox 4 was a very close second on nearly every test. As you can see, the other browsers didn’t necessarily fare quite as well, with Google Chrome, Safari, and Opera all posting significantly worse scores. In Opera 11’s case, a laptop battery would last over one hour more with Internet Explorer 9 installed.
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Drill, Bits, Drivers and Screws.
The home repair tool kit has undergone a transformation over the years. When I was a boy, there were no power tools in my father’s vast array of tools. The brace-and-bit and folding wooden rule have gone these days. Now, everything needs to be plugged in or recharged. Not a bad thing at all, but not being a carpenter, like my father before me and his before him, I wonder how mobile power tools make the professional carpenter.
My father’s tool bag was a tarpaulin bag that opened with a very wide mouth so that all the tools could be displayed without removing them from the bag, making selection easy. He could take everything he needed up onto a roof with him. I imagine that his father’s tool bag looked very similar, probably indistinguishable. Now, you need a van to carry everything and leads and a generator or rechargeable tools.
However, the jobs to be done remain the same and the rule for buying tools remains the same, buy the best you can afford. So, let’s take a look at a few modern tools that would make up a very well-equipped set of tools.
Power Drills: this is a good example of what I was saying above. The power drill comes in two forms: the plug-in variety and the cordless, rechargeable type. The plug-in drill is usually more powerful and so needs to be used for larger jobs, big holes in hardwood or concrete, that sort of thing. The cordless is fine for everyday jobs like putting u a picture or a shelf. It is safer too as there are leads for animals to chew through or people to trip over. Choose a model that has variable speeds, is reversible and with a hammer. Variable speeds is useful for drilling different materials: slow for hardwood or concrete, faster for pine etc. Reversible in order to remove a bound bit and hammer to make drilling concrete easier, a lot easier.
Pro Tip: when drilling a hole for a screw, measure the depth you need to go on the bit and wrap a piece of sticky tape around the bit to mark it off. Drill until the tape touches the surface.
Drilling for Screws: when pre-drilling for a screw, you can need up to three different size bits for a perfect job. Drill the first (pilot) hole with a bit a little thinner than the thread of the screw; the second bit needs to be the width of the shank and only go down as deep as the shank is long and the third bit must be the size of the head of the screw. This is called countersinking.
Pro Tip: if you are to drill a large number of exact same holes, buy a bit that will drill all three jobs in one operation.
Screwdrivers: it is important to choose the correct size and shape head of the screwdriver for each screw, otherwise, you could strip the screw head or slip and scratch the surface that you are working on. The three main types are: flat head, Phillips and square-drive. They also come in different sizes to match the size of the head of the screw, which in turn reflects the amount of force necessary to drive the screw home.
Pro Tip: you can get quite robust screwdrivers that have interchangeable heads. This is handy when you are working up a ladder or in a confined space without a mate.
Screws: there are two basic types: the traditional wood screw with a shank and the modern drywall and deck screws without. The first type requires pre-drilling but the second type is self-tapping all the way – even self countersinking.
Pro Tip: if you have a lot of them to put in, get a variable speed power drill and a Phillips head screwdriver bit. Use the drill on slow.
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One of the hardest things about taking your young child with you when you do errands is dealing with the stroller. The Origami Stroller from 4Moms opens and folds itself at the touch of a button, so you don’t have to fight with it yourself. One of the wheels has a generator inside to keep [...]
Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/31/charge-your-phone-with-your-baby-stroller/
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The news just broke that Julian Assange will play himself on the 500th episode of The Simpsons, which is set to air February 19th. More »
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Want to jailbreak and unlock but need to know how to tell what bootrom your iPhone 3GS is running? There are two numbers in your settings that will be a dead giveaway as to what bootrom your phone has. You’ll need to know how to determine your bootrom in certain situations if you want to achieve a software unlock.
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