I thought it would be helpful to visualize where all the radio repeaters are in my area. I found a lack of map information available for this sort of thing but I found readily available CSV data with the information. Google Fusion Tables to the rescue! I tried to embed the map in this post [...]

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I started my RC hobby with a Graupner MX16-iFS. I’ve been quite happy with it and don’t have any plans to change in the future. As part of a package deal I purchased, I obtained a Spektrum DX7. While I won’t be keeping the DX7, I don’t have a receiver for the Heli I bought [...]

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I’ve terminated my sponsoredreviews.com account. It was a fun experiment, and I did indeed receive some cash on the side, but it’s just not worth the time I guess. I don’t think any readers of this site are actually are interested in the reviews anyway. I tried to write them in a way that was [...]

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Switching hosting providers this weekend. I’m hoping to have a little bit more uptime than my old server was providing. Let me know if you see any 404 errors or stuff that I haven’t transferred over from the old server. Thanks

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So a while back we purchased a JVC Everio HD camcorder. I’ll skip the commentary on whether or not that is a good idea. For me, the relevant issue is: how am I supposed to copy the MTS (AVCHD H.264) encoded files to my mac and get them in a format that I can import [...]

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Here is a followup to a few questions that have come up since my GnuCash Budget post. How much did I spend for this month? I find the Cash Flow report useful for this question. (Reports->Income & Expense->Cash Flow). You need to customize the report a bit before you get the information you need though. [...]

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