Pure water
January 7, 2010
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Because i was renewing things in my home, after the electricity, it was time to do the water installation.
I decided to place a TwinTec XL2 water softener. I’m dreaming about a clear glass shower wall, a clean kettle without scale, drinking Perrier from my kitchen tap, clothes that feel softer, using less soap in my washing machine, equipment (like washing machine, kettle,..) which uses less energy and no more skin irritations.
The TwinTec XL2 removes all calcium and magnesium elements from the water. The advantage of a TwinTec XL2 above a AquaCell water softener is that it has a much higher water throughput and a separate salt resevoir.
Here you see an animation of a water softener and a movie how it works (in Dutch).
Myth Busters: Benzine getankt in een Dieselauto ?
September 14, 2009
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Na 35 liter benzine in een Volvo XC90 D5 (diesel) te hebben getankt.. toch een helder moment gehad en gestopt.
Het eruit pompen is niet mogelijk omdat de tank met een soort ventiel/vacuüm zit, ook bestaan de meeste brandstoftanks tegenwoordig uit 2 kleinere tanks wat zorgt voor een beter evenwicht in de auto (ANWB monteurs noemen dit een “Vanessa” tank, inderdaad genoemd naar de voorgevel van mevr. Breukhoven). De ANWB kan de auto zelfs niet leegpompen en zal die dus gewoon bij de dealer afleveren. De dealer zal er een kleine € 300,- voor rekenen. Dit hoeft echter niet! .. (more…)
Best Case for HP IPaq 6910/6915/6925/65xx
November 16, 2007
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For quite some time i’ve been looking for a case or wallet for my HP Ipaq 6915 phone/pda. 
I was looking for a case which is (a little) shock proof, which i could put in my Cradle without removing the case and also has stylish look. Water resistant was no issue for me.
I searched my head off, including the following cases/wallets:
Noreve (beatifull, quite expensive but not cradle compatible)
User reviews say it is not easy to remove the phone from this case because of the joystick on the phone needs to slide under some tight leather/plastics. The included belt-clip also seems to be a bit weak. Noreve cases might be hard to get in your local shop. (more…)
Summer birthday party
June 23, 2007
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Today i’ll give a small party, already announced via this site. I hope the weather is good and we make a lot of cool photo’s and short movies. I’ll post them next week.
Happy boarding and be carefull…
Summer 2006
June 8, 2006
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Summer 2006 is here !
To celebrate my 25th birthday, the beautifull weather and the World Cup football, i decided to give a party (http://www.summerchill.nl/) Sunday the 11th of June 2006.
Bellow you can see the harbor Wetterwille at Loosdrecht where my sailboat is at summer (click to enlarge).
Apple iPod Hi-Fi Rocks!
March 31, 2006
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First i was a bit sceptic and thought it was too expensive. However, i walked into the Apple Store (in The Netherlands), payed EUR 379,- and went home.
I must say i’ve seen a lot of real Hi-Fi installations and studios, but this thing really gives an amazing sound. Your room will be completely FULL of sound, the Low (BASS) and High tones sound great. It wouldn’t be a problem to have about 20 people on a little (birthday)party and use this ’single box’. It is absolutelly not a MONO Speaker like some people say.
Just hear it and you’ll buy it. I have to admit it’s a bit expensive but it’s different than with other things you buy.
Most things you buy; you connect it, the wires are too short, the sounds could be better and they lack some functionality or options.
Not with this one.. It’s worth the full price. Really nothing found which could be better. Connecting it is so easy (like with all Apple products) and the buttons are also what-you-see-is-what-you-get. The wire is long enough (3 meters), on the bottom of the device is a flat anti-slip-rubber which makes it also a great device for sportive use (when sailing on a boat or outside in the park).
That’s also the reason why i bought it; for my boat. I have a sailing boat and want some good quality music on it, i’ve experience with home-build-beer-boxes with car-radios and car-batteries in it, but then you have 1 or 2 speakers and it’s quite ugly. When you have a nice wooden ship and everything is perfect, this thing is what the ship deserves.
The iPod Hi-Fi uses 6 D-cell batteries. When i load it with 6x GP 8000mAh NiMH (fully charged) it works for a maximum of 8 hours (90% volume, normal bass). When the batteries discharge, the volume will decrease (the last few hours). This is a bit anoying and it was would be better for me when they made it sound perfect till the last mAh and then let the device shut-down.
For more photos and comments see this article at Engadget.
Started….
November 18, 2005
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Vandaag begonnen met mijn eigen personal site, naast al 6 jaar met mijn bedrijf www.gigaweb.nl bezig te zijn.
De categorie Technical hou ik aan voor leuke en handige dingen die me opvallen, functies, etc. Ik weet nog niet of ik ervoor kies om die categorie voornamelijk in het Engels bij te houden.
