Bluetooth Headphones
I love bluetooth. What's not to love? Short range wireless is amazing. But what I want now is a bluetooth headset. I don't want a bluetooth dongle, or a bluetooth MP3 player, or an IPAQ, I just want the headset. The only one's I've been able to find are from
Air2U Inc.. They look great. The only problem is finding a retail source - you see, they are in Taiwan. I sent them an email, and hopefully I'll find out more soon.
An nifty electric bike
While going out for a cup of coffee and a yummy boston cream pie at Crixa, the best dessert place in the East Bay, I saw two eGo electic bikes. I've seen them parked there before, but today they had rain shields on with the URL - http://www.egovehicles.com. Since I'm in the market for a scooter or an electric bike, I thought I'd take a look at the website.
They look great. They get 25 miles between charges, don't have to be registered in California, and, while not cheap, don't cost as much as a Vespa. They don't look like they can seat two people, though, so I guess I have to keep looking.
I need one of these!
I'm training for my next triathlon (the ICE Breaker). It's been raining a lot, plus it gets dark early, so my bike training is indoors. I've been looking for an indoor training so I can ride my own bike, rather than riding some exercise machine. Now I've found the perfect indoor trainer Inside Ride Bicycle Treadmill. It's a treadmill for bikes. What can I say? Wow.
Timer for garage door opener
A few months ago I was stupid. I left my garage door open overnight. We didn't notice right away, but the next weekend when I went to get some tools to work on the house, I noticed a few things were missing, including a brand new chop saw, two nail guns, and my drill. All told we figure we lost about $1000 worth of stuff.
So, since I know how bad my memory is, I installed a timer for the garage door. You can get them from Garage Door Security. It took a bit of time to install, but now, after 5 minutes our garage door closes automatically.
If you don't have one of these, I suggest you get one. It's worth it.
Brewing Beer – Finally!
Back in college I brewed a lot of beer. My roommates and I brewed not just because it was the only way to get really good beer in the early 80's, but also for the enjoyment of it. It's kind of like a cross between chemistry and baking. We had a great time doing it, and only once did we get a batch of vinegar. That same batch was the only time we had a bottle burst.
Anyway, as I get older, I fondly remember that time, and and since my garage is a perfect place to brew beer during the summer. (it's slightly underground, so the temperature remains cool, but warm enough for brewing beer), I decided I was going to start brewing beer again. Unfortunately, summer passed away and I never got around to brewing.
However, this weekend I finally did it. With my supplies provided from Oak Barrel Winecraft in Berkeley, I brewed up a batch of English style porter. It's in the primary fermenter now and should be ready to be bottled on Saturday.
BTW, Oak Barrel Winecraft is a great store, probably the best home brew supply store I have ever seen. Their website doesn't do them justice. Go in. Meet the people that work there. They are passionate about brewing and wine making. They do demonstrations and classes as well.