Author Archives: John

About John

Canadian ex-pat living in San Diego. Hacker, entrepreneur, surfer, scuba diver

O2 Pay & Go with an iPhone

Posted on 9/28/2009 by John

So I’m working in London for the week and decided to pick up an O2 Pay & Go SIM card to save a bit of money over AT&T’s roaming charges. Picking up the SIM card was easy at a Carphone … Continue reading →

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Vibram Five Fingers

Posted on 9/1/2009 by John

I’ve needed a new pair of every day shoes to replace my tattered old NewBalance MR1224′s and three weeks ago I decided to hit up ZombieRunner in Palo Alto and try on my first pair of Vibram Five Fingers. The … Continue reading →

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Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter

Posted on 8/30/2009 by John

For some strange reason Apple hasn’t deemed it necessary to produce a mini Display Port to HDMI adapter for their line of MacBook and MacBook Pros like they do for DVI. After a long wait, in steps MonoPrice.com with their … Continue reading →

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Honey-Curry Pork Tenderloin

Posted on 12/23/2008 by John

One of the dishes that I enjoy both cooking and eating is Pork Tenderloin. I forget the exact origin of this recipe but I got it from my mother who started cooking it this way a few years ago. Marinade, … Continue reading →

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Power Consumption

Posted on 12/10/2008 by John

Tonight I broke down and finally bought a Watts Up Pro to try to figure out the best places to save power and then measure my progress. It’s also handy or figuring out how much Vampire Power your TV, gaming consoles, etc still suck … Continue reading →

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