It Seems that SuperStore will open this Sunday. This despite our government’s efforts to patch holes in a law that’s fraught with loopholes. I’ve been fairly quiet on this topic this time around, but had spoken my peace in 2004 with two editorials – Sunday Shopping Part 1 and Sunday Shopping Part 2. [...]
Entries from June 29th, 2006
The Sunday Shopping Battle Continues
June 29th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Topics Of Interest
Tags: law·Nova Scotia
Getting Back Into Old Habits
June 29th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Web Development
I finally managed to push another article out onto About A Webmaster. This one’s about Communicating With Your Community. I’ve got a backlog of articles in the book I write in, so getting back into the swing of things should be a nice gradual process. That being said, I’ve got a lot [...]
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New Guitar Strings – The Cheapest Upgrade
June 28th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Music Equipment
I knew new strings were going to help, but I had no idea how much.
I picked up some D’Addario EXL110 strings. They’re not as heavy a weight as I would like but because I didn’t want to mess with filing the nut, I didn’t want to go very heavy to start. I’m glad [...]
Tags: guitar
Mellow Yellow from Dot On Shaft
June 26th, 2006 · Comments Off · Music Equipment
So yesterday I gave a detailed account of my experience with the Sonny Burstin guitar from Dot On Shaft. Today, I’ll cover the Mellow Yellow.
The first thing that struck me about this guitar is the color. It’s yellow. I knew it was yellow when I ordered it, but boy, is it ever [...]
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Dot On Shaft Guitars
June 25th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Music Equipment
So I’ve been hunting for a guitar for some time now. All the while I’ve been scrounging the net high and low for the best bang for my buck. Agile guitars were exremely high on the list of best bang for my buck, but after conversing with Mike over at Dot On Shaft [...]
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Is The Orange Squeezer Working?
June 11th, 2006 · Comments Off · Orange Squeezer Build
Maybe, maybe not… I fixed the two problems I found last night on my breadboard layout, soldered some jacks and some pots and plugged it in. The good news is there was sound going through the amp, sound that was somewhat different from the sound of a guitar plugged straight in. The [...]