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Episode #065 Two Bruces and "The Montreal Crew"
After several years of trying to persuade Bruce and Asis to come to the cottage for a few days, The Montreal Crew finally showed up. They imediately jumped in to help with cleaning out the beer fridge. Their years of training and experience pays off as we actually had to re-stock before the visit was over. Other tham that it was lots of good food and time to catch up.
We also would like to announce the grand openning of THE KOTTAGE-TEK SWAG SHOP. Yes you too can dress for success just like us. Or maybe not. Please visit our shop on Cafe Press for a wide selection of T-shirts, sweat shirts, beer glasses, coffee mugs and some great gift ideas for your favorite honey!
The other Bruce is not just a geek but an accomplished model builder. He collects and builds models by Tamiya and Protar amongst others and has developed the skills to make these things look like the real thing. I think it began when he noticed that a model he was building had the wrong spoke patern. Since Bruce has "laced" (spoked) many of his own motorcycle wheels over the years he thought he would fix it on the model so he cut out the plastic spokes and re-laced the model wheels in the right patern with piano wire. Don't ask! You can see more of his work at bikesbybruce.com
Now with the Montreal crew in the house, we had to go to La Belle Province for our beer of the day. We chose their "La Fin Du Monde" which means "The End Of The World". The is an extra strong ale coming in at 9.0 percent alcohol. You can find out more about Unibroue and their other beers at www.unibroue.com. Now who would ever think you would need a corkscrew to open a beer? Well being Kottage-tek, we went with the Channel Lock pliers in stead. The best way to pull a champaign cork out of a beer bottle.
A special thank you to JEREMIAH FLEMING of podsafeaudio.com for his composition titled "Overnighter" which is the intro and outro music on this episode.
Episode #064 Infrastructure is a pretty big word.
Bruce wants to talk about infrastructure. That's just a big word for "we didn't really get anything done this time". We talked about the new vanity for the master ensuite bathroom as well as getting a new steel roof. The steel roof may happen but don't hold your breath for the vanity.
We also talked about a little known fact that the Common Loon for which Muskoka is so well known actually migrates south for the winter. They usually collect together in Algonquin Park or on the open waters of Georgian Bay but apparently there have been a lot of them using Six Mile Lake for this.
Our beer of the day is Upper Canada Dark. It comes from Upper Canada Brewing Co. You may want to check them out on Wikipedia. since their website is still under construction.
A special thank you to JEREMIAH FLEMING of podsafeaudio.com for his composition titled "Overnighter" which is the intro and outro music on this episode.
Episode #063 The 802.11ac Wi-Fi Cordless Extension Cord
This was definitely a real Wi-Fi kind of weekend. First we have a major melt down of the Rogers 3G Internet Hub which gives us internet connectivity in the cottage. It was so hot Bruce almost burnt himself. Once it cooled down, we powered it up and it still worked. Amazing!
And speaking of Wi-Fi, the most recent engineering standard for Wi-Fi was released by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It is officially called 802.11ac. Yup; that's right, I finally have what I need to invent my latest "Kottage Kreation". Introducing "The 802.11ac Wi-Fi Cordless Extension Cord". The ultimate power accessory for the cottage. I have done two versions. The single outlet receiver is for smaller appliances like lights and radios. The big 4 outlet version can pull 15 amps and is capable of running power tools like a circular saw or demo saw.
Now there is a word of warning though. This standard is dual band which means it runs on both 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz. These frequencies are microwave levels so if you are pulling 15 amp of ac power over this then you don't want to stand between the antennas or you just might cook something. It will at least help keep you warm in the winter.
Our beer of the day is Barking Squirrel Lager. It comes from Hop City Brewing Co in Brampton Ontario.
A special thank you to JEREMIAH FLEMING of podsafeaudio.com for his composition titled "Overnighter" which is the intro and outro music on this episode.
