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July 7, 2010
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ArcGIS

ArcGIS is an application from ESRI, made for the iPhone. It sports a fantastic looking interface, and maps are pretty quick to load up. And there are a pile of different map views you can shoose from – including various topographic maps, satellite views, hybrid maps, and more. There’s even a Canada 1:20K Basemap.

ESRI has also built an online application that lets you create your own custom map views

And it’s free!

Get ArcGIS from the iTunes AppStore | ArcGIS Explorer Online

Here are a couple screenshots:

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July 4, 2010
by Ray
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And it’s leaking again! :^(

Well, after replacing the breaker valve, I woke up this morning to the sound of water dripping and the pump running again.

Thankfully it was only running for a couple minutes this time – so the water cleanup was much easier!

Looks like I’ll have to take the machine in to CaffeTech – and have them see what’s up. It’s a drag, but this is the first problem I’ve had with the machine since I got it 3 years ago. Hopefully its not an expensive fix! The problem only occurs when the machine first starts up. Once it’s heated up, there doesn’t seem to be a problem.

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June 25, 2010
by Ray
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My Espresso machine is back!

Well, Joe at CaffeTech fixed me up with a new breaker valve and while there, I figured I should probably get new washers for the group lever.

I just got the machine all back together and no more leaking :^). It is surprising how much water actually boils off in the cup surrounding the valve while the machine warms up. At least it’s no longer gushing all over the place! The trickiest part of the whole thing was getting the cam back in place after getting the lever washers replaced.

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June 24, 2010
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ality evolving … again :^)

Going to be merging content from a couple of my other blogs – basically trying to simplify maintenance. I’ll add categories, and also try to tag content more, so you can easily find the content you’re after! :^)

The first blog to get merged over here is my coffee blog.

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June 24, 2010
by Ray
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Here comes the flood!

Well, a mini flood anyway!!
This morning when the timer kicked in for my espresso machine, something failed in the machine, resulting in water all over the kitchen floor, and leaking down into our laundry room. Timer went on at 5:00 AM – I was downstairs at 6:00.

Tonight I’ll have to open the espresso machine up to see what exactly failed – thankfully the components inside the Andreja Premium are fairly generic, so I shouldn’t have too much trouble fixing it. Hoping I can fix it myself, otherwise I load it up and have CaffeTech look at it and do the repairs. At least they’re local!

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June 4, 2010
by Ray
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I think it’s time – almost ;^)

Well, the factory bumper on the Rubi has been taking a beating. All the time and effort installing the winch and dressing up the factory plastic around it was pretty much a waste of time.

A few trail runs, a small tree here, a small tree there, and a big mudhole have all taken their toll. In the process, I’ve got a better idea what bumper size I want though!

So, in the coming weeks I hope to get started on putting together my own bumper – hoping to use a really nice design put together by N007 over on the NA4WDA forums. He designed his bumper in a 3D CAD program, then had the pieces cut out by a shop on the southside using a water jet. The finished product turned out great! I think that I might add a bit of tube work – a medium sized stinger, and some pieces to add a little protection to the front fenders.

Last fall I purchased a little Lincoln Electric welding machine – hopefully its up to the task, and I can get some skills!

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Spring Club Run to Cadomin

June 3, 2010 by Ray | 0 comments

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This past weekend we had 7 Jeeps meet up in the Cadomin area for a run. Weather sucked, but the Jeeps loved it – well, most of them anyway ;^)

One of the guys managed to get a log jammed up into his under-carriage, and damaged the wiring to the fuel pump – causing his jeep to stop running as he was working his way across a watery mud hole. It took a while to sort the issue out, and get a trail fix working so he was able to get out. I winched him back back out of the mudhole and onto ‘dry’ land so that the work could begin. While the Jeep was worked on, others in our group managed to get the water draining out of the mud hole, and removed lots of logs that were gradually exposed as the water level drained.

 

 

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