Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Bay Area Traffic

511.org
Sigalert
traffic.com
Beat The Traffic
Google Maps Traffic
Yahoo Traffic TrafficCast
Microsoft Bing Maps Traffic traffic.com

TrafficGauge
511 Silicon Valley 511sv
iteris

Caltrans 511
Caltrans > Travel > Highway Conditions > Mountain Highways
Caltrans > Roads and Traffic > Live Traffic Cameras
California Traffic Information

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

High Speed Internet Comparison

Broadband provider, download/upload speed, price per month

Verizon FIOS
Fast: 15 Mbps/ 5 Mbps $70
Faster 50 Mbps/ 25 MBps $80
Fastest 75 Mbps / 35 Mbps $90
150 Mbps / 65 Mbps $100
300 Mbps / 65 Mbps $210 

Cable Modem Buying Guide approved modem list, avoid Intel Puma Chipset 
Comcast High Speed Internet xfinity, DOCSIS 3.0 for Blast! and higher speed, DOCSIS 2.0 for Performance, DOCSIS Device Information Center
xfinity services pricing rate card
xfinity speed tiers and provisioned upload/download speeds
xfinity offers, reseller plans
nofficial network speed
Performance Starter 15/2
Performance Starter+ 25 $40-50
Performance Plus 75/5 $45-70 CMD31T 4x4 $20
Performance Select 100/5 $45-55
Performance Pro 175/5 +$15  CM400 8x4 $35, CM500 16x4 $45
Performance Pro+ 200 $60-70
Blast! Pro 275/10 +$30 CM400 8x4
Blast! Pro+ 300/10 $70-80
Extreme Pro 500/10 +$45 CM600 24x4 or 24x8
Extreme Pro+ 600/10 $80-90
Gigabit 1000/35 CM1000 3.1 $90-$100
Gigabit Pro 2000/2000
Economy Plus: 3 Mbps/  Kbps $40
Performance Starter: 6 Mbps/ 1 Mbps $50
Performance 25: 25 Mbps/5 Mbps $62
Performance: 75 Mbps/5 Mbps $65-67
Blast!: 150 Mbps/ 10 Mbps $75-79
Extreme 250: 250 Mbps/ 20 Mbps $150

Using Approved Third-Party Equipment for Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Voice
Comcast xfinity upported cable modem Netgear CM500 for 200Mbps
*** Netgear CM500-100NAS Docsis 3.0 16x4 cc

Netgear Cable Modems DOCSIS 3.1 2g, DOCSIS 3.0 32x8 1400, 24x8 960, 16x4 680, 8x4 340, 4x4 150mbps

AT&T U-verse High Speed InternetUverse Offer Detailsinternet speeds
+$5 without bundling (U-verse TV, U-verse Voice, or combined with DIRECTV/Wireless) $7 equipment fee for wi-fi router gateway
Uverse speed tiers IPBB/fiber/DSL
Internet 100/20 $50 + modem fee

Basic - Download Speed: Up to Kbps; Upstream Speed: Up to Kbps $37
Express - Download Speed: Up to 1.5 Mbps; Upstream Speed: Up to 1.0 Mbps $42
Pro - Download Speed: Up to 3.0 Mbps; Upstream Speed: Up to 1.0 Mbps $47
Elite - Download Speed: Up to 6.0 Mbps; Upstream Speed: Up to 1.0 Mbps $52
Max - Download Speed: Up to 12.0 Mbps; Upstream Speed: Up to 1.5 Mbps $57
Max Plus - Download Speed: Up to 18.0 Mbps; Upstream Speed: Up to 1.5 Mbps $62
Max Turbo - Download Speed: Up to 24.0 Mbps; Upstream Speed: Up to 3.0 Mbps $72
Power - Download Speed: Up to 45.0 Mbps; Upstream Speed: Up to 6.0Mbps $82
Power Plus 75/8 $92
25/2M, 32/5M, 55M (32Mx2 pair bonding) profiles
HD = 6Mbps

AT&T High Speed Internet DSL
Basic - 768 kBps/384 Kbps $28
Express - 1.5 Mbps/384 Kbps $36
Elite - 3.0 Mbps/512 Kbps $41
Pro - 6.0 Mbps/768 Kbps $46

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賽事組別英文名稱參賽年齡級別本站賽事連結備註
國際棒球總會(International Baseball Federation)分為兩級,以每年的一月一日為年齡基準日:
AAAA World Youth Baseball Championship16歲以下青少棒IBA世界青少棒錦標賽 
AAAAAA World Junior Baseball Championship18歲以下青 棒IBA世界青棒錦標賽 
美國小馬聯盟(PONY Baseball League)分為五級,以每年的七月三十一日為年齡基準日:

幼馬級Mustang9~10歲次少棒尚無台灣不曾參賽
野馬級Bronco11~12歲少 棒BRONCO野馬級世界少棒錦標賽 
小馬級PONY13~14歲青少棒PONY小馬級世界青少棒錦標賽 
公馬級Colt15~16歲次青棒尚無台灣不曾參賽
帕馬級Palomino17~18歲青 棒PALOMINO帕馬級世界青棒錦標賽 
世界少棒聯盟(Little League Baseball)分為四級,以每年的八月三十一日為年齡基準日:
基本組Little League11~12歲少 棒LLB世界少棒錦標賽 

進階組Junior League12~14歲次青少棒尚無台灣不曾參賽
中級組Senior League14~16歲青少棒LLB世界青少棒錦標賽 
高級組Big League16~18歲青 棒LLB世界青棒錦標賽 

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Backpacking Camping tools

Backpack tent Search Tool floor+vestibule area, floor dimensions+peak height, average packed weight, packed size

4 person backpacking tent
Sierra Designs Lightning XT 4 3-season 4-person 57.5+17.5+10ft^2 95"x92"x49" 7lb 6oz 6"x21" 2-door $449
Kelty Teton 4 3-season 4-person 54.4+12.3ft^2 98"x80"x58" 7lb 8oz 8"x26" 1-door $210
REI Half Dome 4 HC 3-season 4-person 57+11+11sq ft 94"x86"x51" 8lb 3oz 8"x22" 2-door $249
Black Diamond Guiding Light 4-season 4-people 50ft^2 90"x80"x42" 6lb 4oz 7"x12" 2-door $630

Sleeping Pad Search Tool
Cascade Designs Therm-A-Rest NeoAir

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Media Center for TV

10-foot user interface

XBMC Media Center
MediaPortal
Boxee

Flash streaming from Hulu, YouTube

Hulu: NBC, Fox, ABC
tv.com: CNet, CBS
fancast: Comcast

Comcast On Demand Online Time Warner (HBO, Cinemax), Showtime (CBS), Starz

Monday, July 06, 2009

Hitch-Mounted Bicycle Racks for 4 Bikes

Roof racks with crossbars cross bars crossbar

Hitch Bike Rack Comparison Chart 

954 Ridgeline 4 Bike Hitch Rack T3 Cradles, Hitch Switch, No-Sway Cages, Snug-Tite receiver lock $360 
914 Roadway 4 Bike Hitch Rack T3 Cradles, Hitch Switch $240 

Yakima 
FlipSide TriggerFinger release, Security, Premium SwitchBlade cradles $359 
DoubleDown 4 TriggerFinger release $245 
KingPin 4 $156 BigHorn 4 $180 Softride parallelogram 

Saris 
T-Rax Pro $310 

Allen Racks 
Premium 4 bike hitch carrier 545RR Quick Carry Arm Release 
Deluxe 4 bike hitch carrier 542RR carry arm drop out $97 

Swagman