Motor Oil Grades

Using The Correct Motor Oil Weight in your Acura and Honda Automobiles

Synthetic Oil
Base Oil Categories

Valvoline Restore & Protect VVV GM Honda 
Pennzoil Ultra Platinum, Quaker State Ultimate Protection Shell Stellantis BMW Hyundai Ferrari 

Castrol EDGE Extended Performance BP Ford Toyota 

Mobil 1 Extended Performance Porsche GM 

AMSOIL 100% Synthetic Engine Oil Group IV PAO 0W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Red Line Oil polyalphaolefin Group V Polyol Ester 0W20 5W20 5W30 10W30
Royal Purple Motor Oil Poly-Alpha-Olefin 5W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Mobil1 Expended Performance PAOs, esters 5W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Mobil 1 0W-20 Advanced Fuel Economy, 0W-30 Advanced Fuel Economy, 0W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 10W-30, 15W-50, High Mileage 10W-30, High Mileage 10W-40, Truck and SUV 5W-30 for Gasoline Engines

Valvoline SynPower Full Synthetic Motor Oil SAE 0W-20 5W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Penzoil Platinum Full Synthetic Motor Oil 0W-20 5W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Quaker State Ultimate Durability Full Synthetic 0W-20 5W-20 5W-30 10W-39
Motorcraft Full Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-20 5W-30

Castrol SYNTEC grade SAE 0W-20 0W-30 5W-20 5W-30 5W-40 5W-50 10W-30 10W-40 20W-50
Lucas Synthetic High Performance Motor Oil 5W20 5W30 10W30

Zilpy vs Rentometer: Renters Beware of the Bling

Rentometer Tenant and Landlord
Zilpy Your neighborhood rental facts, Investors, Renters, Landlords, Apartments & Houses Rent Comparison

Breaking up with ‘Craig’ is hard to do — but rental apps aim to make it easier

Top rentals sites by real estate Web market share, March 2015

Site (owner)	Market share*, March (Rank of all real estate sites)
Apartments.com (CoStar Group)	2.13% (6)
Apartment Guide (RentPath Inc.)	2.07% (8)
HotPads (Zillow Group)	1.11% (11)
Rent.com (RentPath Inc.)	1.08% (12)
ForRent.com (Dominion Enterprises)	0.97% (13)
Rentals.com (RentPath Inc.)	0.70% (18)
Apartment Finder (CoStar Group)	0.59% (21)

The 10 Best Apps for Finding Your Next Apartment

Posting an Apartment for Rent

Apartments.com

** Zillow (Trulia, HotPads)

* Realtor.com

** Zumper

rent.com RentPath Apartment Guide Rentals.com

rentometer

Frozen Yogurt

The Legions of Frozen Yogurt Push East
Frodo Endorses Favorite Froyo The Thrilla in Vanilla (ice cream)
The Pinkberry Controversy
Yogurt explosion rocks Palo Alto

I Can't Believe It's Yogurt 1977
TCBY The Country's Best Yogurt 1981
Yogen Fruz 1986

Red Mango 2002 Cupertino Civic Park, Palo Alto, Valley Fair Mall
yogurberry 2004 Castro St, Mountain View
pinkberry 2005 Santana Row, San Jose

Yoguartland Stevens Creek Cupertino, Westgate San Jose
Orange Tree Self Serve Frozen Yogurt Newpark Mall Newark, Stanford Shopping, Mipitas Square, The Oaks Cupertino
Tartini Frozen Yogurt Bar Cupertino
Pink Swirt Frezon Yogurt Mission San Jose
tuttimelon Cupertino Village
tutti frutti Cupertino Square

Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt near Apple yelp
Frozen Yogurt Shops near Apple google

Waterproof breathable fabric

Waterproof breathable fabric
Gore-Tex
breathability test ePTFE > eVent > Gore-Tex XCR (preformance, PacLite)
eVent vs Gore-Tex
BackPackingLight gear guide: Rainwear
Boots
Helmet compatible, 2 layer, 3 layer, internal pockets, pit zips, chin guard

eVent fabrics: find our gear - GE Wants Back In The Waterproof Breathable Game
66°NORTH Glymur Jacket Iceland
Backcountry.com Stoic eVent Shell
ground Extension Shell Repel Shell Radius Jacket
Integral Designs eVent Thru Hiker Jacket eVent Rain Jacket
Kailas KG11114 男装冲锋衣
Loki Levity Alpinist Shell
REI eVent Shuksan Jacket
Rab shell
TAD Gear Predator Hardshell Raptor Hardshell
Westcomb Hardshell
Wild Things Hardshell

ProLite Gear
Backcountry
REI eVent
吉亞戶外裝備

EPIC by Nextec Soft Shell fabric, windproof, water repellent, highly breathable
Windstopper by Gore-Tex

Fabriclink, Fabric Trademark and Brand Name Index
Fabriclink's The Technical Center, Alphabetical Trademark/Brand Name Index

Winter Headwear

SIA Directory, Snowsports Industries America
Find your gear

Mental Gear Knit Beanie, Winter Ski & Snowboard Hat, Crazy Funky Helmet Cover, Jester Hat,
Shred Alert Gear for Heads
Screamer Beanie Hats, Ski Wear, Snowboarding Hats, Fleece Ski Hats, Billed Beanies
BULA Snow Sports Accessories
Turtle Fur
Neff Headwear
Coal Headwear
Fabel Headwear
crazeeHeads Decorative Helmet Covers
Tail Wags Helmet Covers

Over The Glass Goggle

goggles wear over the glasses and helmet-compatible, Asian-fit 58cm 22.75"

Smith OTG low bridge fit, large: I/O MAG XL, Reason, large-med: Skyline XL, medium: Sequence 
optical docking system (ODS) prescription lens insert

Smith Round-Contour Fit Helmets Maze helmet, Vantage, Code unisex, Allure women

Giro Asian Fit Vue Mips Asian Fit Helmet Goggle combo visor

Odoland Ski Helmet, 2-in-1 Visor Detachable Goggles Set

Bolle Snow Visor Helmet

uvex visor ski helmets

Scott Storm OTG Spherical $40,  Notice OTG SPH
Julbo Jupiter OTG spherical large $85
Julbo Around Excel OTG spherical $85
Julbo Revolution OTG cylindrical Zebra lenses $140
Gordini Ultra Vision Adult OTG (large) spherical $30
Carrera OTG, Chopper SPH OTG

Uvex Stealth OTG safety goggle spherical

Zeal Optics Rapt cylindrical, Asian-fit not otg
Oakley Proven OTG Snow (Asian Fit) discontinued $50 Asia
Bolle all cylindrical, Boost OTG (small), Y6 OTG (medium), X9 OTG (medium/large),

Display Monitor Color Calibration

X-Rite i1 Family i1Display LT, i1Display 2
Pantone Color Control Huey Huey Pro

Datacolor (ColorVision) Spyder Spyder2Express, Spyder3Pro

Integrated Color ColorEyes Display Pro

HardForum: Monitor Calibration Systems and you!

Cookware

All-Clad
Stainless steel-aluminum-Magnetic Stainless Steel, 2 qt, 3 qt sauce pans, 3 qt, 4 qt casserole, 3 qt cassoulet
MC2 18/10 steel-aluminum-aluminum alloy, not good, 2 qt, 2.5 qt sauce pan, 3.5, 4.5, 5 qt casseroles, 3 qt cassoulet
LTD steel-aluminum-anodized aluminum, not good, 2 qt, 3 qt sauce pan, 3 qt, 3.5 qt, 4 qt casseroles, 3 qt cassoulets
Cookware Materials thickness

Newell Rubbermaid
Calphalon AccuCore 5 layers, steel-aluminum-copper-aluminum-steel
Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Steel steel-aluminum-steel 2.5 qt. Sauce Pan $97
Calphalon Contemporary Stainless steel-alum-steel
Calphalon Tri-Ply Copper steel-aluminum-copper, 2.5 qt. Sauce Pan $114, 5 qt. Saucier $100

Meyer
KitchenAid Tri-Ply Copper, Copper Core 2 Qt Covered Saucepan steel steel-aluminum-copper, steel-aluminum-copper-aluminum-steel $96

Anolon Tri-Ply Clad

BonJour Copper Clad steel-aluminum-copper-aluminum-steel

Conair
Cuisinart MultiClad Pro steel-aluminum-steel 2 Qt. Saucepan $50, 3 Qt. Saucepan $60
Cuisinart French Classic Tri-Ply Stainless

Emeril Emerilware Pro-Clad made by All-Clad in China 3 qt sauce pan with glass lid $80, 2 1/2 qt sauce pan in 10 PC set $300

Falk Culinair Copper Cookware stainless steel-copper

鋁(神經毒), 鐵氟龍(致癌), 不鏽鋼(鎳過敏), 碳鋼(生鏽), 搪瓷(重), 鑄鐵(重)

Aluminum (nerve toxic), PTFE Teflon (cancer), Stainless Steel (nickel allergy), Carbon Steel (rust), Enamel (weight), Cast Iron (heavy)

Wireless All-in-One Multifunction Inkjet Printer

Wi-Fi, built-in two-sided double duplexer, scanner/copier with document feeder, fax

HP OfficeJet J6480 (CB029A), black 74XL 18ml (750 pages) CB336WN, 74 4.5ml (200 pages) CB335WN, color 75XL 12ml (520 pages) CB338WN, 75 3.5ml (170 pages) CB337WN, 99 Photo 13ml (130 photos) C9369W, 100 Gray 15ml (80 photos) C9368A, HP Officejet J6400 All-in-One series ISO 24711 Ink Yield Test Report, $97
HP Officejet 6500 940XL, Black (2200 pages) Cyan (1400 pages) Magenta Yellow
HP Photosmart C7280 02, Black 10ml (660 pages), Cyan 4ml (400 pages) Magenta 3.5ml (370 pages) Yellow 6ml (500 pages) Light Cyan 5.5ml (240 pages) Light Magenta 5.5ml (240 pages) $160
HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One duplex Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) 564XL Black (800 pages) Cyan (740 pages) Magenta Yellow

J6480 supplies
HP Deskjet 970cse C6429B ink cartridges black 45 42ml (870 pages) 51645A, color 78 19ml (560 pages) C6578DN, 78XL 38ml (1200 pages) C6578AN

Lexmark X7675 $119
Lexmark X4975

Epson WorkForce 600
Epson Artisan 700 800 duplex optional

Canon Office Pixma MX860 duplex copy $200
Canon Office Pimxa MX850 duplex feeder, ethernet networked only $200
Canon Office Pixma MX7600 duplex feeder, ethernet only $325

The Great Defrag Shootout: The Winners

Disk Defragmentation Utilities
JkDefrag + NTREGOPT + PageDefrag + JkDefrag GUI + Contig
JkDefrag

Cleanup Kit Revo Uninstaller, Autoruns, CCleaner, JkDefrag and PageDefrag, ERUNT
10 Free Tools to Clean Up and Speed Up your Computer Avast! Home Edition, Spybot Search & Destroy, Revo Uninstaller, PC Decrapifier, Unlocker, CyberTweak, CCleaner, EasyCleaner, MV RegClean, JKDefragGUI

WiFi GSM phones with High Resolution Camera

have GSM 850
have Camera (5+ megapixel or 8+ megapixel or 10+ megapixel)
have PC Sync
have Speaker Phone
have Wi-Fi

Direct-attached storage

USB 2.0, eSATA 3Gbps, IEEE 1394 FireWire 800, FW 400, RAID 1 with rebuilding
WD Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II 2TB 1TB
Cavalry CADA-SA2 Windows CADA002SA2 2TB 1.5TB 1TB 500GB
Cavalry CADA-SA2H Mac-Ready CADA002SA2 2TB 1TB
LaCie 2big Quadra 3TB 2TB 1TB
LaCie 2big Dual 2TB 1TB
Buffalo DriveStation Quattro TurboUSB 2TB 4TB RAID-5
SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive 2TB 1.5TB 1TB SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive Quad 2TB 1.5TB 1TB
Thecus N2050 1TB
G-Technology G|RAID mini2 1TB 2.5"

single disk
Buffalo DriveStation Combo 4 1.5TB 1TB
G|DRIVE Q 1.5TB G|RAID3 3TB
Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB
WDC My Book Studio Edition 1TB
LaCie Big Disk Extreme+ Dual 2TB 1.5TB d2 Quadra Hard Disk 1.5TB 1TB Design by Neil Poulton 1TB 1.5Gbps eSATA
Cavalry CAXA CAXB CAXE CAXM CAXT 1TB
SimpleTech ProDrive 1.0TB
iomega External Hard Drive 1TB
MicroNet Fantom Drive's GreenDrive 1TB G-Force 1TB MegaDisk 2TB 1.5TB 1TB G-Force Quad 1TB quad interface
AcomData pureDrive 1TB 1.5Gbps no cable

Docking Station
Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U
iStarUSA xAGE902DU-SAU
Vantec NexStar Dual Bay Hard Drive Dock
Cavalry EN-CAHDD2B Hard Drive Dock no eSATA

Wireless Print Server

D-Link DPR-1260 RangeBooster G Multifunction Print Server 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 ethernet port as bridge
ASUS Wl-520gU Wireless Router with MFP Server 1 USB 2.0, 4 10/100 BaseT, bridge mode
Netgear 54 Mbps Wireless USB Print Server with 4-port switch WGPS606 2 USB 1.1, 4 switched ethernet LAN

Linksys by Cisco WPSM54G Wireless-G Multifunction PrintServer 1 USB 2.0
Hawking Technology HWPS12UG 2 USB 1.1, 1 parallel printer port, HWPS1UG 1 USB 1.1

Large Capacity Hard Drive

Serial ATA: 2TB, 1.5TB
* Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB IntelliPower SATA 3Gb/s 32MB cache
Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB SATA 5900RPM 3.0Gb/s 32MB cache
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 32MB cache 4 platters
Samsung EcoGreen F2 ID153UI ID154UI 1.5TB 7200RPM Serial ATA 3.0Gbps 32MB buffer
Consumer Electronics:
* Western Digital AV-GP 2TB IntelliPower SATA 3Gb/s 32MB cache
Hitachi CinemaStar 7K1000 1TB SATA 3Gb/s 32MB buffer
Samsung Spinpoint F CE HA101UJ 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gbps 32MB buffer AVPremiumPack
Seagate Pipeline HD 1TB SATA 3Gb/s 8MB buffer
Seatate DB35 Series 7200.4 750GB/250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 16MB/8MB cache

IDE: 750GB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB Ultra ATA/100 16MB cache
* Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 7200 RPM EIDE 100 16MB cache
* Maxtor Basics ATA/100 500GB 7200RPM 16MB buffer
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB 7200 RPM PATA 133 8MB buffer
Consumer Electronics:
Seatate DB35 Series 7200.3 750GB/250GB Ultra ATA/100 8MB cache
* Hitach Cinemastar P7K500 500GB 7200 RPM PATA 133 8MB buffer
* Western Digital AV 500GB 7200 RPM EIDE 100 8MB cache

2.5"
Serial ATA: 500GB/7200
* Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 7200RPM 3.0Gb/s 16MB cache
* Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 500GB 7200RPM 3.0Gb/s 16MB cache
Toshiba MKxx56GSY 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 16MB buffer
WD Scorpio Black 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 16MB cache
Fujitsu MHZ2320BJ 320GB 7200RPM 3.0Gb/s 16MB cache transferred to Toshiba
Samsung Spinpoint MP2 HM251JJ HM250JJ 250GB 7200RPM SATA 3GPS 16MP buffer

SATA: 1TB/5400
* Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1TB 5200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 8MB cache
* Toshiba MKxx59GSM 1TB 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/s 8MB buffer
Seagate Momentus 5400 640GB SATA 3Gb/s 8MB cache
Samsung Spinpoint M HM641JI 640GB 5200RPM SATA 3Gbps 8MB buffer
Hitachi Travelstar E5K500 5K500 500GB 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/s 8MB buffer
Fujitsu MJA2500BH MJA2500CH 500GB 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/sec 8MB buffer

IDE: 320GB/5400 100GB/7200
* Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB 250GB 5400RPM EIDE 100 8MB cache
Hitachi Travelstar E5K160 5K160 160GB 5400RPM PATA 100 8MB buffer
Samsung Spinpoint M HM160HC 160GB 5400RPM PAPA 8MB buffer
Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 8MB cache
* Hitachi Travelstar E7K100 7K100 100GB ATA-6 Ultra DMA-5 100MBps 8MB buffer, discontinued
Seagate Momentus 7200.1 80GB Ultra/ATA 100 8MB cache

1.8"
Toshiba
SATA 250GB 5400rpm
PATA 160GB 240GB 4200rpm

Visiting Sacramento and Tours

Discover America Sacramento
Discover Gold Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau
Via Magazine Sacramento

* Nimbus Fish Hatchery American River Hatchery
Fairytale Town
American River Parkway Foundation

Capital District State Museums and Historic Parks, Sacramento
* California State Capital Museum California State Capital Museum
* California State Railroad Museum Foundation
Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
State Indian Museum

* Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park 

Wagyu Beef Kobe Beef Steak

Wagyu cattle 和牛 (黒毛和種 (但馬牛))
1. 松阪牛 Matsusaka, 但馬牛 Tajima cattle
2. 神戶牛 Kobe, 但馬牛 Tajima cattle
3. 米沢牛 黒毛和種 Yonezawa beef

Tales of the $100 steak
Wagyu Beef -
Safe, Succulent and No Longer Rare
KOBE. . . OR NOT KOBE?
Wagyu/Kobe Beef FAQ

Lobel's American Wagyu Strube ***** high
Allen Brothers Yama Beef ***** highest
Jimmy P's Butcher Shop ***** low
Kobe Beef America ****
YamaBeef **** high
Exotic Meats KBA **** high
Morgan Ranch *** low
D'Artagnan Strube *** moderate
Snake River Farms ***
Uptown Prime SRF *** higher
Prime Selection
1-800-kobebeef.com
iGourmet

USDA Inspection & Grading of Meat and Poultry Prime > Choice > Select
Beef Loin Cuts loin, rib, sirloin
The Hind Quarter rump, round, blade chuck

A perspective on how much marbling is in Wagyu beef according to the USDA beef grading system
Prime == 5-6

Wagyu Meat Grading
JMGA Beef Marbling Standard (2008)

Verizon CDMA prepaid plans and phones

Prepaid Compare
Phone scoop search Verizon high resolution
* have Bluetooth
* have PC Sync
* have Speaker Phone
* do not have Text Keyboard
* have Vibrate

Chinese American

Home Theater Calculator: Viewing Distance, Screen Size

* recommended viewing distances for a given screen size - for both flat panels and projectors (based on THX and SMPTE standards)
* recommended viewing distances for a given display resolution - 480p, 720p, 1080p/1080i, 1440p, etc (based on Visual Acuity standards)
* various screen aspect ratios (4:3, 16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, custom ratios, etc.)
* projector screen size & screen brightness with guidelines for recommended values (based on projector brightness and screen gain)
* projector screen size & projector mounting location (based on min/max projector throw distances)
* seat locations, a second row stadium seating platform height calculation, and a few other goodies.

Tide Table

12/22/2014 Half Moon Bay Lowest in Winter -1.23

Tide Charts with maps

* Pillar Point Harbor (-1.8) HMB download annual published tide table pdf, calendar year, monthly 12/23/2018

*NOAA Tide Predictions, Pillar Point Harbor HMB (-1.4), Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz (-1.2), Monterey (-1.3) including published annual tide table pdf txt xml download
2015/11/26 5pm

Previously published 2010 NOAA Tide Table: Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Tide Tables
2009 NOAA Tide Predictions: Ano Nuevo Island
Tide Predictions - California, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay FreeTideTables Graphical PDF Tides Chart
Go Fishing Forum Tide Stations, Marine Tide Tables, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California
Tide Site Google Map with Calendar
Monterey HWI Lunitidal Interval 6.37 = 6:22
Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, CA StationId: 9413745
Referenced to Station: MONTEREY, MONTEREY BAY ( 9413450 )
Height offset in feet ( low:0.99 high: 0.97) Time offset in mins ( low:-11 high: -6) HWI = 6:16
Lunitidal Interval for Casio Tide Graph Watch at Santa Cruz = 12(symmetrical?)-(24*122.0707/360-6.37)-6/60 = 10.132 = 10:08
Checked against tide table, the number is more like 9:45

Tide Pools, Tide pool, tidepool, tidepools
San Mateo County Trails Map
California State Parks: A Guide to the Side of the Sea

Pillar Point Story, Photos Mavericks
Pillar Point Parking
Small Map
Directions to Parking Lot 

San Francisco
20 mile
Montara State Beach
2 mile
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, San Mateo County Parks, visit (parking), tide table, tours,
6 mile
Half Moon Bay
14.5 mile
Pescadero State Beach
3 mile
Bean Hollow State Beach
2.5 mile
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park adult $4
25 mile
Natural Bridges State Beach parking $8
2 mile
Santa Cruz

Monterey Bay Coastal Trail
Monterey
Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail from Monterey Bay Aquarium to Lovers Point
Pacific Grove Shoreline Park Network Shoreline Park, Lovers Point, Perkins Park,
Pacific Grove Marine Gardens Fish Refuge
Asilomar State Beach

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve Weston beach

California State Parks Day Use Fees

TEPCO beach ceramic glass, Point Isabel