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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

台灣海外高峰攀登活動一覽表

Mt. McKinley, Mt. Blanc, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Everest, Mt. Elbrus, Mt. Vinson, Carstensz Pyramid

Extremes on Earch

Friday, August 28, 2009

How to prolong lithium-based batteries

Rechargeable battery cycle life issues
Are Lithium Ion Batteries the Best Solution For EVs? 50% - 80%
How to Rejuvenate a Lithium-Ion Laptop Battery

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Contactless smart card - credit card

MasterCard PayPass
Visa payWave
American Express expresspay
Discover Network Zip

Chase blink

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Balanced Armature Headphones

Multi-IEM Review In-Ear Monitor

Audio-Technica ATH-CKM90, ATH-CK9 $249.95, ATH-CK10 $399.95

Shure SE Models SE210 $179.99 - SE310 - SE420 - SE530 $499.99, SCL SCL4 $299 - SCL5 $399

Etymotic Earphone Comparison 6i isolator $100 ($50), hf5 $150 ($80), er4 microPro $299, Headsets comparison ETYCOM $39

Klipsch ~~Custom 1 $130 ($40), Custom 2 $200, Custom 3 $300~~, Image X5 $250, Image X10 $350

MEElectronics A151 $75 ($50)

Creative Aurvana In-Ear 2 ($55)

Samsung Level In Headphones ($30) 2 Balanced Armature + 1 Dynamic Speaker (10mm)

Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro Hybrid ($20)

~~Ultimate Ears~~ SuperFi 4 $50, SuperFi 3 Studio $99 ($80), 600 $100 ($85), - TripleFi 10 $399

Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic $79

~~Altec Lansing~~ Muzx Ultra MZX606 with inline control and microphone $100 ($15 ebay, $20 1saleaday), UHP336 vented armature $129.95 ($35) same as UE SuperFi 3 Studio, Backbeat Pro UHP606 $99.95 ($25) same as UE SuperFi 4 $100 ($80)

~~Sony Balanced Armature~~ XBA-1, XBA-1IP $40 $30 ebay
Sony Headphone Support

Lenntek Pro Series in Ear Monitor $90 $50 at Costco

Symphonized MTL Dual Driver In-ear Noise-isolating Earphones with Mic

Friday, August 14, 2009

San Jose Climate

San Jose Climate Graph - Water Year Chart temperature - precipitation
Reno Climate Graph - Rain and Snow
Needle, CA - close to Furnace Creek (Death Valley Badwater)
*Furnace Creek Mesowest Observation DEVC1 HADS Decoded Data and Graph
Stovepipe Wells 1WS - Death Valley Observations Data, Climate Reference Network CRN
Furnace Creek GHCND:USC00042319 NCDC National Climate Data Center
Badwater forecast weather
Grand Canyon National Park Weather, Phantom Ranch Forecast
*Phantom Ranch Mesowest Observation WX7FGZ-1 AT680
Phantom Ranch GHCND:USC00026471 Grand Canyon

CLIMATE STATION PRECIPITATION SUMMARY
Period of Record General Climate Summary - Precipitation
Northern California Average Yearly Rainfall Maps
Probability of Precipitation for a day, week, or month

Climate Map Project:
Climate Maps, Min (low), Max (high) temperature, precipitation in a month
Detailed 30-year normals
Best (warmer in winter, cool in summer, trails): Santa Monica south, Redondo Beach

Seattle and nearby cities near SeaTac, Bellevue 98006, Newcastle 98059, Issaquah 98027 (Cougar Mountain) Redfin 3 zipcodes, Washington has no state income tax

San Francisco, Coastal California, Oxnard, Malibu (90265), Los Angeles - Pacific Palisades (90272) (Los Leones, Temescal, Will Rogers), Santa Monica - Manhattan Beach - Redondo - Palos Verdes (90274, 90275 Filiorum Preserve), Huntington - Newport Beach 92660 - Corona Del Mar 92625, Newport Coast 92657 - Laguna 92651 (Crystal Cove), Carlsbad - Del Mar, San Diego for lower summer temp, San Francisco, Oxnard - Santa Monica - Newport, San Diego, for higher winter temp

Berkeley Earch Long Term Temperature Trends
Los Gatos
San Jose Reid Hillview

Manhattan Beach has a minimal temperature difference between summer and winter, Oxnard, Huntington - Newport, La Jolla, San Diego is also good.

Zipatlas income,
zip atlas Cities with the Highest Median Household Income
Cities with the Highest Average Income per Person in California
Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households with Income Over $200,000 in California

City Data, statistics, boundary, census, population, income, house value, price
Manhattan Beach
Huntington Beach
Newport Beach has higher ground
San Diego

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

compact camera with wide zoom, IS, large aperture, HD movie, orientation sensor, light weight

* Canon PowerShot SD960 IS HDMI, H.264, 2,955 KB/s
* Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 Optical Zoom in Motion Picture, waterproof, HDMI, AVCHD Lite, 17 Mbps
* Panssonic Lumix DMC-FX580 Motion JPEG, 3,940 KB/s, Aperture priority, Shutter priority
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX37
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 Aperture priority, Shutter priority

Monday, August 03, 2009

Raised-relief map

USGS Address List (January 2007)
San Francisco Bay Raised Relief Map 22in. x 25in. $21+$10.95
GeoMart San Francisco Bay $21.95+$11.52 USGS Quad
American Educational Products San Francisco Bay $25.25 USGS
OmniMap $21.95+$16 USGS dark orange - low quality
OnlyGlobes $32

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 Xfinity

Comcast High Speed Internet xfinity, DOCSIS 3.0 for Blast! and higher speed, DOCSIS 2.0 for Performance, DOCSIS Device Information Center

Overview of Xfinity Gateways, xFi WiFi routers

xfinity myplan

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 Internet, Uverse Offer Details, internet 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

三級棒球

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：
ＡＡ	AA World Youth Baseball Championship	16歲以下	青少棒	IBA世界青少棒錦標賽
ＡＡＡ	AAA World Junior Baseball Championship	18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	Mustang	９～10歲	次少棒	尚無	台灣不曾參賽
野馬級	Bronco	11～12歲	少　棒	BRONCO野馬級世界少棒錦標賽
小馬級	PONY	13～14歲	青少棒	PONY小馬級世界青少棒錦標賽
公馬級	Colt	15～16歲	次青棒	尚無	台灣不曾參賽
帕馬級	Palomino	17～18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 League	11～12歲	少　棒	LLB世界少棒錦標賽
進階組	Junior League	12～14歲	次青少棒	尚無	台灣不曾參賽
中級組	Senior League	14～16歲	青少棒	LLB世界青少棒錦標賽
高級組	Big League	16～18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

Friday, July 10, 2009

List of most common surnames

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

Thule Hitch Rack Comparison

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

956 Parkway 4 2 $180

Yakima

FlipSide TriggerFinger release, Security, Premium SwitchBlade cradles $359

DoubleDown 4 TriggerFinger release $245

KingPin 4 $156 BigHorn 4 $180 Softride parallelogram

Access Elite 4-Bike Rack $450

Access HD 4-Bike Rack $320

Access Element 4-Bike Rack $200

Saris

T-Rax Pro $310

T-Rax Sport $240

Allen Racks

Premium 4 bike hitch carrier 545RR Quick Carry Arm Release

Deluxe 4 bike hitch carrier 542RR carry arm drop out $97

Swagman

Two-Arm Racks

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Taiwan / Taipei High Schools

112年台灣公私立高中錄取台灣頂大人數統計

== 台大清大陽明交大成大政大

》竹科實中北一女中建國中學師大附中新竹高中武陵高中成功中學臺中一中中山女中臺中女中高雄中學新竹女中松山高中

2026私中考試上場！東山、延平、薇閣…私校七雄錄取人數、學費，私立國中公立國中怎麼選？

台灣私立高中排名 TOP 10：2026 最新升學率、學費與選校分析復興延平薇閣靜心再興明道衛道曉明東山南山

邁向頂尖大學計畫

台北市公立高中排名起落：從民國70年代聯招變化看起 Taipei Public Senior High School Rankings / Entrance Exam Results
全台明星高中 Top Taiwan High Schools

1、295分－台北市立建國中學。
2、293分－台北市立北一女中。
3、293分（男）－291分（女）－台北市國立師大附中。
4、289分－台中市國立台中一中。
5、288分－台中市國立台中女中
6、287分－台北市立成功高中、高雄市立高雄中學、桃園國立武陵高中、新竹國立新竹實驗中學。
10、286分－台北市立中山女中。
11、285分（男）－283分（女）－台北市立松山高中。
12、285分（男）－280分（女）－台中市國立文華高中。
13、284分－台北市國立政大附中。
14、283分－台中縣國立大里高中。
15、282分－高雄市立高雄女中。
16、282分（男）－280分（女）－台北市立大同高中。
17、280分－台南市國立台南一中。
18、280分（男）－277分（女）－台北市立中崙高中。
19、279分（男）－278分（女）－台北市立麗山高中。
20、278分－國立高雄師大附中
21、277分（女）－274分（男）－台中市國立台中二中。
22、276分－台北縣國立板橋高中、高雄縣國立鳳山高中。
23、275分－台南市國立台南女中。
24、274分－台北市立大直高中。
25、271分－高雄市立瑞祥高中
26、270分－台北市立景美女中。

98學年度北市公私立高中錄取台大新生統計表

Junior High Schools
112年基北區國中會考錄取建中、北一女與附中人數統計

師大附中；中正；龍門，敦化；政大附中，介壽，大安，金華，新興，麗山，景美，南門

111年基北區國中會考錄取建中、北一女與附中人數統計

師大附中；中正；金華，龍門，敦化；五常，介壽，仁愛，政大附中，弘道，天母

看過迷你學校後，7張圖表帶你看臺北市「明星」國中、小學現象

臺北市立公立高級中學聯合招生四十年歷史的回顧北聯考 - (48) 1958 - (89)2000，基測 (90)2001-(102)2013，會考 (103)2014-

歷年建中錄取分數

大學聯合招生考試 - (90)2001, (91)2002

Monday, June 01, 2009

Waterproof Camera

Waterproof Camera Group Test Canon Powershot D10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1, Pentax Optio W60, Olympus Tough 6000, Olympus Tough 8000, FujiFilm Z33 WP

review of the best waterproof compact cameras

Canon PowerShot D10 waterproof 33 feet, shockproof 4 feet, cold proof 14-104F, 1/2.3" 12.1MP, 35-105mm, f/2.8-4.9, optical image stabilization, 2.5" LCD, VGA 1,368 KB/s, 6.7oz, 4.08x2.63x1.92
8010
6020
Olympus Stylus Touch-3000 waterproof 10ft, shockproof 5ft, -10oC/14oF, 1/2.33" 12MP, 28-102mm, f3.5-5.1, 2.7" LCD, 720p MP4, sensor IS, 4.4oz, 3.8x2.6x0.9
Olympus Stylus 1050 SW waterproof 10ft, shockproof 5ft, 14-...F, 1/2.33" 10.1MP, 38-114mm, f3.5-5.0, 2.7" LCD, VGA, 5.4oz, 3.7"x2.4"x0.9"
Olympus Stylus 1030 SW waterproof 33ft, shockproof 6.6ft, 14-...F, 1/2.35" 10.1MP, 28-102mm, f3.5-5.1, 2.7" LCD, VGA, 6.3oz, 3.7"x2.4"x0.84"
Olympus Stylus 850 SW waterproof 10ft, shockproof 5ft, 14-...F, 1/2.35" 8MP, 38-114mm, f3.5-5.0, 2.5" LCD, VGA, 4.8oz, 3.7"x2.4"x0.84"
Olympus Stylus 790 SW waterproof 10ft, shockproof 5ft, 14-...F, 1/2.33" 7.1MP, 38-114mm, f3.5-5.0, 2.5" LCD, VGA, 4.8oz, 3.7"x2.4"x0.84"

Pentax Optio W80 waterproof 5m, 16ft, shockproof 3.3ft, coldproof 14-...F, 1/2.3" 12.1MP, 28-140mm, f/3.5-5.5, IS, 2.5" LCD, 720p Mjpg, 5.3oz, 3.9x2.2x1.0"
Pentax Optio W60 waterproof 4m, 13ft, coldproof, 1/2.3" 10MP, 28-140mm, f3.5-5.5, IS, 2.5" LCD Mjpg, 720p, 5.1oz, 3.9x2.2x1.0"
Pentax Optio WS80 waterproof 5ft, 1/2.3" 10MP, 35-175mm, f3.5-5.5, 2.7" LCD Mjpg, 720p, 4.4oz, 3.6x2.3x0.9"

Casio G EX-G1 water proof 10ft, shock proof 7ft, cold proof 14F, 1/2.3" 12MP, 38-114mm, f3.9-5.4, 2.5" LCD, Mjpeg, Wide VGA 848x480, 5.4oz, 4.01"x2.53"x0.78"

Panasonic DMC-TS1S TS1 water proof 3m, shock proof 1.5m, 28-128mm, 1/2.33" 12.1MP, f/3.3-5.9, optical IS, optical zoom in movie, 2.7" LCD, 720p AVCHD Lite 17Mbps, 5.76oz, 2.48x3.87x0.89
Panasonic DMC-TS2S, TS2 water proof 33ft 10m, shock proof 6.6ft 2m, 14°F (-10°C), dustproof 14.1MP

Fujifilm Z33WP waterproof 3m, 35-105mm, 1/2.3" 10MP, f/3.7-4.2, 2.7" LCD, VGA MJPEG 7.5Mbps, 3.9oz, 3.6x2.3x0.8

GE G3WP waterproof 10ft, 12MP, 38-152mm, f/3.3-5.15, 2.7" LCD, 4.2oz, 3.7x2.4x0.9

Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 HD Video waterproof 3m, 43-1290mm, 1/6" 1184x888 2MP CMOS, f/1.8-4.3, 2.5" LCD, 1280x720 H.264 9Mbps stereo, 12.48oz, 2.1”x 4.13”x2.25”
Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2 waterproof 5ft, 38-190mm, 1/2.5" 8M CMOS, f/3.5-4.7, 2.5" LCD, VGA 6Mbps stereo, 9.1oz, 2.77x4.39"x1.59"
Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 waterproof 5ft, 38-190mm, 1/2.5" 6M CCD, f/3.5-4.7, 2.5" LCD, VGA 6Mbps stereo, 8.3oz, 2.8x1.6x4.4