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One Year In: Prius 2014 Gas Mileage + Thule Carrier + Road Trip
The Prius has definitely been a very geeky car to play around with and figure out. It’s been fun to see how various environments and driving styles impact it. My initial driving in the summer of last year yielded about 42.9 MPG. This was in stop-and-go traffic, but often stopped long enough that the engine…
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The Mohu Leaf worked so well, I upgraded to a Mohu Sky
Ok, I had the Mohu Leaf working for almost the entire house using the DirecTV cable in and with 2 indoor antenna amplifiers on the HDTVs. The signal was almost strong enough just by putting it against the side of the house facing the station antennae (according to AntennaWeb, even though we’re about 20 miles…
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Experiences so far with the 39″ Seiki 4k display as a monitor
I bought the 39″ Seiki 4k display on a whim as it was only $389 at Amazon and Newegg, after reading a post from another programmer about using it as a coding display. My initial findings and notes: Make sure to have a snugly fitting Phillips head screwdriver before trying to mount the base. Plugged…