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Thursday, 04 September 2008 09:00 |
A tongue-in-cheek look at the state and trends of today's televisions.
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Televisions have come a long way since Scottish inventor, John Logie Baird, created the world's first working television system. Little did Baird know that he unwittingly also invented a whole new human culture called: watching TV.
In the past, people used to perform the activity of watching TV by sitting in front of bulky television boxes. Fast forward to today and people of the 21st century are STILL sitting in front of their televisions watching TV. You would think that mankind had not moved forward but there is progress! Instead of bulky boxes, televisions of today are sleek and thin. Thin televisions are all the rage these days. Nobody wants a fat television. If there was a contest where the prize was a fat television, no one would take part.
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 07:13 |
Upon receiving the keys to your new property, there will be a joint inspection of the property with the developer's representative. The purpose is to make a checklist of defects that will be rectified by the developer.
An example scenario goes like this:
- Owner is given a piece of paper (the defect checklist) to write down the defects.
- So Owner walks around, looks for defects ("ah...a crack") and jots down on the checklist.
- Owner gives the defect checklist to the representative.
- Owner hurries off to Ikea for shopping!
Sounds simple eh? Now, is this good enough?
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Written by Finn
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Monday, 04 August 2008 17:00 |
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RenoKu presents Starting and Planning Your Renovation - Part 2, the sequel to the wildly popular (what else?) Part 1. Part 1 was previously the most popular RenoKu article and was read by approximately 9.5 people from around the world. This strange figure occurred because one person only managed to read half of the article before the computer suddenly went up in smoke in a mysterious X-Files-like fashion.
The title of the most popular post has since gone to the MML Tile Estimator. Apparently, there are a whole lot of people out there most interested in counting tiles (a very strange phenomenon).
Continuing where Part 1 left off, this edition of Starting and Planning Your Renovation brings three more useful tips. Without further ado, let's read on!
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Written by Finn
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 10:43 |
Here in Malaysia, we are fortunate to have so many choices of timber to choose from. So much so, it can be confusing to differentiate one type of wood from the next. Fortunately, there are resources online where we can look for information. All thanks to Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor that has brought the country many benefits among which include isolating all IT geeks in a far flung place called Cyberjaya and bringing broadband to Malaysians in the form of Scream-max (which is what one does when their broadband internet connection goes down).
Oh where were we?
Ah! Wood.
Here is a summary of this post contents:
- Table showing timber strength, applications and moisture content
- Timber Verification Services
- Description of Commercial Malaysian Timber
- Showcase of Malaysian Hardwood Flooring
Interested? Well, what are you waiting for? Click Read More!
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Written by Finn
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Sunday, 27 July 2008 06:51 |
If you are interested in finding out the procedures and guidelines to obtain an approved permit for the renovation or extension work on your property, below are some useful information.
Majlis Perbandaran Seremban (MPS): Approval of Renovation Plans.
Majlis Perbandaran Seremban (MPS) : FAQ.
Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ): Home Extensions.
Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ): House renovation procedure.
Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL).
MPSJ’s definition of proper building extensions or renovation:
- Any demolition work done to the original building
- Any extension work done to the original building (enlarging floor area)
- Any renovation work done to the internal building layout
- Construction of car porch, fencing wall, and waste chamber.
- Any other extension or renovation as prescribed in Act 133, Road, Drainage, and Buildings Act 1974
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Written by Finn
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Monday, 14 July 2008 07:06 |
Interested to see how a 3 phase wiring looks like? Click Read More to see the photos.
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 13:44 |
When considering an alarm system, do you look for alarm systems that can notify the owner(s) when the alarm is triggered? If the answer is no, what is the reason?
First, some background information. Alarm systems come in two kinds: monitored alarm systems and unmonitored alarm systems (Well, alarm systems can also be categorised as wired or wireless systems but that is another topic all together).
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 10:03 |
Using a shower with low water pressure is not fun. And if one is thinking of getting a shiny new rain shower, well, forget it. It's not going to work as advertised.
Normally when one thinks of fixing this problem, it is either to get a instant water heater with integrated pump (hmm... noisy) or to install a water pump (uh oh... expensive). Do you know that there is another way to get good water pressure? Furthermore, you might even save some money in the process.
Let's read on!
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