Archives for October 2006
USB Dac prototype
Since I got my mac mini, I discovered the wonderful world of Internet radio. Boy, listening to all those far away stations is sooooo much fun. The world isn’t that big huh?
However, the mini’s tiny speaker limits my fun. Not good.
I then searched around and sure enough there’s audio output but using some [...]
29 October 2006 | diyparadise | No Comments
How to detect fake websites
Not even a week goes by without me receiving “phishing” emails. You know those emails that are supposedly sent by legit companies like ebay.com or paypal.com purportedly asking you to login to your account etc and then they’ll take your login details and help themselves to your account. Even bank websites are not spared.
I used [...]
26 October 2006 | Computer stuffs | No Comments
Maggie specs is online
Here’s Maggie’s frequency response.
+/-1dB up to 85kHz!
+/-0.5dB up to 30kHz!
This is simulated at volume turned to half way, which is step 12 using the 24-step switch.
There’s more specs and pics on her “vital stats”. Click above pic to go to her page.
We listened to your feedback and made some changes.
The autoformers are [...]
21 October 2006 | diyparadise | No Comments
Introducing the Diyparadise e-Store
I have long wanted to have an e-store but never got around to doing it as:
1. do not know how to. Blame it on my lousy grasp of programming language.
2. stock level too dynamic, hence having a store would be useless, until the day comes when stock level stabilizes.
3. prefer a system that supports multiple [...]
21 October 2006 | diyparadise | No Comments
Start an Online Business Store with Zero Down!
When I first started, the only free hostings are from Geocities and Tripod. Of course, once your site reaches a particular bandwidth, they prevent access. So you have very limited bandwidth to play with, thus not very useful at all.
Today, we have this useful service by Google – Blogger.com. Here are a few pros and [...]
15 October 2006 | Internet marketing | No Comments
Easing of Block on Wikipedia in China
During my business trip to China early last year, I was suprised to find that I had problems accessing Wikipedia. I asked around and was told that this is the work of the Chinese government, preventing full access to online information, particularly those which paints the current government in a bad light.
Well, that was then. [...]
15 October 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
How to manage a business and a day job
I have often been asked how do you manage your time? Between a day job and running a business? Work on your business after working hours?
Although I have business partners now, they are only responsible for their own products. You can read our business model here.
Diy Paradise is still very much a one-man operation. [...]
13 October 2006 | Business | No Comments
Introducing Maggie Passive Preamp
So beautiful, so graceful, so elegant.
In looks and in sonics.
Oh Maggie…
Don’t you agree?
Available on sale now from diyparadise.com
There’s absolutely no place in audio for resistive volume controls!
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10 October 2006 | diyparadise | 1 Comment
Remember, Wordpress is Free!
Yes, folks, remember this: Wordpress is Free.
Not only it is free, a search on Google gives you so much info on everything you need to know about Wordpress. If you encountered any problem with Wordpress, chances are someone else has already done so and have found a fix for it. Although I’m only one month [...]
10 October 2006 | Internet marketing | No Comments
Calculate your Life Expectancy
I was reading the papers today and stumbled on this news article about how daily flossing and other activities may have an impact on your life expectancy. (Flossing reduces mouth/gum diseases which have a direct relation with heart disease.)
There were also a few links for you to try out.
I tried the Living to 100 Life [...]
8 October 2006 | Money | No Comments
