The Art of the Ethernet

Imagine you have two laptops, one with a working Ethernet configuration, call this laptop A, the other with an Ethernet connection which has "limited or no connectivity", call it laptop B (B for "bad").

To get B working, do ipconfig /all on A, which will return the TCP/IP configuration for all adapters (such as Ethernet adapter for Bluetooth, Wireless LAN Adapter, Ethernet adapter for LAN connection, Tunnel adapter LAN and so forth).

Pay special attention to DHCP and DNS server configurations.

Note on some Vista machines/accounts you may not be able to ping: "unable to contact IP driver error code 5" indicates this problem.

Basting

Baste has many meanings.

One is to to moisten (e.g. meat) periodically with a liquid, such as melted butter or sauce, especially while cooking.

Another is to beat vigorously, thrash.

The Different Kinds of Coffee

Espresso - concentrated coffee. Its prepared by FORCING hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee. It has very concentrated flavour. Consequently, espresso is used a base for other coffees, like latte, capuccino, macchiato and mocha. Shots of espresso are created by espresso machine. Espresso with brandy is called "carajillo" ("Little Kid").

1. Americano is a coffee made by adding hot water to espresso. It is a "watered down" espresso.

2. Latte is espresso with steamed milk.

3. Cappucino is like latte with less milk and more foam.

4. Mocha is one third espresso, two thirds steamed milk, and blended with chocolate. It is named after the town called al-Mocha in Yemen. The coffee-chocolate mixture was developed by Europeans.

5. Macchiato - sometimes known as "espresso macchiato", is an espresso with a small amount of hot, foamed milk.

Buying a Yacht

Yacht-builder Azimuth, based in Turin, Italy (on the banks of the Po River) has some new models for 2009. Check them out here. Azimuth also owns Benetti, an Italian luxury ship-building company.

YachtWorld has some profiles of boats for sale.

Hulls are often constructed from fiberglass, i.e. extremely fine fibers of glass. It originated under the trade name Fiberglas, which has become a genericised trademark, much like "xerox".

Virtual IP (VIP)

An IP address NOT connected to a specific computer or Network interface card (NIC) on a computer. Incoming packets are sent to the VIP address, but all packets travel through real network interfaces.

Removing Mildew Stains in Bathroom

You will need:

Gloves
Bleach
Water
Old toothbrush

Running an air conditioner will help remove mould or mildew.

Lime - natural antiseptic that inhibits growth of mould.

Must tackle symptoms but also eradicate cause -> i.e. good ventilation.

Bathroom Taps

A variety of bathroon taps are manufactured by Bristan.

They come in contemporary and traditional styles. Contemporary includes Compass, Aqueous, Chill, Tabrize and Arctic. Traditional includes Renaissance, 1901 bathroom, Art Deco, Fairfax, Colonial, Regency.