Are you Ready for January 10, 2013?
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2012 ECU vs Marshall Football Game
Our black Friday game was a nail biter until the end. Both teams just kept on scoring and ECU settled it with a fumble recovery in the 2nd OT. Great game and way to end the regular season at home. Now we’re hoping UAB can pull out a win against UCF so we can go to the Conference USA Championship.
Cameras
Recalling the many cameras I’ve had over the years.
Going to the Dark Side….
Having had iphones for a few years, I’ve finally purchased my first Mac …. a MacBook Air.
FBYC Laser Frostbite Regatta
I finished my sailing season off on Sunday with the FBYC Laser Frostbite Regatta. We had 9 boats out in some light North and Westerly winds for 5 races. It was fun close racing on a short course. I won the last 3 races to win the day by just 2 points.
That makes for 55 days of sailing this year, one more than last year. I’m looking forward to some time off and I’ll be planning next year soon!
2012 ECU vs Houston Football Game
We had a bit of an abbreviated tailgate with a few of us having other committements and nobody spending the night. Not to mention the noon kick off made it an early day for all of us. We made the most of it and still had a good time. And best of all ECU had a convincing win.
Reducing Netgear Switch Fan Noise
I’ve got a Netgear (JGS516) gigabit switch in a closet just off my kitchen near the family room. Even with the door closed the fan noise it audible even above the refrigerator that is just a few feet away. Quite distracting when trying to watch a movie or have a quiet meal in the kitchen. So I did a little project to reduce the noise.
The switch uses a 5v 40mm x 40mm x 20mm fan. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem as if quiet 5v fans are made this size, so I ended up getting a 12v fan of this size Scythe Mini Kaze 2, Quiet 40mm Fan, 3500RPM, Single Pack. To get a 12v power source I pulled apart a cell phone charger, fed the wire through the vent opening and spliced it together.
With the fan running full speed, it still wasn’t quiet enough, so I got a Manual 12V DC Variable Speed Controller 4 pin Molex to Dual 3 pin Connector so I could turn it down. With the fan on the lowest setting the sound is barely audible in the closet let alone with the door closed and there’s just enough air flow to be sure the barely loaded 16 port switch doesn’t get too hot. And finally, I can very easily pull the mod out and return it to it’s original configuration.
Before:
After with the speed controller in the back right corner:
Speed Controller | Vent Wiring |