Ford Powerstrokes with a 6.0L engine have one of the worst reputations in the diesel world. Ford has been frequently asked, “Why didn’t you just keep the 7.3L engine?” But really the question is unfair given the circumstances at the time of creation of the 6.0L engine.

After January 1st, 2003, the federal government set tougher diesel emission standards. All the top diesel application manufactures had to restructure and invest a substantial amount of money to abide these new standards. Ford was one to do the same. Some say Ford should of added an exhaust gas recirculation system, a variable geometry turbo, and a high pressure injection system to the 7.3L engine. But others say nay, a clean burning 7.3L engine would have a horsepower disadvantage compared to the GM Duramax and the Dodge Cummins applications at the time. Also with Dodge Cummins Bosch’s latest Common Rail Injection, Ford 7.3L engines were much too loud.

So the 6.0L was created with four goals in mind:

• Meet Emission Standards
• Have More Horsepower than the competition
• Have Better Fuel Economy
• Make a quieter engine

When 2003.5 came to be, the Ford Powerstrokes 6.0L were out on the market. In stock form this was a consumer dream. The 6.0L engine met all emission standards and passed all testing performed during research and development. Obviously stock vehicles have been factory tested, so they are thought to be more reliable, which is mostly true for 6.0L engines. 6.0L engines rarely experience failures when operating at stock power levels. But let’s be honest, why own a Diesel if you can’t MAX IT OUT! This seems to be the area where 6.0L engines are having trouble, because now with aftermarket modifications your now turning more rpm, fueling heavier, and creating more heat and higher cylinder pressures. But Orange County Diesel feels that aftermarket modifications aren’t bad for 6.0L engines, they just have to be the RIGHT aftermarket product!

Here is a list of common problems of the Ford Powerstroke 6.0L 2003.5-2007

• Turbo Failure
• Variable Geometry Turbo Vanes Sticking
• Leaking Oil Under Turbo
• Rough Idle Related to the Fuel Injection Control Module
• Fuel Injection Control Module Calibration(s)
• Fuel Injection Control Module Harness Wear
• Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve Sticking
• Exhaust Gas Recirculation
• Blown Head Gasket Cooler
• Oil Cooler
• Oil Rail Plug(s) Leaking Oil
• Sticking Spool Valve Inside Injector
• Cracked Intercooler Boot
• Coolant Leak
• High Pressure Oil Pump Leaking Oil

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I am now on my brief sabbatical, of undetermined length, between jobs. So my time is designated for resting, being healthy, and naturally doing creative things. I saw an awesome baby card yesterday with an octopus on the front knitting socks with a few different sets of legs and finished socks hanging out on a few of it’s other legs. The inside of the card said something about getting ready to be busy with baby. I’m trying not to be like the octopus right now, even though there are so many things that I want to sew and knit with my “free” time right now. I have told myself to enjoy this time and that there is nothing that must get done before the baby arrives. Which is true since the only this the baby really needs are the parents not cute mobiles and burp clothes (however I plan to finish both eventually).

One thing that I did feel like I needed to finish before the arrival were the goodbye gifts for my co-workers. I made a bird (above) for each of my colleagues with a tag that reads:

“It is a fact that in the right formation, the lifting power of many wings can achieve twice the distance of any bird alone.”

It’s a fitting quote since the team works closely together and is truly a wonderful group because of all of the qualities that everyone brings to it. Leaving my co-workers was the hardest part of leaving work and I was happy to make a little something to give showing my appreciation for all of their support over the years. And to be honest, giving gifts is often more about the person giving them than the recipient, and these gave me closure from the team and the job as best it could.

The pattern is a hybrid that I made up based on the Spool bird pattern and the bird pattern from Last Minute patchwork Gifts by Joelle Hoverson.

A good days work today.  Came up with a deceptively simple script to run as a scheduled task that removes old jobs from the print spooler.

@echo off
net stop spooler
forfiles /p %systemroot%\system32\spool\printers /d -7 /c “cmd /c del @files /q /f”
net start spooler

the /d switch is the number of days worth of print jobs you want to keep.  Everything older than this gets deleted.  This should always be a negative number.  Think ‘delete everything older than today -7 days’.

PaperCut NG users need to stop and start the pcprintprovider service before and after the spooler services.

1) Stampa quello che vuoi, ma senza output immediato.
2) Recupera il numero dello spool.
da Sistema -> Servizi – > Controllo Output
(transazione SP01 oppure SP02)

3) Lancia il report RSTXPDFT4 (da SA38 o SE38)

4) Inserisci il numero di spool e il percorso file. Clicca esegui.

Well first off the processing list is an image I guess we have all seen a million times, trouble was I never really had one for the portfolio. I have been asked a few times over the last 12 month if I had any images of this Australian Icon, well now I guess I can answer yes, as I at least have 1 processed with several more to come …

On this morning I could not believe my luck with the light. What started with 4.30am wake up down the far end of Pitt St in complete darkness ended with 3 sets of amazing light changes and one large coffee and sensational toasted egg bacon and cheese from a food stop on circular key nearly 4 hours later with a big ass smile on my face …

What started out as a deep blue morning sky with wispy white clouds lit by an almost full moon turned a sensational light pink color before turning a subtle orange and white. Needless to say being my first morning in Sydney I shot as fast as i could and tried to cover as much ground as well. I must make more cuts and breaks left and right shooting from as many angles as I can think off than Jordan with his tongue out making his way to the hole … it must look very strange to the suits in the morning making there drone ways to work heads hung low coffee in hand dreading their upcoming day, all while watching a semi madman throughly enjoying the chase and rush I get from photography …

Here is a 4 image stitch/blend from the second set of light that morning …

Ok now when does the PGA start Tigers 1 up already and its only the first round

Google no ha hecho público el funcionamiento de su nuevo sistema operativo, aunque ya podemos encontrar algunas pistas en el navegador

Fuente: Technology Review

Poco después de que Google anunciara sus planes para el desarrollo de su propio sistema operativo (SO), llamado SO Google Chrome, el martes por la noche, el gigante de la web reveló pocos detalles técnicos, alegando que el proyecto aún está en una fase muy inicial. Los primeros netbooks con el SO Chrome no saldrán hasta la segunda mitad de 2010, por lo que la mayoría de los usuarios tendrán que esperar hasta entonces para averiguar exactamente cómo funciona el software. Sin embargo, hay una serie de pistas ya a nuestra disposición, y las mayor de dichas pistas se puede encontrar en el navegador Google Chrome, que según la compañía será una parte fundamental del nuevo SO.

Según un escrito publicado por Sundar Pichai, vicepresidente de administración de productos de Google, y por Linus Upson, director de ingeniería de la compañía, el SO Chrome, de código abierto, consistirá de un kernel Linux sobre el que se ejecutará el navegador Google Chrome, dentro de un ambiente de escritorio totalmente nuevo.

El navegador Chrome fue lanzado hace nueve meses y supone el intento de Google por reinventar los navegadores por completo: está diseñado desde un principio para las aplicaciones web, y está pensado para que sea la única aplicación que cualquier usuario  con buenos conocimientos web necesite tener instalada en su ordenador.

Durante una entrevista en marzo, Darin Fisher, ingeniero del equipo de Google Chrome, afirmó durante las sesiones iniciales que los ingenieros decidieron “arrancar una página del libro de los sistemas operativos” cuando diseñaron el navegador. De forma notable, el equipo del Chrome decidió tratar el navegador como plataforma de lanzamiento desde la que el usuario pueda ejecutar distintas aplicaciones web. Cada aplicación opera de forma independiente, por lo que si una se cuelga las demás no se ven afectadas. Los SOs, afirma Fisher, en su día tuvieron que seguir este mismo enfoque para permitir que las aplicaciones individuales se pudiesen colgar sin por ello tener que reiniciar todo el sistema. Este cambio en el diseño de los navegadores ayudará a que las aplicaciones web tengan la misma estabilidad de la que disfrutan las aplicaciones de escritorio.

El concepto se extiende a lo largo del SO. Si el usuario depende de aplicaciones web, tales como Gmail, Google Docs, y otras parecidas, todo esto ayuda a que el SO sea mucho más simple. Se reduce ampliamente el número de apliaciones que hay que tener instaladas y la cantidad de datos que el mismo ordenador debe tener instalados y procesar.

Con el SO Chrome, Google difuminará por completo la línea divisoria entre el navegador y el SO, afirma Ramesh Iyer, director de desarrollo de negocios a nivel mundial de informática móvil para Texas Instruments, que es uno de los socios de Google en el proyecto. “El navegador es tu sistema operativo,” afirma Iyer. “El navegador es tu interfaz. El navegador es el mecanismo desde el que ejecutas las aplicaciones.”

Al hacer que el SO se enfoque en la web, según Iyer, se permite que los dispositivos ejecuten programas más potentes desde procesadores más débiles. Al requerir menos capacidad de procesado, los nuevos dispositivos podrían utilizar menos batería y ser más ligeros. Texas Instruments, por ejemplo, está trabajando con Google para integrar el SO Chrome en sus procesadores para aplicaciones multimedia OMAP 3, creando un sistema que podría instalarse fácilmente en los netbooks y en otro tipo de dispositivos.

Al darle a las aplicaciones web un mayor acceso al kernel se podría ayudar a que los desarrolladores web ofreciesen una mejor funcionalidad y una mejor experiencia de usuario, afirma Jared Spool, fundador principal de User Interface Engineering, una compañía de consultoría con sede en North Andover, Massachussets. Cuando aplicaciones web tales como Gmail y Google Maps aparecieron por primera vez, señala Spool, los ingenieros de software que las construyeron tuvieron que abrirse un duro camino para poder crear los niveles de interacción apropiados. “Cuando saltamos desde el escritorio al navegador, dimos un tremendo paso hacia atrás,” afirma Spool.

Con un SO fuertemente basado en la web, Google será capaz de introducir una serie de sofisticadas herramientas de administración de recursos que permitan a las aplicaciones web ejecutarse sin muchos sobresaltos. Una de las tareas principales de un SO es la distribución de la memoria entre las aplicaciones, ajustándola según cambien sus necesidades. Uno de los mayores problemas con las aplicaciones web interactivas a día de hoy viene dado por el hecho de que los navegadores no saben cómo ajustar de forma eficiente la memoria asignada a cada página web. El navegador Chrome se ha encargado de mejorar esta situación, señala Spool, y se espera que el SO vaya más allá en ese sentido. Afirma que con el nuevo SO se podrán ejecutar aplicaciones web más potentes sin problemas.

Sin embargo, construir el SO Chrome no será tan sencillo como simplemente unir un navegador al kernel de Linux, afirma Spool. Por ejemplo, la versión navegador de Chrome está basada en la interfaz de usuario del SO que la sustenta. Características tales como la barra de desplazamiento vienen dadas por el SO, no por el navegador, así que Google tendrá que construir todo esto desde cero, e incluso las cosas más sencillas llevarán una cantidad significativa de tiempo y esfuerzo.

El navegador Chrome tampoco tiene los drivers necesarios para alimentar los dispositivos externos, tales como impresoras o iPods. Desde Texas Instruments, Iyer tiene en mente la forma en que el SO Chrome podría solucionar este problema. “¿No preferirías tener una impresora conectada desde la nube?” afirma. Puesto que cada vez más aparatos, incluidas las cámaras, impresoras, dispositivos GPS, etcétera, ofrecen la posibilidad de conectarse a internet por sí solos, el concepto de interfaz web entre el ordenador del usuario y los aparatos es algo que cada vez se acerca más a la realidad. “Este es el santo grial de internet,” afirma Iyer.

Pichai y Upson también han señalado que el SO Chrome funcionará con todas las aplicaciones web de forma automática, y que las nuevas aplicaciones que se están desarrollando para el SO Chrome se ejecutarán “en cualquier navegador estándar para Windows, Mac y Linux.” Aunque el desarrollo de aplicaciones web se ha incrementado notablemente durante los últimos años, todo esto puede que genere una serie de limitaciones, impidiendo que el usuario pueda acceder a aplicaciones interesantes desarrolladas en unos lenguajes de programación que no estén pensados para la web.

Sin embargo, puede que Google también tenga la solución a ese problema. La compañía está trabajando en un proyecto experimental llamado Google Native Client, que permitiría la escritura de código en lenguajes ajenos a la web como el C y el C++, para que pudieran ejecutarse de forma segura en el navegador.

Chris Rohlf, asesor de seguridad senior de Matasano Security, y que ha estado involucrado en las pruebas de implementación de Native Client, señala lo siguiente: “En relación al SO Chrome, esto podría acabar siendo el arma secreta de Google, puesto que permite a los desarrolladores ampliar la plataforma con cosas como videos y gráficos, sin tener que esperar a que Google los implemente.”

Fuente: Technology Reviews, Link

Quite useful, I had the case where I needed to provide a CSV file to an external party from our Oracle 10g database. No problem, there are loads of CSV export tools out there. But it then transpired that the CSV’s that I was generating were using quote (”) marks to identify fields e.g. “field1″,”field2″ and so on…
More below at my main blog site:
Spool a CSV file from Oracle/ SQL*Plus without quotes

The Brammo Sound Contest is approaching, and it needs a new name.  Badly.

“Spool Up” just isn’t going to cut it.  It doesn’t say anything about the purpose of this sound.  The sound Brammo’s will make when traveling under 10 mph will function as a safety feature.  An alert.  A personal greeting to those around it.

We know.  They aren’t all brilliant.  But there happen to be more than a handfull that sound (no pun intended) pretty damn cool.

Anyone with other ideas about what to name the Brammo Sound Contest, shoot them my way.  And, as always, feel free to tell us what you like.  I’m sure we’ll hear about the names you don’t.

Little projects for Little E. Nursery is coming along but not quite done. Will be back with photos when it is.

Mal ein lustiges Zitat zu fachlichen Dingen:

Usability testing isn’t hard to do. It’s not rocket science. (We know it’s not rocket science because NASA is one of our clients and they have very strict definitions as to what rocket science is. They’ve told us this is not it.)

Von Jared Spool in einem kleinen Interview (zu lesen auf chriswrites.com)

Klasse!

Ok, so strictly speaking, I haven’t actually developed my first roll of film yet, although I did insert my first roll of Tri-X into the AE-1 this morning.

But about an hour ago, I decided to have a break from revision and practise at loading film into the reel for development. I immediately hit a snag; I couldn’t open the damn canister.

It took me ten minutes to pry it off, after finding a better way of gripping it with a bottle-top opener. When I got the spool out, the entire roll just unravelled! It didnt spin off completely, but it was a pain nonetheless. Trying to spool it onto the reel was also another matter. I had practised before, but only on little strips of wasted film (I was using a crappy roll of Superia that had about ten shots on it that I couldn’t be bothered to use).

It took me about 10, maybe 15 minutes to get it all on, and it was a hassle and a half. It kept jamming as I did it, randomly sticking so I couldnt spool it. It also crumpled a few times at the end as I tried to get the last few inches on. The hardest part was feeding it in; I had to have two hands on the reel, but when there wasnt enough tension on the film it wouldn’t wind up! 

Urgh, pain in the neck. Got to get accustomed to doing it though, and in the dark nonetheless. 

Before I do though, I need to acquire a new jug (can’t use the one we have for generic uses around the house (gravy making etc etc) so I need one for the chemicals only) and a measuring cylinder too.

Sigh*, back to some RE revision I guess.

Spinning wheel

Missing Flyer

I’m so excited.  Today, in an antique store, I found an old spinning wheel.  I thought it looked pretty good and it looked pretty  sturdy.  I was just so excited.  When I took it home, I looked it over and I need a few things besides hooks, screws and bolts.  I need a leeder from the wheel to the foot pedal.  I also need the flyer and bobbin, which will be the hardest part to find.  I’ll need a band from the wheel to the flyer.  I still have a lot to learn and hope that I can get some good advice.  I’ve sent some e-mails out and am hoping for responses soon.

Until I have it up and running, I will be learning how to spin with a drop spindle.  I’ve made a basic one out of a dowel and a wooden toy car wheel.  I ordered an ounce of wool on ebay and can’t wait.  I must be crazy.  The more I learn, the more expensive my hobbies become.

Garfield…Drink & Wet Doll…Wooden Spool…Wine Pourer…Oregon/Kah-Nee-Tah Resort

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Spool bird mobile

Birds do seem to be everywhere in the crafty world. Even though I think of someone that doesn’t like to follow trends (I learned the viola instead of the violin in 5th grade because it seemed unique and unconventional) I really like the birds. Eventually the birds will fall out of hipsterdome, but for now I can’t get over their cuteness.

I happened upon the Spool bird mobile at ohdeedoh. It’s freaking amazing and I really want to make a bird mobile now. I think the bird softies would look good as a bird wreath too. I’ve always been fascinated by mobiles, so this is an amazing combination of mobile, softie, and natural texture (the sticks) all in one.

We are currently without a camera since our little POS (“point and shoot” or other words you could think of) digital camera hit the dust. Actually it hit the cement in the processes of saving Martha Stewart Living from a mud puddle. We may get another similar camera while we’re saving for a nice camera. Hopefully I will be able to take pictures of some of the projects soon and post about them.