Archives for 2013

The Lords of the Stanley Cup

Not only am I a die-hard hockey fan, I’m a Montreal Canadiens life-long fan. They are the kings of  the sport. The Habs hold many records and have a replica of their dressing room at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Sensational guitar cover of "Somebody That I Used to Know" [video]

Mike Dawes removed the memorable lyrics from Gotye’s megahit "Somebody That I Used to Know" and still managed to produce a cover worth a watch. Dawes’ acoustic guitar version of the song even earned kudos from the notoriously critical YouTube commenters.

This guy is truly a "musician’s musician." The degree of difficulty that he’s demonstrating with his guitar licks is incredible. More importantly, he does them with ease, showing how many years of hard work and practice that he’s put in.

Get Your Grill On

This infographic covers some of the main points of grilling: who does most of the grilling, who thinks they’re best at grilling, people who eat too much of the food and some cool things people incorporate into their grilling – and hopefully it’s not the emergency room!

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Song About Moving: Sun In An Empty Room

At some point, you will move, and after all the boxes had been lugged away, play this little song by the Weakerthans.  (song starts at about 0:50):

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Spring Cleaning to Improve Energy Efficiency

Spring has sprung—it’s time to get cleaning! A thorough cleaning of your home will not only provide a fresh start to the season, it will also help to improve the energy efficiency of your home. Check out this infographic from Ambit Energy for all the details on energy-saving spring cleaning. [via]SpringCleaning

A New Era For Music?: Facts and Figures on the World of Digital Music [INFOGRAPHIC]

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KEYLESS SMART LOCK

augustThe “smart home” has grown in importance over the years, we have seen several door locks operated by mobile devices, but none as advanced as this. The August Smart Lock replaces physical keys with a smartphone app. Now you can control who can enter and who can’t without the need for keys or codes, simply connect the Smart Lock to your smartphone or computer and easily pick your friends, family or services from your contacts and issue them access to your home in seconds. With the Auto-Unlock function you simply get close to the door and it unlocks automatically when it senses your approach! Best of all, there is no need to replace your existing lock, it installs easily over the interior portion of your existing deadbolt. watch the impressive video
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Save Money and the Planet: Build Green

Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings and their sites use energy, water, and materials to minimize environmental impacts.Green-Design-Infographic-LineShapeSpacevia: LineShapeSpace.com

 

Patrick Roy #33 : Infographic

Patrick Roy