Stefano Abbate's Stuff (en): February 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Air conditioners - this is the best time

Let's start cosidering a problem arising when it's too late: the purchase of an air conditioner (keep in mind today's date, I warned you!) :D

A client frequently asked question is "Which brand?" Actually it is NOT the first characteristic to consider, but the question is "What to refrigerate?".

First of all, analyse your room (location w.r.t. the sun, walls and windows measures) to evaluate the BTU (British Thermal Unit) needed indicating the cooling power.

It usually varies in a range from about 8000 to 24000 BTU and approssimatively 9000 BTU is suitable for a 25 m^2 enviroment, 11000 BTU for 31 m^2 and 12000 BTU for 34 m^2.

You can use the search engine above and type the keyword "BTU Calculator" to find an euristic BTU calculus needed for your rooms.

Obviously we need to consider if we are also looking for an heating pump function and, in this case, it costs 20-30% more but it is preferable w.r.t. gas stove or fireplace because of harmful fumes.

Another characteristic that let you save money is the choice of a plant with inverter technology: it is possible to trim the power (i.e. the consumption) gradually and with respect to the environment temperature, in opposition to the traditional ON/OFF function (high/null consumption).

Energy classes are related to this function and they varies from A to F, lower to higher consumption.

You can read also about air conditioners mono or dual split: in the first case there are only one external and one internal unit, while in the second case there is always one external unit but two internal units; dual split is probably useful where a pipe plant exists or it can be installed to let pass the refrigerated air from the extern to the intern unit.

Keep in mind that the pipe length must be as short as possible because the longer it is, the higher is the cooling power lost.

Often the unit pair is placed at the same height for the above reason and on the top of the windows for assuring a thermal insulation from the extern, since the cold tends to come out rather than through the walls.

So if you see a special offer from a flying, check the BTU, energetic class, inverter technology, heat pump and mono or dual split.

With reference to this, I advise to check in Italy for the keywords "Expert italia" and "UniEuro". If you are looking for International/Internet offers, need help or want to report comments, feel free to do it. I can help you to find the best buy for E-Commerce sites :)

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Flight and search

I like so much everything that "flies", overall planes and helicopters! One day I will be able to fly... you can say, just book a flight with Ryanair or something!! :)

flight with Ryanair or something!! :)

With this site/blog I wish to give you an hand to deal with the jungle of the Internet.

With this site/blog I wish to give you an hand to deal with the jungle of the Internet.

I'm italian and sorry if I write (bad or good) in English but I think this could reach more people outside my country and I will be happy to give something to the ones that don't have so much knowledge of italian life & style...

It's for italians too, I can help for example, to make a buy. Looking for a PC or a Notebook? Just ask me? Looking for something of Hi-Tech? It's all for free!

Offro consulenza gratuita per l'acquisto di notebook HP, Sony VAIO, Fujitsu Siemens, Acer, Packard Bell, Dell, Lenovo, Asus etc... oppure di Cellulari, Palmari, Smartphone HTC, Nokia, SonyEricsson.

Anche le varie periferiche per PC e a breve pubblicherò le offerte della settimana nei principali store come MediaWorld, Euronics, Trony, Unieuro e tanti altri.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Four more...

Today another step has been done! Now I'm looking for something to do in the while... and hope to write down about my hobbies.

See ya!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Here we go!

Now we can join this new adventure... I don't like so much this kind of stuff :) but I see it's easy man!

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Coming soon - Let's go to the cinema

Activate volume by pressing to the right

Choose the movie among those displayed to the bottom

Otherwise select and choose your favourite from the list

Now you can see:

Movie details
You can choose the city to finde the cinema showing it now
You can see the trailer, news, microfilm or interviews

Any moment you can go back to the main menu by pressing at bottom right

When the trailer is shown, you can move mouse cursor to the center and click on the middle symbol for switching to full screen

Friday, February 1, 2008

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Repair service

I offer a repair service for the following devices:

1. iPhone
2. iPod Touch
3. Nokia
4. SonyEricsson
5. Samsung
6. Motorola

and other telephone devices or PDA: it depends from the issue. All you have to do is tell me what’s the problem (e.g. broken LCD display, audio not working…) and I’ll evaluate if I can repair or try to do it.

If so, you should send the phone and pay the only cost of the spare part and for delivering back to you the device (repaired or not). I will not get any earn from it, but if you want, you can free donate via PayPal.

If I tell you I can repair (or try to do it), follow these steps:

1. Package your device in the original retail packaging, in a padded envelope or in a box. I recommend that you insure your device while it is in transit to protect it against loss or damage. You may also want to get a tracking number and require a signature for delivery.

Please include any emails we exchanged about your device with the package. This is so that I can clearly identify that it is your device and what is wrong with it.

2. You will receive an email when it is received and upon delivery of your device I personally repair it. I will then repair any problems and attempt to restore full functionality to the best of my ability. You will also receive an email once it is repaired.

3. Your device will then be packaged to maximize protection and take into account these kind of costs.

Unless you provide your own prepaid envelope (or airbill for Poste Italiane, DHL, FedEX or UPS) I charge a variable amount of Euros, on the basis of the destination. For this fee I will provide a tracking number, insurance for the package's full value.

Any added tax, not calculated (e.g. duty fees) will be at charge of the service’s requester.

Here some links to evaluate your speditions.
www.poste.it
www.dhl.com
www.FedEX.com
www.ups.com

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