Comments for Skeptek.com http://skeptek.com Life at an Internet Startup by Keith Forsythe Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on How to Replace the LCD Display on a Roland Juno-G by Keith Forsythe http://skeptek.com/2009/12/21/how-to-replace-the-lcd-display-on-a-roland-juno-g/#comment-105 Keith Forsythe Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:41 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=98#comment-105 simply call Roland Customer support. The number is on their website. The part costs about $160 I think. simply call Roland Customer support. The number is on their website. The part costs about $160 I think.

]]> Comment on How to Replace the LCD Display on a Roland Juno-G by antonio rivera http://skeptek.com/2009/12/21/how-to-replace-the-lcd-display-on-a-roland-juno-g/#comment-104 antonio rivera Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:40:12 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=98#comment-104 and what is the cost of the lcd TY and what is the cost of the lcd

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]]> Comment on How to Replace the LCD Display on a Roland Juno-G by antonio rivera http://skeptek.com/2009/12/21/how-to-replace-the-lcd-display-on-a-roland-juno-g/#comment-103 antonio rivera Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:39:29 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=98#comment-103 hi, i have the some problem,,i dont know where can buy the lcd of juno G sombebody tll me? hi, i have the some problem,,i dont know where can buy the lcd of juno G sombebody tll me?

]]> Comment on How to Replace the LCD Display on a Roland Juno-G by Keith Forsythe http://skeptek.com/2009/12/21/how-to-replace-the-lcd-display-on-a-roland-juno-g/#comment-97 Keith Forsythe Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:39:47 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=98#comment-97 Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I bought the LCD screen from Roland Customer Support. Cost about 140 for the Juno-G. Took about 10 days to ship to me. There are a few third party websites that sell lcd display replacements. Try searching the google. If the TD-20 is similar to the Juno, then the replacement is definitely doable yourself. The ribbon cables made everything very easy. Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I bought the LCD screen from Roland Customer Support. Cost about 140 for the Juno-G. Took about 10 days to ship to me. There are a few third party websites that sell lcd display replacements. Try searching the google. If the TD-20 is similar to the Juno, then the replacement is definitely doable yourself. The ribbon cables made everything very easy.

]]> Comment on How to Replace the LCD Display on a Roland Juno-G by justin http://skeptek.com/2009/12/21/how-to-replace-the-lcd-display-on-a-roland-juno-g/#comment-96 justin Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:00:01 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=98#comment-96 Hi, great write up on the repair! I try and do as many repairs myself as I can. Did you buy the LCD screen from Roland then? Do you know where to obtain LCD display screens? The screen on my Roland TD-20 is half blanking out and I would love to fix it myself. Any help is greatly appreciated! Hi,
great write up on the repair! I try and do as many repairs myself as I can. Did you buy the LCD screen from Roland then? Do you know where to obtain LCD display screens? The screen on my Roland TD-20 is half blanking out and I would love to fix it myself. Any help is greatly appreciated!

]]> Comment on Send and Receive SMS Text Messages Using a GSM GPRS Wireless Modem by Serpico http://skeptek.com/2009/05/31/send-and-receive-sms-text-messages-using-a-gsm-gprs-wireless-modem/#comment-57 Serpico Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:47:59 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=56#comment-57 Thank you for this wonderful post! It was very informative. Thank you for this wonderful post! It was very informative.

]]> Comment on Release Web Software to Production in the Morning by clay mcclure http://skeptek.com/2009/02/13/release-web-software-to-production-in-the-morning/#comment-56 clay mcclure Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:09:19 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=47#comment-56 im new to this im new to this

]]> Comment on Release Web Software to Production in the Morning by Clay McClure http://skeptek.com/2009/02/13/release-web-software-to-production-in-the-morning/#comment-51 Clay McClure Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:58:21 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=47#comment-51 Great points, especially the third: there's nothing worse than getting paged when the site falls over under peak load after a late-night Herculean release! Late night releases are especially annoying for east-coast shops that have to wait for their west-coast customers to sign off before starting the release. Waking up a little early to do an early morning release is much nicer than staying up all night waiting for west-coast peak to tail off. Day-time releases are not without risk, though. As you're bringing nodes down for the release, you're running with diminished capacity, so you've got to make sure the remaining nodes can handle peak load. Sometimes the release itself can trigger additional load (such as when external javascript version numbers are bumped, invalidating browser caches, or when image sizes change, invalidating CDN caches). The onslaught of traffic as clients refresh their caches can be enough to overwhelm the remaining nodes and send the site into a tailspin. Great points, especially the third: there’s nothing worse than getting paged when the site falls over under peak load after a late-night Herculean release!

Late night releases are especially annoying for east-coast shops that have to wait for their west-coast customers to sign off before starting the release. Waking up a little early to do an early morning release is much nicer than staying up all night waiting for west-coast peak to tail off.

Day-time releases are not without risk, though. As you’re bringing nodes down for the release, you’re running with diminished capacity, so you’ve got to make sure the remaining nodes can handle peak load. Sometimes the release itself can trigger additional load (such as when external javascript version numbers are bumped, invalidating browser caches, or when image sizes change, invalidating CDN caches). The onslaught of traffic as clients refresh their caches can be enough to overwhelm the remaining nodes and send the site into a tailspin.

]]> Comment on Release Web Software to Production in the Morning by DJ Burdick http://skeptek.com/2009/02/13/release-web-software-to-production-in-the-morning/#comment-50 DJ Burdick Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:09:40 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=47#comment-50 Good post. It's never fun to release something at 2am and then wake up to a 7am call that the site is going haywire and there are already 20 support emails about it. Good post. It’s never fun to release something at 2am and then wake up to a 7am call that the site is going haywire and there are already 20 support emails about it.

]]> Comment on Achieving a Work Life Balance at an Internet Startup by Nick Carter http://skeptek.com/2008/12/20/achieving-a-work-life-balance-at-an-internet-startup/#comment-5 Nick Carter Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:13:51 +0000 http://skeptek.com/?p=23#comment-5 Other than not having kids and checking email at convenient stopping points throughout the day, I mostly stick with these ideas myself. Unfortunately, even the "Your drive to work is a great time to check mail" bit. Other than not having kids and checking email at convenient stopping points throughout the day, I mostly stick with these ideas myself. Unfortunately, even the “Your drive to work is a great time to check mail” bit.

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