Tidbits

  • Sleepover at Ikea - Maybe this is the only way to get to the $1 early enough…

  • A ramen bath - Japanese spa with special baths resembling instant noodles.  I wanna play!

  • Old age homes for dogs - 1) Old dogs don’t like to be abandoned at strange places.  2) Playing with young puppies will probably cause the older dogs to die faster due to exhaustion.

  • A remote-controlled pigeon - Oh the poor thing…

  • An article on a brilliant method of teaching grade schoolers about bats and rabies.  I smell a lawsuit.

  • Will trade beer for Crumpler bags.  Tempted by the beanbag and messenger bags…

Photos

DST?  It just works.

March 14, 2007 | Apple, Geek |

Another reason for liking my Mac.  Got back Sunday night, turned on the computer, and what do you know, the time is correct without me doing anything.  Opened up my Windows Parallel.  Time is wrong.  VPN-ed to work.  At least the time on my work computer is correct.  Except…

Dual Screen is back and here to stay

March 02, 2007 | Apple, Geek |

So I managed a week without the second display after returning the LCD to my brother before I broke down and bought one.  Dell had $40 off their regular price for the 1907FP, and I was tired of waiting for the Days of Deal sales that never surface for…

Latest Fave Gadget: Mr GPS

September 09, 2006 | Geek, Shopping |

We picked up a Garmin Nuvi 350 from the last Dell Days of Deals sale. It was Mike’s idea. I didn’t even give the product a second glance when I first checked the deal, but after he expressed interest in it, I did some research, and read that it…

Hopefully the Fridge will have WiFi

August 20, 2006 | Geek, House |

Apparently, having a house that is fully network is one of Mike’s dreams. Along with owning a Sharp Air Purifier, a Miele vacuum and Bosch laundry machine, I suspect. Just a little bit of a geek, that one… Anyways, when we were looking around for contractors,…

Google Spreadsheet

June 14, 2006 | Geek |

I signed up for Google Spreadsheet right when it was announced, and then did nothing with it after I signed in. Then today, Mike was doing our monthly expense data keeping, and wanted an invite to the service. His last batch of household expense xls files died with…

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