Glass Desk
Never Buy a Glass Computer Desk
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Mother Nature
This one stroke just on the other side of the street. Quite a nice bang it had. Luckily the tree didn't catch fire. Taken from my balcony.
Cropped this from the larger photo. And for the viewers, I took a LARGE amount of photos today when trying to get some of the lightning over here.
The photo made the first page in the local newspaper.
Tame those cables!
Organizing, hiding, and "child proofing" the maze of cables under my computer desk at home has been on the to-do list for too long. I even have all the stuff, bought in a marathon Home Depot session, to do it - I just haven't.
In any case, this guy presents one way to get it done. Its not the way I'm going, but its worth noting.
More information and pictures here.
Multi-Mini Roundabout
GOOD LUCK RINDONE - Got to love those English Streets
how to navigate a multi-mini roundabout
this is an actual roundabout in swindon…
it’s called a multi-mini roundabout and was designed in order to defeat congestion problems and lower the amount of accidents that were occuring when it was an unsafe, normal roundabout. it gives me a headache just thinking about giving way to that many streams of traffic.
it’s ok though, i found a diagram showing the best way to tackle it depending on your driving skills…
diagram from here.
Crazy Aquariums
Really Cool Aquariums click here for more crazy Aquariums
by - August 15, 2007 - 8:32 AM
A well-designed and maintained aquarium is a treat for the eye, a conversation piece, and a satisfying hobby. Some are much more than that.
Pieter van Suijlekom’s Reef Aquarium is a fantastic saltwater tank system with a total volume of 2074 gallons. Read about the process of building this tank, the equipment used to maintain it, and the fish and other creatures that live in it.
Blackberry HTML email and spell check as you type.
Blackberry HTML email and Spell check as you type! Also Quick response email templates instead of Auto Text.
http://www.getempower.com/wordpress/
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Apple IWork 08
Very Slick indeed. Innovation driving results!
New in Numbers ’08.
Introducing Numbers ’08, the spreadsheet you’ve been waiting for — and already know how to use. Innovative, powerful, and intuitive, Numbers ’08 lets you do everything from setting up your family budget to completing a lab report to creating detailed financial documents.
http://www.apple.com/iwork/numbers/
Arms and Armor -Christie's auction on 9/20
http://www.christies.com/departments/arm/overview.asp
If you need 13th century German armor or a pair of Spanish Bronze cannons, this is the place!
PBS's The War -Starting 9/23
THE WAR, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. The series explores the most intimate human dimensions of the greatest cataclysm in history — a worldwide catastrophe that touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America — and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
Chismillionare says- Take your jet travel private
You're sick of the stress of flying commercial airlines, but buying into a private-jet program seems prohibitively expensive. Now there are cheaper ways.
In years past, hiring an airplane and crew was a complicated, potentially risky affair that involved calling a local charter operator and negotiating for a plane and pilots. Fractional ownership, in which companies sell a share of an airplane, opened up the private-jet world by making planes easier to buy and schedule. That was followed by jet-card programs -- in which you can buy as little as 10 hours of flying for about $44,000 -- reducing the cost further.
John McKey, a retired advertising executive, charters jets twice a year to move between his homes in Boston and Florida to avoid "the appalling process now of going through commercial airlines." Leaving from Bedford, Mass., and flying directly to Vero Beach, Fla., saves a couple hours of driving, and since his wife has to travel with wheelchair assistance, the level of service the couple gets with a private plane is highly prized.
"It's not inexpensive, but it is easy to do," said Mr. McKey, a client of OneSky, a fast-growing three-year-old company that arranges on-demand charters and has its own command center to track flights and make customer arrangements. He pays about $12,000 to $13,000 for each 3½- to 4-hour flight. He and his wife invite friends to fill the other seats on their trips.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118705417794296758.html
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Stearns Quick change oil pump
$29.97
It worked well for the Benz because the oil filter was right in the engine compartment, so I never had to get under the car. Supposedly it’s a cleaner way of extracting oil from a car since it’ll pump out all the oil that gravity otherwise wouldn’t drain from the plug.
Great for you boaters out there
Brush & Rinse Toothbrush Brilliantly Simple
By Andrew Liszewski
Normally when we write about a toothbrush it’s a high-tech rechargeable wonder with built-in timers and vibrating plaque-busting features. The Brush & Rinse however has nothing like that but in my opinion is far more useful than even the most expensive brushes on the market. The back of the toothbrush’s head has been specially engineered so that it can effectively redirect water from a faucet to your mouth for easy rinsing. As the designers put it:
Brush & Rinse Toothbrush Brilliantly Simple - whole article
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