Wacky Uses

Discover hundreds of little-known uses for well-known products,
by just clicking on a product!

Crazy stuff you can do with household items.

Wacky Uses

Pencil Info

Lots of pencil info for those people into that sort of thing.

Pencil Revolution

Apple is planning a special event.

Let the speculation on what this could be begin.

Apple's special event

Comment Spammers Suck

Man I've had a problem with comment spam for the past two weeks. I turned on ye ol' word verification option so hopefully that will help.

Eleven Point Five: I Want My Life Back

Eleven Point Five: I Want My Life Back

Interesting post concerning the Human Zoo. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds.

Human Zoo

What a crazy stunt. I think I'll keep an eye on it.

The Human Zoo

The Diary of a Homeless Person

Ran across this blog today. Only one post but it is interesting. I may have to keep checking it out and see where it goes.

The Diary of a Homeless Person

New DVD Player

Well yesterday we picked up a new DVD player since our old one gave up the ghost. It's another Sony, but we hope this works better than our old one. Time will tell.

Email and a Phone Call

I've never really enjoyed talking on the phone and now I feel the same way about email. Ninety-nine percent of the time the emails I receive are either spam, a joke, or an email to myself of something I want to remember. Add that to the fact that after sitting in front of a computer all day at work I just don't feel motivated to start over once I get home.

Apple is PC Magazine's Editors Choice

I have two Apple computers. A 17-inch iMac with swivel base and a 12-inch Powerbook. Both have performed exceptionally well.

Once again, Apple achieves scores that are far and away the highest for all vendors in our survey, earning Readers' Choices in both desktops

Death Penalty Sought for Sex Offender

I hope this waste of sperm and egg does end up getting a death sentence.

Death penalty sought in Groene killings

Too bad this isn't Idaho

Bikes help Oregon check obesity

Longest Eyebrow

Why would you ever want to draw attention to yourself in this way?

Eyebrow record holder wins by a long hair

All the talk about Google talk

This is getting a lot of press lately. I haven't tried it out myself but I probably will in the next week or two.

Google Talk

What to read this fall?

Look at this article and you'll know why fiction is on the downward spiral.

What to read this fall

Plastic For Gas

I feel sorry for the people who do this and let it get out of hand. Of course that's what the credit card companies like to see.

Drivers use credit cards to manage gas pain

My Dream Road Bike

If money wasn't an issue I'd love to own this bike.

Specialized Roubaix

Dust Off Your Bikes!

Gas for $5 a gallon in 2006. I'll need to get a goat to mow my lawn.

Hearing Loss & iPods

Hearing loss in Australia's youth attributed to iPods

Don't turn it up too loud.

Never Read a Book?

Apparently Posh Spice (Victoria Beckham) has never read a book. Why does that not surprise me.

On Not Reading (via the Literary Saloon)

When an Idiot Has an iPod

He writes junk like this.

iPod: Just a hard disk with a 'play' button

Idaho Cost of Living is Up

Cost of living, driving rise again
Gas price increases fuel fears that valley's economy will suffer

"If it's going to cost $35 or $40 to fill the tank, that's definitely going to have an impact on the discretionary spending that the economy has gotten used to," Matthews said.

I don't know about you and yours but it has had an impact on our discretionary spending. I think this Christmas will be tight at Casa Feiling due to the price increases to our electric, automobile, and natural gas increases.

Xbox Pricing Revealed

Xbox Pricing

Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 will be released in two SKUs, the "Xbox 360 Core System" and the "Xbox 360." The two products will be sold at $299 and $399, respectively. The two systems break down as follows:

Xbox 360 Core System - $299 (299 Euros, 209 GBP)
•Xbox 360 console
•Wired controller
•Detachable faceplate
•Xbox Live Silver membership
•Standard AV cables

Xbox 360 - $399 (399 Euros, 279 GBP)
•Xbox 360 console
•20GB detachable hard drive
•Wireless controller
•Wireless Xbox Live headset
•High-definition AV cables
•Ethernet cable
•Xbox 360 Media Remote Control (limited time)
•Detachable faceplate
•Xbox Live Silver membership

My favorite quote of the article:

Michael Pachter, of Wedbush Morgan Securities, wasn't as cheerful. He sees the $299 model as a "publicity stunt." "They're doing it to say they are launching at $299. The hardcore guys will absolutely not buy the $299 model...Only a complete idiot would buy the $299 model.

If I pick up one I'll be in the "complete idiot" category since I don't see the benefits of the hard drive since it's not required to play games. For me I just want a gaming box not a Swiss Army knife.

Will I Find You?

I've been debating about purchasing John Irving's new novel Until I Find You; however, I keep reading a lot of reviews like this one. Maybe when it moves to the discount bin I'll pick up a copy.

iPod Woes

Well the two sets of foam covers that came with my iPod have been lost and I'm in the market for new ones. So far I've found that Radio Shack and Sumajin both carry replacements that would suit my needs; however, they are both around a buck a piece and I'd prefer to find a bag of 50 with a cheaper per unit cost. I mean come on people it's just a piece of foam.

Be More Satisfied By Purchasing A Mac

Study: Dell customer rating plunges, Apple leads pack

U.S. consumers lambasted Dell Inc. for poor customer service in a survey conducted last quarter, sending the world’s largest PC vendor into a virtual tie with the rest of the PC market behind the industry-leading efforts of Apple.

Technology Making Life Better

Great news for authors and small publishers who are not in the "in" crowd.

Big doors opened by Amazon.com

Shuffling With One Hand

My Grandmother could do this but sadly I've never learned the technique.
One Hand Card Shuffle

(via J-Walk Blog)

I need a new DVD player

Well our old DVD player is about to give up the ghost. Anyone have a brand model to recommend?

Xbox 360 May Not Include Hard Drive?

I wish Microsoft would come out and directly say if the Xbox 360 will or will not include a hard drive. The system launches in three months and it appears there's still a lot of things up in the air.

Xbox 360 May Not Include Hard Drive?

Music Industry Worried About CD-Burning

Music Industry Worried About CD-Burning

Lets punish many for the few...

More on IE 7 or what ever it's called now.

Advances In Microsoft Browsers

I've got your phobia right here buddy!

Here's a large list of phobias for those who are curious about such things.
One of my favorites is Arachibutyrophobia.

The Phobia List

NSA and a Tiger upgrade?

I hope the NSA upgrades this handy PDF for Mac OS X Tiger.

Apple Mac OS X v10.3.x "Panther" Security Configuration Guide (FYI: This is a PDF download.)

IE 7 Yea or Nay

Looks like Microsofts IE 7 is going to be the best thing since sliced bread.
New IE browser catches up with rivals

...or a complete wast of time.

IE 7.0 Technical Changes Leave Web Developers, Users in the Lurch

My advice is simple: Boycott IE. It's a cancer on the Web that must be stopped. IE isn't secure and isn't standards-compliant, which makes it unworkable both for end users and Web content creators. Because of their user bases, however, Web developers are hamstrung into developing for IE at the expense of established standards that work well in all other browsers. You can turn the tide by demanding more from Microsoft and by using a better alternative Web browser. I recommend and use Mozilla Firefox, but Apple Safari (Macintosh only) and Opera 8 are both worth considering as well.

I agree with the later.

Formal Place Setting

I'm not sure about you but this comes up all the time at our place.

http://www.cuisinenet.com/glossary/setting.html

Jane Yolen

I've been curious about Jane's books for some time. Now that I've got a few children of my own I finally have an excuse.

www.janeyolen.com

J-Walk Blog Link Experiment

J-Walk Blog Link Experiment

Land of the politically correct

Take some cool names and replace them with stupid names so some sissy doesn't throw a fit. I'm sorry but Amalgam Warrior sounds a lot stronger than Amalgam Phantom.

Airspace exercises to drop references to U.S. Indians

Why not stay at an iStudio

For aspiring auteurs and amateur film buffs, Tribeca Grand is also featuring a "Director's Cut" package that includes iStudio accommodations along with a hand-held digital video camcorder so guests can record their personal in-room experiences as well as those in the surrounding neighborhood and city. Once shooting is completed, this slice of New York life can be edited using the G5 computer with pre-installed iLife software (iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, iTunes and GarageBand) to add special effects, cut unwanted scenes, and lay a soundtrack to create an instant classic...

"...personal in-room experiences... "

Why rent porn when you can create your own! Technology making our lives better ladies and gentlemen.

iStudio

Do Macs exist?

If a Mac article falls in a forest of Windows articles, does it make a sound?

I wonder the same thing and Chris Howard does a nice job of it over at applematters.com

Do Macs exist?

High School For Life

Apparently, what starts in school doesn’t end until retirement.

It pays to be popular at work.

Why choose a Mac?

Let us count the ways.

Why choose a Mac.

My next bike?

Looks like Specialized is making a revolutionary line of bikes. Perhaps there will be one in my future.


New Specialized Bikes

The Story of Us

The wife and I bought this movie on DVD and watched it over the weekend. For some reason it's one of my favorite movies. Perhaps because in my life I've experienced either first hand or watched similar events take place with my folks as a child.

The Story of Us

All About Ranch

If you were ever curious about the history of Ranch dressing here's a place to find out a little about it.


http://www.slate.com/id/2123991/

As I Lay Dying

I just finished reading this book a week or two ago. I think it's a very good book once you get a handle on how the chapters are set up. Not for everyone but if you like a book with a good story that will exercise your brain I highly recommend it.

Getting Started

Hello there. I've decided to start this to do two things, to see what blogging is all about, and if I have anything interesting to say. Time will tell what happens.