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Monster Repellent!

Posted on: Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 in: Handyman, Parenthacks, Gadgets, Parenting

As a follow-up to Monster!, I thought I’d point out that people keep telling me that two-year-olds are too young to be finding monsters. Great! Except Owen doesn’t agree. Here, I’ll show you-

See? Okay, so he looks like a monster. But he dashed down the hall, and sprayed all the dark corners where monsters might […]

Back to where you left off…

Posted on: Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 in: Gadgets, Simplify

You’ve been banging out that term paper, business plan or book chapter in Microsoft Word for weeks now, and you want to get back into it right where you left off yesterday. After you open the document, hit Shift+F5 to zip straight back to the location of the last change you made. Handy!

Handyman Saturday - Build your own Tivo on the cheap

Posted on: Saturday, November 17th, 2007 in: Handyman Saturdays, Handyman, Gadgets

Tivo and other commercial DVRs have some great functionality. But Tivo, and some of the DVRs offered by cable or satellite companies have a monthly fee, require phone lines, and have limited configurability.
 But a mediaPC can perform the same functionality, and you don’t have to spend a fortune on Windows Vista or Media Center operating […]

Handyman Saturday - Printers in disguise

Posted on: Saturday, November 10th, 2007 in: Handyman Saturdays, Organize, Handyman, Gadgets, Simplify

Back in California, I found this lovely sewing machine table, missing its machine. After a quick summation that my antique sewing machine was not compatible, we relegated this piece to a bedside table in our guest room. Until I was struck by the thought that our printer might fit inside.

It required about an hour of […]

One clubcard to scan them all!

Posted on: Thursday, November 8th, 2007 in: Organize, Parenthacks, Gadgets, Simplify

I’ve always hated extra stuff in my wallet, and club cards are one of the biggest culprits of wallet clutter, yet you need them to get the good sales!So when I saw LifeHacker.com’s article on this great website www.justoneclubcard.com, I grabbed my wallet, and Mrs. SANH’s keys (which are loaded with mini-club-cards), and added our […]

Handyman Saturday - Retractable Clothes Rack

Posted on: Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 in: Handyman Saturdays, Safety, Organize, Handyman, Gadgets

After we moved our washer and dryer into the garage for more room, we quickly realized that there was no where convenient to hang clothes. We considered buying a clothes rack, but we would eventually like to park cars in there too. The washer and dryer won’t interfere, but even a rolling clothes rack would […]

Cheap, Landfill friendly lamp base

Posted on: Thursday, October 25th, 2007 in: Environment, Handyman, Gadgets

A fellow LEGO hobbiest posted this on his Flickr account as a portable base for a clamp light. If you do model photography, or simply don’t have an edge 1/2″ to 1″ to clamp a light to, an empty CD spindle works great. The price couldn’t be better, the diameter hinders tippage, and it won’t […]

Cell Phones, Telemarketers, and the National Do Not Call List

Posted on: Thursday, October 4th, 2007 in: Organize, Gadgets, Simplify

There is a lot of confusion about cell phone numbers, telemarketing calls and the National Do Not Call List.
I have seen the spam emails urging you to add your cell phone number to the list before some time period lapses. But my Dad sent me a link to the Snopes.com article. Short story is, it says that […]

Don’t buy books, rent them

Posted on: Thursday, September 6th, 2007 in: Fun, Gadgets, Simplify

Netflix not only reinvented movie rental and put a serious hurting on Blockbuster (which always tickles me), but created a new format for consuming media. Needless to say I’m a fan.
So, when I read about BookSwim I was really excited. One, because my wife and I are constantly buying and reading books and Two, we […]

Catching your eye

Posted on: Friday, August 24th, 2007 in: Gadgets, Simplify

I’m a very visual-spatial person, and anything that helps me visualize the task at hand is a godsend. So I had to share this with you. Scrolling on Dubs has a great way to help you prioritize your To-Do list.

Urgency and importance are completely independent of one another. Once you understand that, doing triage on […]