How to change the Windows 7 logon screen. I'd changed mine a while back to a photo of some zen rocks I'd taken near Moab last year. #>
Pizza Time. Made me laugh. #>
This Chart Compares Types of Emergency Foods Best for Your Survival Kit. One to three years for canned food seems short, I don't know if I believe it. #>
LumoPro LightSwitch: A Flash Case That Turns Into 3 Light Modifiers. Pretty solid idea and a decent price (thirty bucks or so...) #>
Cryptii. Text transformations in your browser via Javascript. Convert to binary, reverse it, flip upside down, etc. #>
Flash Player Global Privacy Settings. To set the settings it's necessary to visit the Macromedia page. Kinda goofy, but at least there are some options. #>
StExBar: The ultimate tool for Windows Explorer, Or what Microsoft forgot to implement in the Windows Explorer. #>
Rapid Environment Editor. Well that's handy if you need to change Windows "environment" settings (usually you don't but I have needed to in the past). The settings dialog that Windows gives you sucks, this looks way better. #>
Glowpear Urban Garden - SELF WATERING PLANTER. Beautiful but $200. #>
GoCruise throttle control. For longer rides I have wished I could have cruise control. Now for less than $40 I guess I can. #>
Universal_ADB-Helper, command line tool for dealing with Android phones connected to your computer. #>
They Never Went To The Moon. This is amazing, it's behind the scenes for the creation and filming of the movie Moon (which is seriously great.) #>
VYCO Board Cover. Thinking about getting a sheet of this vinyl to cover part of my work-bench, wonder how well it resists gasoline? #>
Some resources for maps:
- Free maps for Garmin brand GPS devices from OpenStreetMap
- Caltopo Backcountry Maps
- Libre map project, Map and GIS Data By US State
- Canada GeoGrattis (free Canadian maps)
- Gmap4, Share Enhanced Google Maps
- Acme Mapper
- Gaia GPS
- Nearly Every USGS Topo Map Ever Made. For Free.
Comprehensive Introduction to Macro Photography. At an 1:42 (nearly two hours!) this is indeed comprehensive. #>
Lightroom PLUG-IN: Show Focus Point Lightroom. Ever wondered "where the hell was the camera focusing?" This is your solution. #>
7 Simple Exercises That Undo the Damage of Sitting. Also keep an eye on your posture. #>
Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine. I've been thinking about a project where doing scripted OCR would be handy, this could be great. #>
AF-ON & Back Button Autofocus: This May Just Change the Way You Shoot Forever. Something I've thought about changing on my camera (beware if you ever hand your camera to someone else though, you'll have to explain it before they take a photo...) #>
Internet Archive: DNAMixtape. I've been listening to JWZ's tapes for a while but haven't collected the whole set - now's my chance. #>
Best Breakfast Recipe in the World, Home Made! Looks really good but also looks like it would feed a small army. #>
I have an older Aerogarden and hate having to buy light bulbs for it (they are proprietary and very expensive.) I've gotten a set of adaptors to change to using CFL I've also been interested in using an LED panel. Found these videos on YouTube on modding it.
- Aerogarden LED Mod (240 watt 3w chipset LED)
- Aerogarden mod for LED Lighting
- How To Modify The Aerogarden Grow Light Step By Step
ColdCut 1000 Series saw blades for cutting aluminum and some steel. I bet I'd burn up my chop saw awful quick if I tried this... #>
Backing up ownCloud. Something I need to script and set with cron, I'm using ownCloud more and more these days. #>
Couple of alternative motorcycle batteries, not lead-acid which makes them significantly lighter. Keeping these in mind for my next replacement.
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