Archive for August 25th, 2006
Dealing with tension
Are you too tense?
The BBC suggests a few ways to deal with tension: talk about it, take one day at a time, read a good book. However, there was one suggestion I thought a bit controversial:
“give in occasionally – it’s easier on your system.”
Give into tension? I don’t know, but this one sounds a bit [...]
DIY: Make an Altoids tin survival kit
Field & Stream online has a step-by-step for creating your very own Altoids tin survival kit, complete with all the gear you’d need to survive in the wild (well, maybe not you, but someone who doesn’t cry if they don’t hear the Windows/Mac boot-up music every morning).
The “Pocket kit” includes fire-starting gear, an LED flashlight, [...]
Rename your digital photos in bulk
You’ve got 342 pics from your trip to the Grand Canyon. Do you have about 3 extra hours to name them something other than 45929_23.jpg?
Me neither. Digital photography guru Derrick Story has a workaround:
“First, open the folder and select View > Thumbnails.
Click the last picture in the folder you want to rename, hold down the [...]
Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate (Windows)
Microsoft takes Internet Explorer 7 out of beta and makes the release candidate of IE 7 available for download this morning. The ’softies say:
“The RC1 build includes improvements in performance, stability, security, and application compatibility. You may not notice many visible changes from the Beta 3 release; all we did was listen to your feedback, [...]
Collect rainwater for toilet water
A water-saving environmentalist publishes a detailed explanation on how he harvests rainwater to fill his toilet.
“Domestic potable water collection requires effort, energy, and chemicals for purification and transport. Toilets use 20 to 25% of water consumed in a residential house. Why are we flushing drinkable water down the toilet? In some other countries of the [...]
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