One of the goals for my new house is a large garden. But I don’t want to pay to water the garden (never mind what the chlorine in city water does to the soil and plants) so I want to water out of rain barrels. But, first the gutters need to be in working order …
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Android 2.1 upgrade for my Samsung Moment
Last night I finally got my cell phone operating system upgraded. Let me tell you, it was a challenge. The new update came out last Friday I think. It’s a 100mb download, and some hoop jumping. I first tried to do the upgrade on Sunday morning. I downloaded the file (tip, click ‘more details’ to …
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Burnt out florescent lamp
The living room light burnt out last week. This weekend, I picked up a new 3-way bulb for it. When I went to take the old one out, look what I found. It looks a we-bit shot. Broken. I wonder if this is a fire hazard?
Eye-Fi Share Video
Last night, I picked up an Eye-Fi Share Video SDHC memory card. I have a couple of ideas I am kicking around and this device is a large part of what would make it work. Anyway, I went to test my card in my Cheap-as-they-get HD video camera. It works… kinda.Both of the following photos …
Stolen GPS
Last night my GPS was stolen out of my trucklet. Entirely my fault to! I had picked up a few essentials at WalMart, unlocked all the doors and put them in the back seat. I was waiting on a guy to get home so I could pick up an Oscar fish from FreeCycle. I called …