Month: December 2009

  • Tangle Free Cords

    Here is a great video from Fine HomeBuilding showing 3 ways to wrap up your cords.  Works for all kinds of cords.  Watch it here.

  • The Cinnamon Bear: An Old-Time Radio Christmas Tradition

    The great Get Rich Slowly blog posted an article on their holiday tradition of listening to the Cinnamon Bear.  This is a radio show from 1937 that follows the search of 2 children for a missing silver star that usually goes on top of their Christmas tree.  It’s designed to be listened once a day…

  • Christmas Light Hero!

    I am definitely one that loves to look at Christmas lights.  I’ve never had a great display at my house – not sure why.  You’d figure that with my love of messing around with technical things I’d have my own lighting controller by now.  Oh well.  Guess I just have to enjoy the work of…

  • Turn off the TV!

    Ok, maybe not turn it off completely.  But how about using Internet based services instead of paying so much money to your cable or satellite provider? Here is a great article in the NY Times with some details on how to really turn off your cable subscription.  Only real problem is trying to watch the…