In the past I’ve written about Google Documents, and the importance of backing up your data. I just discovered that Google added the ability to export all of your documents at once, so you can keep a local backup of all your files! Here’s a article that describes how to do it. Google Docs Finally […]
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A little bit of link love
In a surprising turn of events, my wife told me a couple of days ago that she was starting a blog. She’s mainly focusing on her new-found love of sewing. She’s showcasing a couple of projects so far. Go take a look! The Dusty Corner
Top online apps and services
In a recent post, I shared my favorite iPod Touch applications, which is a list of software that I find myself recommending to others who have an iPod Touch or an iPhone. It occurred to me that there are a number of online applications that I can’t do without, but when I mention some of […]
Aren’t reverse lights sacred?
Over the past couple of weeks, there have a fair number of occasions where I thought someone was going to back out of a parking spot while I was approaching. Of course, I stopped to avoid get hit, but then I noticed that the driver is out of the car and walking toward the store. […]
New popup camper article on Wikipedia
I am now officially a Wikipedia contributer. Tonight I submitted my article on popup campers on Wikipedia. I’m surprised that no one had ever written one up until now, but hopefully my submission will be deemed worthy and not deleted. I included a couple of pictures of our popup, since it’s easiest to use your […]
Top offline iPod Touch apps
This past summer I got an iPod touch, and it’s easily the coolest gadget I’ve had in quite some time. Despite being pocket sized, it’s somehow big enough to do just about anything computer-related that I want to do. While the hardware itself is nice, what really makes it useful is all the applications available […]
Refinancing again
Just a quick note for those of you who have mortgages but maybe haven’t been paying close attention: home loan rates are pretty good right now. Over the weekend, the rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage at our credit union dropped below 5%. That’s first time I have seen it do that, and […]
PVC Water Gun
Just in time for fall… here’s the PVC water gun I designed and built: It’s powered by air pressure, which is created by the water pressure in the garden hose. It cost about $10-12 to build. Full instructions are available on the project page. The good news is, this time of year, some of the […]
Broke the 40 MPG barrier
Tonight we drove home about 58 miles in our Mazda 5. Ours has a 2.3L engine with a 4 speed automatic transmission. The car was hauling the four of us and a fair amount of luggage, etc. We took exclusively 2 lane state route highways and had to stop twice for potty breaks. I ran […]
The Atterberrys in AgriNews
On our last camping trip a lady from a local paper talked to us and took a few pictures while we were setting up camp. I didn’t hear what paper she was from, but my mom found the article in Illinois AgriNews. P.S. The Amboy Pharmacy mentioned in the article was really neat. I had […]