In our backyard below the peach trees, we found over a dozen large white mushrooms growing in the lawn. They were gorgeous and perfectly formed and must have formed overnight as I didn't see them yesterday. I was a little concerned that the dogs might want to chow down on them but they avoided them […]

Remember that bug I found on one of my tomatoes growing in the garden? I found it by browsing the What's That Bug on the first page of caterpillars. Yay, poisonous spines! Saddleback Caterpillar(08/08/2004) Hello Bugman,My wife found this really awesome caterpillar a few days ago on her Gerber Daisies. I have been looking all […]

As an update to my previous post about how to add LAME MP3 export functionality to Quicktime Player, here's the link to the current project with an installer for universal binaries. Link.

I've been looking for an elegant solution to the tangle of wires and bulbous wall warts that cling around the cell phones, iPods, digital cameras and bluetooth headsets whilst they are charging. One simple idea is to take a small plastic box and put the cables and wall warts inside the box and thread the […]

DUB fills in a badly needed void in the aftermarket automotive industry. How can I impress the ladies with my wheels while trying to drive? Pimpstar to the rescue. It touts the ability to create your own graphical message with LED segments using the POV trick, designing messages even while you drive. Yeah, that I'd […]

Handbrake can create videos that play on your iPhone. I've had pretty good success with everything I've tried. Here are the settings I use. Output Settings:File format: MP4Codecs: AVC/H.2644 Video/ AAC AudioCreate chapter markers: Checked, if movie contains chapters Video:Framerate: 29.97fpsEncoder: x264 (h.264 iPod)Bitrate: 768kb/sWidth: 480pxHeight: (matching proportional to 480px)2-pass encoding: Checked AudioTrack 1 Mix: […]

I've put premium in the MINI since the day I bought it since the manual says to do so. So yesterday was the first day that I put a tank of regular in it. Why? The engine has been sluggish at startup after sitting overnight. It sputters and “harleys” for a bit before purring normally. […]

Sure, Apple currently doesn't have a solution for IM on your shiny new iPhone but I believe there were probably some very good reasons why they didn't include it in the first place (battery life being the biggest reason). So to fill the void, a couple of sites have popped up so you can IM […]

Day 6 and the blossom has opened the second tier of fruit. The leaves (or petals) that conceals each tier seems to wither and fall off after opening, leaving just the fruit.

A simple, easy to use color scheme picker for web sites. Allows the selection of many different styles based on one color. Link.