As I’m doing my homeownerly duties of mowing the lawn, weeding the flower beds, etc. I sometimes want a place to just rest for a short bit. Fortunately a British company has devised the perfect solution for my needs. This is the ultimate in lawn furniture, or should I say furnature.
[via Lifehacker]
[tags]Grass Armchair[/tags]
If you are like me (and I know everyone is) you are curious about the reality of scrapping your expensive Microsoft Office software in favor of the free, online options that are cropping up these days…dubbed Office 2.0. This webpage has the most extensive listing of web-based software options, organized into categories, comparing the features and capabilities of each service. I look forward to playing around with them.
[tags]Web 2.0, Office 2.0[/tags]
I subscribe to Linux Watch because, well, I think he has some really good things to say. And most of all, he says them well. Recently he posted about 3 separate Microsoft “lovers” and their valid bashing of Microsoft. It’s not really pro-anything, mostly anti-Microsoft. Definitely worth the look.
[tags]Microsoft[/tags]
My wife sent me this link today, and I was blown away. Do you remember those wooden block and marble sets that you could build tracks for the marbles with? My grandparents had some, and I enjoyed playing with them. This is like that, but taken to an amazing extreme. The video is 12 minutes long, but well worth it.
Link [via Addison Road]
[tags]Rube Goldberg[/tags]
I struggle to keep my desk free from paper clutter, and I am also guilty of letting my computer desktop get cluttered with various files and folders. I saw this post today, and think I might need to give it a go. What is suggested are some tips to cleaning your desktop, and organizing your display to improve you effeciency with your computer. We’ll see if I’m able to stick with the suggestions on simplifying my electronic domain.
[via Lifehacker]
[tags]Windows, GTD, clutter[/tags]
I made the switch today. That’s right, I joined the growing legions of people switching from Windows to Macintosh. What did I get, you may ask? I decided to go small. So far things seem to be going great. I didn’t really do a lot with it tonight. Just got it setup, including the installation of Firefox and all of my extensions and getting my iTunes library populated.
Why? Lots of reasons, but I’ll put this article out there as my first reason. Plus, with Apple changing to the Intel chip I thought this was a great time to make the switch. Every time I’ve used a Mac, even with my old Performa back in college, I’ve enjoyed working on it. Can’t necessarily say the same for Windows. I look forward to my new, mini friend. I hope you look forward to hearing about it 
[tags]Mac, OS X, switch[/tags]
Have you heard of the board game Settlers of Catan? All I know is that it’s hugely popular in the Newberg area. I’ve played it some, and I’ve definitely enjoyed it. It’s like a combination of Monopoly and Risk, but has an end that is easily reachable (unlike Monopoly and Risk that can last for hours without end).
Well, a short while ago a co-worker notified me of a place online where you can play Settlers! The night she told me I played for over 3 hours. Welcome to Time Waster 2006! You can play the original version of Settlers, or the variation Cities and Knights; you can even play on a variety of board designs. You have the choice of playing computer players, or you can open up your game for others online to play against you. Who needs to sit across the table from your competition, you can do it in the comfort of your PJs. It’s hours of good fun.
Check it out over at AsoBrain.
[tags]Settlers of Catan, AsoBrain[/tags]
The Major League Baseball season has started, and once again I’m sucked into the daily ritual of checking scores and highlights in the newspaper and online. My wife found a new website that is sure to make my search for MLB news easier. Ballbug is like Google News, but specifically for baseball news.
Ballbug spotlights the most buzzed-about baseball news from thousands of web sites. It auto-generates a summary page every 5 minutes, drawing on local news sites, national sports media, and baseball bloggers of various stripes.
It probably will become one of my homepages.
[tags]Ballbug, MLB[/tags]