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I've had this armor on my dSLR for almost two years and have no intention of ever removing it. It's helped my camera survive many rugged situations, some of which involved small children and rocks.

My only complaint is that switching out lenses can take a little manipulation and time. It's more like a mini-complaint since the snugness of the armor is part of its function, but if you mostly use your SLR in situations where you need to quickly change lenses, this probably isn't the product for you.

Maybe if you're shopping for projectors to put in your hamster's fancy cage, the pico would be a good replacement for a dedicated home theater projector (I just don't think your hamster would appreciate the latter). The tech will eventually shrink because that's what tech does, but I think it's going to be a while before pico specs are comparable to those of high-end home theater projectors.

We placed our Epson PowerLight Home Cinema projector on top of a white shelf to match it, and it basically blends into the wall; I really, really wanted to avoid mounting anything to the ceiling since we're in a rental, and I'm quite happy with the results. The wiring was a huge pain in the ass (100' HDMI cable vomit), but that's going to be an issue with any projector unless you go wireless.

I gotta say, Miele > Dyson for both performance and aesthetics (not that you should care if your vacuum matches your KitchenAid stand mixer...). The costs are comparable.

My mom has a Dyson and my sister has a Miele, so I tested both thoroughly before deciding, but it was kind of a no-brainer once I turned on the Miele. We have two cats and a dog and the Miele has changed my life - or at least the apartment's life. I ended up getting the Miele S4212 Neptune, which, being sea foam green, is cute and powerful!

Two of my favorite blogs coming together as one (sorta)!
How meta.
Also, <3 Charlie.

Huh. Looks like a cheaper rip-off of the Monome.
http://monome.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monome

@johan

I primered the wood and then used a couple coats of standard semi-glossy interior paint to finish it.

Hi. Just to clarify a couple things:

1. aud-o-matic (hey! that's me) = she, not he

2. Regarding the two TVs: I included a short explanation about them in another AT post because I knew people might be baffled/disgusted, but basically...my girlfriend and I play a lot of co-op video games (geeks? yes, I know), so we have two TVs and needed a long unit to hold both along with all of our consoles, which was the main reason I wanted to build my own entertainment center. I also wanted something on coasters for easy cord access and management. Surprisingly, we actually don't watch that much TV. We do, however, play a lot of Halo 3 (and the like) and wholeheartedly embrace the shame with which that comes.

In addition to the hidden litter box boxes, I designed/built the entertainment center before we moved into our current apartment. My girlfriend and I play a lot of co-op video games (geeks? yes, I know), so we have two TVs and needed a long unit to hold both along with all of our consoles. I also wanted something on coasters for easy cord access and management.

This is the final product:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomorrowiscancelled/2921484853/

And here are some photos from the building process:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomorrowiscancelled/2922330936/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomorrowiscancelled/2922331388/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomorrowiscancelled/2921484459/

Keep in mind I have no formal building/carpentry training and pretty much just figured it out as I went along, so the results may not be very refined. However, I don't mind that simple, linear aesthetic, and hopefully it doesn't look too DIY-ish.

justjenny:

Samson, one of our cats, is 24 lbs! And his brother is 18 lbs. When Samson uses the litter box, his head always sticks out, which is very disconcerting for him as well as anyone watching because he just looks like an angry, crazy turtle. Now he gets more privacy with the giant litter box boxes.

Kimber and first5times:

Not only do we scoop very regularly, but the cats only use the living room litter box at night (read: not that frequently) since our dog is out and about in the daytime, and they tend to shy away from him (crazy herding Corgi). I didn't want to put too many litter boxes in the office, so I figured semi-concealed in the living room corner wasn't the worst place (kitchen?) I could put another one.

Almost every guest we've had over that didn't know us before moving into this apartment has been surprised to find out we have cats, especially so many, because of the lack of odor, so I guess that's a good sign. In the end, I'm just happy to not see fugly plastic litter boxes all over the house.