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Display Name: samwhatam
Member Since: 11/24/08

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i've really been enjoying my griffin powerdock -- just a simple 2-pod charging base.


From iPod to iPad & Harddrives Too: Duo Docks
1/14/11 5:58 PM

and sorry, didn't mean to sound rude. i really do think this is a great idea ;) -- my geekbuddy keeps fooling around with this mkv format on non-apple hardware, and i just think, "come on, man! join the party!"


How To Perfectly Convert MKV to MP4 for Apple TV
1/5/11 12:34 PM

with all due respect, this is not hacking. it's called transcoding.


How To Perfectly Convert MKV to MP4 for Apple TV
1/5/11 12:32 PM

i think the white iphone is just a hard shell case over a black iphone


Apple Macbook Air Review
Unplggd Test Lab

12/21/10 10:10 AM

Espresso machines were originally made like this, with a large lever that you'd have to pull. Thus "pulling" a shot.


Zero Electricity Espresso Maker
11/8/10 4:07 PM

@fiona -- i had to fight tooth and nail for that gray. being colorblind, i find that i'm especially sensitive to interpreting very pale hues as being either too warm or too cool. it's a little counterintuitive, but even a gentle blue would feel extremely blue. it's nice to see how the character of the room changes throughout the day, though, with different angles and quality of natural light.


Sam and Elizabeth's "Form, Heart & Function" Living Room
10/20/10 4:36 PM

@rimesq, i'm curious to know what you mean by "issues with balance and scale". Could you educate me a little? Thanks!


Sam and Elizabeth's "Form, Heart & Function" Living Room
10/14/10 4:59 PM

yikes. no. and let me repeat: no. do this when you're married and make big decisions together. but for room-mate scenarios, just freaking talk about money. have agreements formally laid out in writing. don't mangle your credit or give another person access to your assets.


Roommate Tip: Joint Banking Account to Prevent Problems
8/20/10 10:49 AM

- using antifreeze will be less efficient.
- this adds heat to the whole-house envelope since your freezer pumps energy out of the water, then the a/c pumps it back in. get a window unit.


Making Your Own Air Conditioner to Beat the Heat | Apartment Therapy Unplggd
7/8/10 10:45 AM

i estimate the cost of each lamp to be approximately $3.00, including the oil. DIY, anyone?


Oyule Light Bulbs | Apartment Therapy Unplggd
11/30/09 3:06 PM

it may say Trane, but that's a Honeywell thermo... i have one just like it for my Goodman heatpump.


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Trane's Deluxe Programmable Digital Thermostat
11/4/09 12:22 AM

for the capital investment and monthly fee, you might as well buy your kid an iPhone. "where's my iKid?"


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Amber Alert GPS Helps Keep Track of Children
10/15/09 8:14 PM

... even better: "dinner's not quite ready yet. i'm sorry i don't have a TV to entertain you with, but you're welcome to browse my collection of interesting books"


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Do You Stage the TV for Turn-On?
8/27/09 1:44 PM

besides which, there is no way extracting water from the air's humidity using electricity can possibly be "green"...


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Green Ideas: Get Your Drinking Water From the Air!
7/22/09 1:17 PM

oh, yes, indeed. i am a man, and i love cleaning with my dc-23 canister. i actually have to show my wife how to use the telescope wand every time she wants to clean. i think Dyson intentionally makes the machine complex-looking to appeal to the gadget-philes.


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Dyson DC31: Lets Men Vacuum Clean With Power
7/2/09 11:51 AM

surely apple will not forego their precious dock connector. or add another unsightly port to their flagship?


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | News: EU Cell Makers Adopt Standard MicroUSB Charger
7/2/09 10:36 AM

... or you could just get a mac ;)


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Computers and Home Decoration: Finally a Way to Make it Happen
6/3/09 7:51 AM

all you other no-coasters can forget about the gold velvet chesterfield, 'cause i just got it! very beautiful. what we in the business call "glorious"


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Midwest Scavenger: No Coast Craigslist Finds
3/29/09 6:09 PM

haven't used the above softwares, but i've "rolled my own" wifi-isight based fallback based on some perl scripts which use iSightCapture, all run by a cron job that checks a personal website for an "am i stolen" flag. it's some dirty command-line-unix-magic, but it's free. And it could be enhanced with some wifi positioning features pretty easily.


Apartment Therapy Unplugged | Security Without a Cable? Let Your Laptop Shout For Help
3/4/09 11:18 AM

sorry, but if you're my neighbor and you fold my clothes, i will bite your nose off the next time i see you. just fyi.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | You Think Your Neighbor's Bad?, Part 2 How To Handle Problems and How To Be A Good Neighbor
11/24/08 2:47 PM