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I've always found clock wallpapers to be useless when, well, umm, there's the time right there in your notification bar. And to get the date, simply open my calendar on my homepage, or even when I wake up my phone, the time and date is right there on the unlock mechanic.

I will say, I do like the idea of it if there weren't a clock in the notification toolbar. However, if you're like me and you have four rows and four columns of app icons (plus a weather widget), the time will be challenging to see.


5 Android Live Wallpaper You Must Check Out
8/24/11 6:26 PM

This before and after is epic.

Usually there's some drastic change, but this is simplicity in its simplest forms. I was expecting a crafted and formed table with legs, not a hunk of log. I love it.


Before & After: From Fallen Tree to End Table
8/24/11 6:23 PM

Very nice.

But for my tastes and the color palate I lean toward, I prefer the penny floor. The Standard Hotel in NYC has a penny-tiled floor in their bathroom.


Nickel Tile Floor! A DIY Bathroom Renovation
8/24/11 6:20 PM

I know I'm beating a dead horse, but in no way, under no circumstances, should anyone ever buy a used mattress.

Especially in cities where bed bugs are making a resurgence, it's just dumb.


Tips for Finding a Mattress on Craigslist
8/24/11 6:18 PM

I generally take my chances and just never turn on my bathroom light. There's a window there, so even at night it gets some light.


Don't Turn Off CFLs If You're Leaving a Room for 5 Minutes
7/19/11 1:41 PM

Last summer I had a pig's brain quesadilla. I was told it tastes like foie gras (which I've never had), but is much more humane (the rest of the pig is being used for food, might as well use the brain, too.


Grasshopper Tacos: Good Eats Or Too Many Feets?
7/5/11 6:07 PM

So you'd bring an iPad AND a Kindle?

For travelling, I'd say that's redundant. And being that there's no way I'd ever read 3500 books while travelling, I'd just as well bring one book.


Unplggd's Top 10 Tech Travel Essentials
7/5/11 6:04 PM

I really like the idea of TripIt, and I even signed up for it. But NO WAY IN HELL I'm paying $49/year for this service.

I, unfortunately, work a job where I don't travel a lot. For the two or three airplane/hotel/rental car trips I do take a year, paying an additional $49 to keep this organized is a waste of money.

I would have gladly paid $10 for that app upfront, but a subscription for something I use infrequently just doesn't make sense.

And if I recall correctly, it's not so much a "free" version as it is a limited trial version.


7 Awesome Apps You Want For Your Next Vacation
7/5/11 5:59 PM

For Android users, I got a great app called Satellite AR.

Basically Google Sky, but allows you to track satellites all around the planet. There is a special search tool just for the ISS, so if you have a powerful enough telescope you may even be able to see it.


Tech Tools to Check Out the Night Sky
7/5/11 5:56 PM

I'm not a picky eater, but I HATE HATE HATE cucumbers.

Any alternatives for people like me?


Cool As a Cucumber: 10 Fresh Recipes For Summer
7/4/11 6:03 PM

I would probably try it once, but it's honestly not for me.

But seriously, if people want to pay to eat these, then they should. It's not like grasshoppers are endangered or anything.


Grasshopper Tacos: Good Eats Or Too Many Feets?
7/1/11 4:28 PM

Forget the beer, where do I get those chalkboard glasses?


Raspberry Beer: Bubbly Pink Cocktails for a Crowd
5/12/11 2:14 PM

We invite people over between 7-7:30, but eating never starts until about 8:15-8:30.

However, if it's a summertime BBQ party, then the EARLIER the better.


When's Dinner? Dinner Party Timing
5/5/11 10:12 AM

As a man, and a soon-to-be father, I can actually say that these are kind of friggin adorable.


A Smart, Beautiful Breakfast Baby Shower
Hostess With The Mostess
5/5/11 10:11 AM

Wow, what happened to AT with all the spam?

I think the house is great. Don't think it would do too well in really hot climates, but I think a place like Seattle would be great.


Indoor/ Outdoor House by Suppose Design
Vogue Living, Australia
5/5/11 9:05 AM

Hmm

I guess the first thing is to ask them to shut up.

But, I guess, start by sandwiching your comment. Ask them if they hear everything you guys do in your apartment. Perhaps they're just loud.

If there is really a problem, I think the only solution is to take out the joist, soundproof the area behind it, then replace the joist.


How To Sound Proof A Timber Joist?
Good Questions
5/5/11 8:59 AM

Umm, Slacker.com?

How is it not in the list?


Best Internet Music: MOG, Spotify or Pandora?
4/20/11 12:55 PM

@Broski499

I admit that I miss my press (those damn things sure break easy when you drop them). The only annoyance about the press was that I could make up to four cups of coffee, but no way to keep it warm (unless I went out and purchased, like you did, an electric kettle to keep it warm).


Single-Use Kitchen Kitchen Appliances: Awesome or Awful?
4/11/11 6:13 PM

I believe coffee maker and fire extinguisher should be the only single-purpose items in a kitchen.


Single-Use Kitchen Kitchen Appliances: Awesome or Awful?
4/11/11 2:35 PM

As Alton Brown says, never own anything in your kitchen that only does one job, except for a fire extinguisher.

In that list, the stand mixer, food processor and coffee maker (oh, and grinder) are the only things I need.

Not having a dishwasher, my wife and I also have a stick blender. Because, frankly, the food processor can be a pain in the ass to clean by hand.


A Tale Of 13 Appliances: What Stays and What Goes?
3/21/11 5:39 PM