Saturday, August 28, 2010
Monday, July 6, 2009
Sumo Paint
If you're expecting online image editors to be anemic, you'll be surprised by the extensive features of many of the nominees like Sumo Paint. Sporting a toolbar, image navigator, swatches, and layers, Sumo Paint does more than just crop and rotate images. In addition to having layers, as some other editors do, Sumo Paint has support for blending modes and other advanced layering magic like drop shadow and outer glow. The brushes and ink tools offer a wide variety of shapes and textures. If you like some of the paint-centric features of Sumo Paint, you'll definitely want to check out the Gravity tool, which creates some pretty interesting abstract paint effects. Sumo Paint also supports drag and drop image opening for pictures you have stored in your Sumo Paint account. Sumo Paint doesn't require a login for use, but if you sign up for a free account you can store images online and participate in the Sumo Paint community by submitting your work and ranking the work of others. Photo by Randy Son of Robert.
If you're expecting online image editors to be anemic, you'll be surprised by the extensive features of many of the nominees like Sumo Paint. Sporting a toolbar, image navigator, swatches, and layers, Sumo Paint does more than just crop and rotate images. In addition to having layers, as some other editors do, Sumo Paint has support for blending modes and other advanced layering magic like drop shadow and outer glow. The brushes and ink tools offer a wide variety of shapes and textures. If you like some of the paint-centric features of Sumo Paint, you'll definitely want to check out the Gravity tool, which creates some pretty interesting abstract paint effects. Sumo Paint also supports drag and drop image opening for pictures you have stored in your Sumo Paint account. Sumo Paint doesn't require a login for use, but if you sign up for a free account you can store images online and participate in the Sumo Paint community by submitting your work and ranking the work of others. Photo by Randy Son of Robert.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Mighty Mendit
Mighty Mendit
What’s to love: Speedy way to fix many things.
What’s it do: It’s not glue but a flexible bonding agent that grabs, adheres and interlocks fibers of almost any fabric. Apply and gently touch. Offers quick repairs (or hemming) for cuffs, hems, upholstery, curtains, leather, toys, collectibles. Also bonds tile, plaster, trims, canvas, ribbons, cardboard. Useful for embellishing clothing, hats, and in crafts,hobbies. Wash fabrics first; be sure fabric is free of dirt and lint. Dries clear; wearable after two hours, machine washable after 24 hours. Not good for dry clean only garments. Contains acetone, so extremely flammable when wet. Package includes one 6-fluidounce Mendit and one 1-fluid-ounce Gemit plus 50 gems.
Price: $9.99; view www.amazon.com.
What’s to love: Speedy way to fix many things.
What’s it do: It’s not glue but a flexible bonding agent that grabs, adheres and interlocks fibers of almost any fabric. Apply and gently touch. Offers quick repairs (or hemming) for cuffs, hems, upholstery, curtains, leather, toys, collectibles. Also bonds tile, plaster, trims, canvas, ribbons, cardboard. Useful for embellishing clothing, hats, and in crafts,hobbies. Wash fabrics first; be sure fabric is free of dirt and lint. Dries clear; wearable after two hours, machine washable after 24 hours. Not good for dry clean only garments. Contains acetone, so extremely flammable when wet. Package includes one 6-fluidounce Mendit and one 1-fluid-ounce Gemit plus 50 gems.
Price: $9.99; view www.amazon.com.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
A new blog that will hopefully explain some unknown policies and facts about how individuals have brought havoc to the government of the United States. The blog is named Big Brother.
De Facto Deception
Political systems mimic nature, to this extent: Death to one often provides sustenance for another. Alert and mature individuals sense something amiss with government and politics in today’s America. Cognitive dissonance haunts many that are familiar with American history and government before academia imposed a prescribed curriculum. Public schools and institutions of higher learning presently promulgate conflicting historical theory compared to a regime taught two generations ago. Most aging Americans recognize that contemporary historical information inaccurately bear witness to first hand observations. In general, there is analytic discord, confusion. Interested Americans are asking, “What’s going on, why this blatant attempt to mold public opinion, to misdirect, to change our sense of history and heritage?” If you are one of many individuals seeking to unravel the perplexity and desiring to better understand the course our nation is steering, read on.
De Facto Deception
Political systems mimic nature, to this extent: Death to one often provides sustenance for another. Alert and mature individuals sense something amiss with government and politics in today’s America. Cognitive dissonance haunts many that are familiar with American history and government before academia imposed a prescribed curriculum. Public schools and institutions of higher learning presently promulgate conflicting historical theory compared to a regime taught two generations ago. Most aging Americans recognize that contemporary historical information inaccurately bear witness to first hand observations. In general, there is analytic discord, confusion. Interested Americans are asking, “What’s going on, why this blatant attempt to mold public opinion, to misdirect, to change our sense of history and heritage?” If you are one of many individuals seeking to unravel the perplexity and desiring to better understand the course our nation is steering, read on.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 9 Into the Ultimate OS X Netbook
I am typing this on a 9-inch, 3G-equipped, almost-pocketable computer, running the best consumer OS money can currently buy. It costs around $400. Do you want one too? Here's how to get yours.
There are a lot of netbooks on which you can install and run OS X, but if you're mindful of the handy comparison chart those lads at Boing Boing Gadgets have compiled, you'll know that the Mini 9 is about as ideal a platform as you'll find for a Hackintosh ultraportable: Everything from wi-fi, sound and the function keys down to the optional integrated mobile broadband card and the SD card reader are supported and work as they should. No hardware compromises at all. It's awesome.
Generally, there are two ways to approach a Hackintosh install: Using a "slipstreamed" OS X installer image that's been modified to install on non-Apple hardware, or using a $129 factory-fresh retail OS X install disk in tandem with a special bootloader that does the necessary tweaking to let the install happen. The former can be easy enough, but it's pretty much illegal since it contains a pirated OS X install disk, and on top of that you'll run into all kinds of problems should you ever want to upgrade your OS or software via Software Update.
By using a retail OS X disk, you stay mostly out of pirate waters, and ensure that once everything's up and running, you'll be as close as is possible to having an actual Mac. Here we're doing that, using a method referred to as the "Type11" install, cooked up by a fellow of the same handle and his colleagues over on the MyDellMini forums, a fantastic resource.
Even though we're using a standard retail-purchased copy of OS X, the disclaimer: Apple does not like Hackintoshing. It violates the OS X EULA, and probably won't make the Dell folks too happy either, should you need to return your hacked Mini 9 for service. So, as always, proceed at your own risk.
Libra is a library software to organize your stuff: Books, Audio CDs, Movies, & Games (for a start). And it does so beautifully, and at an amazing price ($0 for non-commercial use).
About Libra
 Current Version: 0.9.2 (beta) | ||
| Check out our other product: MemoriesOnTV |
Libra is a library software to organize your stuff: Books, Audio CDs, Movies, & Games (for a start). And it does so beautifully, and at an amazing price ($0 for non-commercial use).
 | Turn your webcam into a barcode scannerHook up your webcam, and Libra turns it instantly into a barcode scanner. Point your webcam towards the barcode (in any orientation) on the back of your books, DVD's or CD's and Libra will auto-retrieve the product information automatically, and add it to your library. You can use a normal barcode scanner (including CueCats) too. |
Lightning speed databaseBased on a real SQL database engine, Libra enables you to browse, sort or search through your items in lightning speed. You can do sophisticated queries too, like "show me all the books & DVD's tagged with 'fiction' and 'kid's stuff' that are not on loan" (that's a mouthful, isn't it? :) ). |  sorting library items |
 | Track who borrowed your stuffKeep track of what your friends borrowed from you, and never lose a single item again. Libra helps you keep detailed record of each loan and reminds you when it's due. |
Print beautiful catalogsOnce you have built your library collection, print out beautiful pages of your collection to create a catalog. The catalog will serve as a master index of all your items, so that you can track & find your items easily. |  |
 | Share your collection onlineExport your library to web pages, and upload them to your web host to share with friends & family. Your friends can now browse through your entire collection, and know if you have a title that they need. |
Attention to detail.We spent a great deal of effort in making things look pretty, and if you're running on Windows Vista (not absolutely required), you're in for a eye candy treat. From reflection on book shelves to glowing text on glass windows, we're pushing the limits of beauty on Windows, allowing you to show off your collection with great pride. |  books rendered with different skins |
 | Import existing collectionLibra comes with import plugins for a number of popular applications, including Microsoft Excel. If you already store your existing data in one of these applications, you can easily import your collection into Libra without re-entering all items. For applications that are not supported currently, keep a lookout in our development forum to see if anyone has implemented the required plugin. |
Extensible & FlexibleWe designed Libra to be a platform for all collectibles. As it is, Libra can already support books, video, music & games, but new item types can be added via XML files with Javascript. The import/export API are also made public to the |  |
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Woot!!!!!
Friends:
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Lynn Sadler
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. - Niels Bohr
It goes without saying that many of the unintended consequences engendered by good intentions boomerang against the party or group supposedly being assisted. J. B. White
http://nerdwasp.blogspot.com/ The WASP Report
www.lynler-review.blogspot.com The Lynler Review
I don't remember if I have told you about this .com. They offer a special every day starting at midnight and running thru 11:59pm or until they are sold out. Most items are really neat and some are just weird but they are always at a good price and most shipping is $5.00. They have items at woot.com, wine specials @wine.woot.com and t-shirt with logos @shirt.woot.com each day and list side deals from other .com's. The more popular items are generally sold out by late morning as a hint if you just want to check and see what they are offering a particular day. They discuss the items pretty good and have feedback that is really good.
Lynn
Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM)
Welcome lynler
Lynn Sadler
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. - Niels Bohr
It goes without saying that many of the unintended consequences engendered by good intentions boomerang against the party or group supposedly being assisted. J. B. White
http://nerdwasp.blogspot.com/ The WASP Report
www.lynler-review.blogspot.com The Lynler Review
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