Fun With Stickers!
My Daughter has an unfortunate $1/day Sticker Habit. It affects everyone around her, as evidenced by this photo. As with many addicts, she’s become manipulative; as she was applying stickers to my face, she told me “You almost look very beautiful.” This of course made me very self-conscious, willing to do almost anything she wanted to become Truly Beautiful. Before you condemn her, remember: It’s a disease. Not a choice.
Basement Water Issues: How To Hard-Pipe a Sump Pump
DIY install a submersible sump pump and pipe the water out of your home; with printable “Hardware Shopping List”
I Saw My Son’s First Steps Today!
I’m home from work sick today. Yes, I’m really sick. But I’m sitting here on my couch and I watched my son take his first steps!
He’s taken a step or two several times, but according to my wife, a stay-at-home mother, this is the first time he’s walked across a whole room. Just thought I’d post about it.
Lawn Care: Overseeder – How To Use an Over Seeding Machine
How I got excellent results, thick and healthy turf, and what I learned when I rented an Overseeder machine. Seed your lawn the right way.
This article aims to answer the What, When, and How questions you’ll have about over-seeding your lawn if you’ve never done it before.
Decorative HVAC Vent Covers – Antique to Modern
A person building a new house while living in an older house asked to have new vent covers designed that are appropriately sized for modern HVAC ducting, but keep the ornate beauty and charm of the cold air return grates from their current home.
Save the World – With Your Graphics Card!
If you’re even slightly geeky, or very socially conscientious, then you’ve probably heard of applications like “Folding @ home,” where your computer’s graphics processor runs complex calculations, simulating how proteins are folded to find solutions for disease & health problems.
This post is a roundup of different apps you can download to effortlessly let your computer contribute to a better world when you’re not using it.
My New 3D CAD Workstation Computer
I got a new 3D CAD work computer last week, and it’s a huge improvement over what I was using before.
WordPress RSS Feed Problem – Look at YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plug-in) Settings
I couldn’t figure out why my WordPress RSS feed wasn’t working, finally I narrowed it down to a plugin, specifically the settings in YARPP.
Septic System Graphics & Animation
I designed a website, graphics, flash video, CAD models, content, & more for a local business that provides Septic System services. Want to see?
Steel Fire Pit Table Design + Drawing Download
A fun project designed in SolidWorks, the detailed plans for this Fire Pit Table are available for free download (PDF format). If you have access to a metal fabrication shop, you can get this made.
Microsoft’s IE9 Copies Google’s Chrome & Mozilla’s Firefox
I was struck by how blatantly Microsoft ripped off Google Chrome, a browser I’ve been using since the end of 2008. This is okay with me, because I love Chrome – but if I were Google’s Chrome browser department, I’d probably be upset. That said, I’ll show some examples below of the similarities between the new IE9-Beta & Chrome, Firefox.
Custom Vent Covers – Decorative HVAC Grate Designs
At work someone asked me to design a “Cold Air Return Vent Cover,” 9 7/8″ x 11 3/4″. I had fun with it, and decided to post photo renderings of the designs. (Created in SolidWorks 2009).
CSS Elastic Layout using Ems
Elastic Layout is important to me because in an era where one viewer may have a 800 x 600 pixel monitor, another may be viewing it on a wall-sized display via high-def projector. I wanted a design that will render consistently across all displays (with the possible exception of mobile-phone browsers), and it seems that entering sizes in pixels or percentages presents other limitations.
How to build a Cat House – With Drawings Download
Do cats need houses? Debatable.
Does my wife want her cat to have a house? Yes.
Includes pictures of the 2-Story cozy pet house I designed for our kitty, building tips, and instructional CAD drawings download (PDF). If you’re the least bit handy, you can put one of these together.
Patio Project Design Renderings
Here’s my back yard patio landscaping project design renderings. Updates include: Pavers, lighting, and firepit. Made in SketchUp.