Where do I find this stuff?

My friend Howard has fallen in love with the Mac application Quicksilver, so much so that he's decided to take on the task of writing the documentation manual for it. See a an initial blog review of it here, along with a direct download of the manual here.


Oh, and why do I care?
Cuz a)he's a friend of mine, b)it's a very cool app, and c)my picture is on page 21.

If you ever had an urge to mix chocolate and bacon for two great tastes that taste great together (?) here's a recipe.

Frankly, I think this would be a great accessory to the WAKE n' BACON, a fine product developed by Matty Sallin, a designer and cousin of my wife. Matty made many a headline and even a visit to the Today Show as a result of his somewhat unkosher timepiece.

I need one of these for the new bathroom.

This article in the NY Times explains "the misquito", a cell phone ring tone that only kids can hear. It jumps on the fact that most adults lose some portion of their hearing over time and can't hear high-pitched noises.

I personally can hear it, just barely, despite my 20% hearing loss according to my doctor. It's faint, but it sounds like the high-pitched noise a TV or monitor makes when the CRT tube is messed up.

Now, what this has over the "vibrate" function, I'm not sure.

You know, this thing makes a lot of sense. We do it to our dishes. To our clothes. Why not to ourselves? Most importantly, I think this would reduce a lot of bath-time stress in our house. Instead of the kids splashing around, arguing about who gets the Ariel Mermaid doll, thrashing around in an attempt to avoid removal from the tub, and tracking wet throughout the house, we could just lock 'em in one of these and walk away. Come back ten minutes later and a day's worth of sunscreen, ice cream sandwich-stained fingers, Crayola-painted knees, a dribbled Hi-C would be gone.

Make sure to check out the first-hand (translated)account from iSpot.jp. It's very amusing.

It wakes you up by firing four puzzle pieces up in the air, and then it is your task to get the pieces and put them back in the alarm clock - it won't turn off until then.

It wakes you up by firing four puzzle pieces up in the air, and then it is your task to get the pieces and put them back in the alarm clock - it won't turn off until then.