“Paper shampoo sheets” to foil TSA Screeners?? Saving money with several ceiling fan “hacks?” The latest on technological advancements in athletic gear for Olympians? The death of grammar? They’re all here plus some other interesting links I came across this past week…
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Looking for a great cheese dip for a party or casual get together? A friend at work made this chip dip for a recent birthday celebration, and it was absolutely terrific. You’ll only need 3 items for the recipe…
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The developers at cooliris have come up with a terrific way to speed your browsing experience, whether you’re using IE, Firefox, Safari, or Flock. It’s called Previews, and as the name implies, it enables you to preview the content of any link you encounter as you browse.
Let’s say you search for [...]
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Over the years I’ve used a number of different briefcases or daily bags, ranging from a Lands End “business briefcase” to a knockoff of a Coach leather attache, to a backpack – and several others. Thanks to Doug Dyment over at onebag.com, I’ve recently learned about Red Oxx and their line of extremely rugged carry-on [...]
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Several of the Tim Russert tributes and remembrances I’ve read since his death on June 13th have not only provided insight into his upbringing, education and beliefs; a few also included photos of Russert as a young man.
This got me thinking – prompted in part by Russert’s obvious excitement with the current Presidential race – [...]
Have you ever begun unpacking at your destination only to discover that you’d forgotten to pack some essential – or even basic – item? Ever gone to a trade show and discovered that you only have a handful of business cards in your bag? Ever unpacked your toiletries and discovered you’d somehow forgotten to pack [...]
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Occasionally I’ll come across a piece of software or a website that I think will be of interest to my readers, and will feature it on PracticalHacks. I thought that would be the case with HotWords…
HotWords.com is a free search engine keyword analytical tool. If you are interested in finding out what internet users are [...]
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Interesting article from the New York Times with some good tips for saving money on gas. The article primarily focuses on gas price tracking websites. Worth a quick look: click here for the article.
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Years ago I was driving from Albany to Oswego NY late at night when I realized the rear end of my car was acting oddly – it felt loose, particularly when I went around turns. I pulled over and discovered that my left rear tire was almost completely flat. The good news: I had a [...]
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Just a few images from our trip this weekend. The hike up Crazy Horse was fun although a bit grueling. We made it to the top in an hour, and were among the first on the memorial. The first picture was actually taken on the walk down – I show it first as it gives [...]
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Off to the Black Hills of South Dakota for a weekend motorcycle trip… back on Monday. Happy weekend!
-kc 6/5/08
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A buddy and I are riding our bikes up to Custer, SD this Friday to visit the Crazy Horse Memorial. Once a year the folks responsible for the Memorial allow visitors to hike up the mountain (the annual Volksmarch) and see the sculpture’s progress up close.
Here’s an image of hike participants [...]
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