Food Storage Tips – Hack Your Coat Closet – Part 2
October 9, 2008
After coming up with lots of good reasons keep a small amount of emergency supplies (PART 1) lets talk about where to keep them. There are lots of good places to store food, water, and other supplies in places you might not have thought of. Under the bed, in your clothes closet, in the garage, or just in a spare room all make sense.
I live in a small house with my wife and 4 children and we really didn’t have much room for more storage. We’ve been keeping food in the garage for awhile but it’s never been a great place because of the wide fluctuations in temperature. Even canned and packaged food shouldn’t be subjected to high heat for long term storage. So, we decided our coat closet would be the perfect place. We all have plenty of room in our own closets for the coats so it’s just a slight inconvenience not having them by the door. Read more
Netflix Charging More for Blu-ray
October 8, 2008
Looks like Netflix customers who wish to receive Blu-ray movies will have to pay a bit more each month. Don’t worry, it isn’t much and I’m willing to bet that if you’ve been a customer for very long, you’ll gladly pay the extra amount.
According to the message I saw when I was browsing my account settings, customers will have to pay and extra $1 per month to have access to Blu-ray movies. I’m not sure if the price varies by the different accounts (2 at a time, 3 at a time, ect.). Read more
Mario Kart Wii – Cheating, Hacks, and Disappointment
October 6, 2008
I’ve been a huge Nintendo fan for nearly 20 years. I’ve owned every Nintendo console and countless games. So, you shouldn’t be surprised that I (finally) picked up Mario Kart Wii. I even picked up an extra wheel for my wife and the occasional friend to play along.
I played for most of the night of my purchase. The next day, a friend came over and we ended up playing for a solid two hours. It wasn’t until we gave the online play a go that we started to see something funny going on with the game. Read more
Be Prepared – Food Storage for Geeks – Part 1
October 2, 2008
In the last little while it’s become more important for me and my family to have some emergency supplies set aside. After talking to everyone I know at the office and most other people I run in to I’ve realized that I’m not the only one.
Why a GeekInspired post about it? Because techno geeks like us are the type of people who like projects. We like to learn at our own pace and enjoy putting stuff together and seeing the results. We build models as kids. We watch “MythBusters” and “How It’s Made”. Putting together a 72 hour kit and then building a food storage area gives us the same opportunity to geek-out as does building a custom case for our D&D supplies. Read more
Flash Photography Tips – Intro to Softboxes
October 1, 2008
In a perfect world, photographic umbrellas are all we would need to control our lighting. However, there are some cases when you need more control and directionality from your light source. This is where softboxes come in.
The basic principle of a softbox is the same as an umbrella: it provides a layer of diffusion that increases the effective size of your light source. Where softboxes differ is that their construction only allows light to pass through the diffusion material in the front. The sides and back are blocked, minimizing the spill of light.
