For a while I was trying to use a 40″ 1080p LCD TV as a monitor. I thought that this was going to be fantastic – it was going to be like having 4 20″ monitors side by side. My productivity was going to increase. Cutting and pasting between different documents and work environments was [...]
For Thanksgiving I decided to try a little experiment with the potatoes and it worked out really well. The end produce was excessively rich, but damn did it taste good. The recipe is pretty simple: Boil a dozen red potatoes for about 45 minutes Drain the potatoes, put them in the mixer and blend until [...]
Turducken
Oct 25
For Thanksgiving this year, I heard that I could get a Turducken from the Loblaws up the street all pre-assembled. For the uninitiated, a Turducken is a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken. To me, this was a very exciting thing. I don’t really know why it’s exciting – but it is. [...]
FreeMind – Mind Mapping
Oct 4
For mind mapping software, I’ve been a fan of FreeMind for a couple years now. I took a look at some of the other software available now and FreeMind is still my favorite, and it’s open source.
Dry Ice Ice Cream
Sep 27
A couple months ago I tried making ice cream using dry ice. It turned out really well. The added benefit of making ice cream with dry ice is for the first 24 hours after it’s made, the ice cream is carbonated which gives it a really neat texture.
