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Objective-C/Cocoa Tips
[Updated 7 November 2010.]
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How to make an outdoor fountain
For years, my wife has wanted a fountain outside as she likes the sound of the water falling. I've bought her table top ones and even a cheap plastic one we had in our living room. The biggest problem was the pump was a bit loud and the water sound didn't cover it. This weekend, my wife decided that she wanted an outdoor fountain. This became our (my) weekend project. In this post, I'll outline the procedure I used to make the fountain. I, of course, take no responsibility for your significant other bugging you to make a fountain or for any injuries (mental or physical) sustained by undertaking this project.
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Review: Blade mCX2
After getting a Syma S107 RC helicopter, I was quickly hooked on RC helicopters. I went to the local hobby shop, Discount Hobby Warehouse, and took a look at the Blade mCX2
. When I mentioned to the guy at the shop that I had a cheap $30 helicopter, he said that the goal of the cheap ones is to not crash while the goal of the more expensive ones is to fly. I definitely could agree to the part about not crashing. I bought it and when I got home, I charged the battery and was off and running. I was easily able to fly it around for a few minutes until the battery died (I get about 6 - 6 1/2 minutes per charge). I've picked up a few more batteries and have been spending at least 20-30 minutes a day. I'm definitely a fan.
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Review: ezDesktop - VNC client for iPad/iPhone
I've been using a Mac Mini as my DVR/media center for about a year now and there are times when I have to pull out my laptop to control it despite having a Harmony Remote configured for it. If we want to watch shows on USA Networks, TNT, etc. in a web browser, I can't control that with a remote (at least not until Google TV or the like comes out).