Tag Archives: DIY

How many blog posts in a row are too many?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by admin| |

Question: Where have I been? Answer: 148 blog posts in a row are too many. Read more »

A 1001+ things to do for a boy (or girl)

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin| |

Boys’ Life magazine, published monthly since 1911, is the official publication of the Boy Scouts of America. The magazine continues to this day for subscribers. But even if you are not a subscriber, back issues – EVERY ISSUE -, are available online to everyone through the December 2009 issue. Read more »

How to spy on the spies

Posted on June 17, 2011 by admin| |

Some of the most expensive and secretive spy activity takes place in broad daylight. Read more »

How to create pretty word clouds that are yours to use for any purpose

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin| |

A word cloud is a visual representation of information using words as graphics with meaning. The larger the representation of the word, the more significant Read more »

How to engineer the boiling temperature of a liquid

Posted on June 6, 2011 by admin| |

This is the example to follow when you want to create a liquid with a new boiling temperature. Read more »

This bookmarklet will tell us whois the current owner of any website

Posted on June 1, 2011 by admin| |

A bookmarklet is a bookmark that contains a JavaScript program instead of a URL. The JavaScript code has access to the current page, and can operate on it, change it, or direct to a new page based on it. Read more »

How do you know which computer or CPU is going to be faster?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin| |

Is an Intel i3 better than an i5, or is it the i7? Is an Atom N280 faster than an Atom N550? While we are at it, is an Read more »

How to help yourself; How to fix the world #10

Posted on May 21, 2011 by admin| |

Having value, and selling value aren’t the same thing. Read more »

How to for free submit prior art that may predate an invention in a patent application

Posted on May 20, 2011 by admin| |

So what else can you do if you know of prior art? There are databases of prior art that make themselves available to patent examiners Read more »

How to treat and prevent poison ivy

Posted on May 18, 2011 by admin| |

Not everyone has the strong allergic reaction. But some people that were immune develop an allergy after repeated exposure. And there are claims that immunity can be developed Read more »