Sunday, May 11, 2008
Get Your Party On with the Emergency Party Button
8:00AM Adam Pash | You’re a busy person, with a button-up career gig that takes up most of your waking hours. So when you clock out, you don’t have time to put in all the work to get into party mode. What you need is a button—a party button—to take you from straight-laced to party in a matter of seconds. The emergency party button, activated by turning a key and pressing a big red button, does exactly that. After dimming the overhead lights, the party button turns on the party lights, turns up the music, and fires up the fog machine. Hit the jump for a video of the party button in action. More »
Turn Gmail in an Always-On Baby Book
6:30AM Kevin Purdy | Blogger Rafe Needleman uses Gmail to record memories of his young son’s life. With the hefty storage, easy accessibility and robust filter and search tools, it’s a neat way to be able to quickly pull up that time when your little one met Santa Claus—or yanked your laptop off the table. Of course, with stuff this precious, it’s always a good idea to back it up. Geek parent tip: Use Gmail as a baby book [Webware] More »
How to Water Your Lawn Efficiently
5:00AM Adam Pash | AU – Please note that water restrictions are in place across most (if not all!) of Australia right now. These tips are about saving water when caring for your lawn, but you should check what restrictions are in place in your local area! Spring is upon the northern hemisphere (AU – and down under we’re living with water restrictions!), and with a little know-how, you can water your lawn more smarter this year. Tutorial site wikiHow offers strategies to reduce your water usage while maintaining a healthy, hearty lawn. For example: Water deeply to encourage deep root growth. Frequent shallow waterings encourage weed germination, and they also cause the grass plants’ roots to grow shallow, leaving the plant more susceptible to drought and to certain diseases. Watering only when your grass really needs it encourages the roots to grow deeper The article is full of other smart watering tips—like watering early to avoid evaporation—that are worth a read before you put out the sprinklers. Photo by Finstr. How to Water Your Lawn Efficiently [wikiHow] More »
Sew an Old Sweater into a Cat Bed
3:30AM Gina Trapani | Give your cat a comfy place to snooze and save some money by turning an old sweater into a cat bed. Step-by-step tutorial site wikiHow runs down how. The result can even be a dog bed (for small dogs) and your pet will love cuddling up in something that smells like you, too. How to Make a Cat Bed from an Old Sweater [wikiHow] More »
