‘Cleaning’ Designer Denim
You’ve got some expensive jeans, the guy at the store waned you about washing them and how the dye would come out, there might have even been a warning label. You’re not quite sure how to keep your jeans from smelling without washing them. Here are two tips that are tried and true.
1. Freezer Time: 15 mins in a freezer (or more if you desire) will kill off the bacteria, and neutralize any odor.
2. Dryer Sheets: Put your jeans in the dryer with a couple of dryer sheets, they’ll come out smelling great and the heat will tighten up your jeans if they’ve become a bit too loose as you’ve worn them in.
The F Word (part 2)
In a clear attempt at appeasing me, the creators of South Park have just aired their latest episode entitled ‘The F Word’ which deals with the same subject matter I was talking about last December. The episode deviates from my Internet anonymity targeted discussion and delves into the realm of Harley Davidson riders. I’ll have to agree with them 100% (even though I was considering buying one) that the ‘F word‘ has a new meaning.
Fag (fãg) n. 1. An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders.
2 A person who owns or frequently rides a Harley.
Watch the episode at: southparkstudios.com
ColorBox, my new ThickBox
If you haven’t tried it yet, ColorBox is a fantastic lightbox plugin for jQuery. The example page has some really cool skins and the download includes an .ai file for your easy own customization.
http://colorpowered.com/colorbox/core/example3/index.html
Unordered Lists Need Headers
Tables have <th> the property to signify the header of a table row, yet unordered lists have no way of signifying a title in their listing of information. It would be useful if there was a tag to signify the heading of such a listing of data. <uh> perhaps? Just a thought.
Bamboo Fun Unboxing
Wacom has released a slew of new products to the Bamboo line, as well as upgrading some of the older Bamboo tablets. I recently purchased the newly updated Bamboo Touch.
Shure SE-420 Unboxing
Because unboxings are like nerd porn, I’ve filmed myself for you.
Sports on your Google Calendar
I honestly used to do this manually. Google now lets you keep track of your favorite teams with a simple click of a mouse. Take it with you on your mobile device or anywhere on the web.
Gap 1969, authentic.
Here’s something you’d never think to be true. GAP is making good jeans, with Japanese denim, that you want to wear. I’m admittedly a denim snob, and have been known to pay upwards of $200 for a good pair of jeans. The Gap however, has released a new line of jeans that are worth a look or two.
I myself picked up a couple of pairs for $88 each. An important note is the cuff here, note the stitching. This is Selvage denim.
“Selvage denim (also called selvedge denim) is a type of denim which forms a clean natural edge that does not unravel. It is commonly presented in the unwashed or raw state. Typically, the selvage edges will be located along the out-seam of the pants, making it visible when cuffs are worn. Although selvage denim is not completely synonymous with unwashed denim, the presence of selvage typically implies that the denim used is a higher quality.” wikipedia
Good raw denim will have this, and it’s your opportunity to finally get into some decent, straight legged, non-distressed jeans. Or out of the 90’s if you’d prefer.
Laptop Buying Time
A question I get a lot is “what laptop should I buy?” and the answer isn’t quite as simple as it may seem. What one laptop aficionado may deem necessary may differ from the next. My suggestion is to list out what you need, then what you want and finally the nice to have extras. Once you’ve gathered requirements, you can start comparative shopping.
My Studio 16.
I’ll just list the reasons for purchasing my laptop, rather than worry about an in-depth look at what other manufacturers couldn’t provide. It should be noted too that it was a features-cost analysis that initially took place, which is why i did not end up purchasing a Macbook Pro. Operating systems to be left for another time, the hardware is what i was primarily concerned with.
- Slot loading Blu-ray drive
- RGBLED screen
- Slim design/form factor
- Solid state hard drive option
- 64-Bit architecture
- Cost
- HDMI
- Battery life / extended battery options
Sub $1000
My new favorite comes from Best Buy. I’m not a huge fan of Best Buy, but managed to find this beauty by Asus using their comparison tool. So far I’ve recommended it to two people with one confirmed purchase. The laptop is sleek, lightweight, powerful and fully capable of doing everything 90% of the people buying a sub $1000 notebook are looking for.
Netbooks
Dell Mini 10v. Not much more to say. You can install OSX on here with a little bit of guidance. These are great for on-the-go web browsing, video chat and emails. Not a workhorse, but for around $300 you can get a lot of those quick tasks taken care of pretty easily with a netbook. Dell just makes these right, and I believe the latest models support HDMI.
Tasks
While this might be old news to some of you, those of us who use Google Calendar outside of the standard web browser view may not have noticed the addition of tasks.
Tasks in Calendar build off a labs project for Gmail. It allows you to create a list of tasks in a pane to the right of your calendar in one of two ways. First you can click on a date and create a new task in the normal popup window reserved for events. Secondly, you can just start typing into the tasks pane without setting a date, a sort of NSA experience.
The feature is still in its infancy and would benefit from user feedback. Try it out and let the good folks at Google know what you think.