I believe this is the first time I have been writing about food on my blog so you know it must be good. It was a little rainy here in Seattle today so I decided to hunker down with a grilled cheese sandwich. However instead of just making your typical grilled cheese I decided to make mini one’s, which was the best decision I made all day. Needless to say they were delicious. Here’s the quick and dirty. Ingredients after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
I have always felt that playing music has opened up my right hemisphere and this piece on TED supports some of that thinking. It’s always great to get a different perspective on your own beliefs.
I have been toying with the idea of creating a pre-fab dog house for about a month now and landed on this design. There are three concepts I am playing with here. The first has a platform on the bottom of the dog house. The second has the platform cut-out in the front for the insertion of an outdoor dog bed. The Third has the platform removed and is a more simple version. The exterior is made from IPE hardwood and painted cement board. The dog is Betty. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Jason.
So over past 50 years or so there haven’t been many innovations in aluminum cans, especially beer cans. The one improvement was changing the openers from the detachable one’s to keeping them attached to the can. One thing I have noticed over the past 5 or so years is that outside the home, sports tailgates and concerts have a lot of people enjoying good beer. But what has also happened is that you can’t tailgate with a can of beer any more. Most events now require people to pour their drinks into a cup. Typically this is in a Red or Blue Solo cup.
So this design concept is melding the Solo Cup that people are drinking form anyways with a beer can. All of the materials are the same, but the form factor has changed. The top of the can is recessed a little so that you can obscure the top if necessary. Right now this is Patent Pending. Personally, because I like Pabst, I think this would be a great promo for them to try.
Wow! Just watching this guy makes me want to find my calling, quit the rat race and live. Too bad I will sit on my ass and not do it.
Below are his two lectures. The first is about Time Management and the second is his Last Lecture on how to live out your childhood dreams. Both of these are worth watching.
I have always been religious about backing up my data, but was tired of pulling out my portable drive and connecting it whenever I wanted to back something up. This isn’t the most elegant solution by any means, but it doesn’t add much weight to my system and I can always backup and have access to other files if I need them.
1. Get yourself a slim USB drive that doesn’t need any power. I use the Western Digital Passport. They are small and go up to 320GB.
2. Add some velcro to the back of the drive and then to the back of your laptop. Ideally skew it to the side of the computer that has the USB/Firewire ports so you can use the short cable that comes with the drive.
It still amazes me that I can go online after watching a commercial and observe fortune 500 companies have dead links and poor user experiences. As you will see from the video I go to the Gofbot.com site from their commercial and then click on the link in the middle of the page to only have it say page not found. C’mon Mcdonalds, this is embarrassing.
If you don’t have a calendar on hand, here’s an easy way to figure out which months have 31 days and which have 30:
Count the months on your knuckles and the grooves between your knuckles. Leave out your thumb knuckle. Every month that lands on a knuckle is 31 days, every month that lands on a groove between knuckles is 30 days (or 28 for February). Thanks to my client Rebecca @ w-rehab for this little hint which came from Tipnut
This two-seat siren boasts the sexiest shape ever seen on a Saab. The opening canopy is certainly a head turner, even if it may be a too-obvious attempt to play up the brand?s aircraft heritage. The wheels are killer eleven-spoke beauties, and all lighting, inside and out, is LED. Alas, a sexy new sports car is not in the Saab product plan. But let?s hope the Aero-X signals the design direction for future Saabs.
Instead of displaying your magazines the traditional way consider using Marianne Van Ooij’s Slim bookshelves. It only holds a few books, but would be a great display fo rmagazines.
The overall concept of this Pin Light is really nice. It works as a table light or a ceiling light.
Mounted LED pins fit into the foam of this cushion - Cushions of Needles of adhesive of to lamp of or suspension
In the Design for Manufacture competition supported by the British government, the challenge was to build a house for under ?60,000, not much of a stretch by North American standards considering land and soft costs are not included, and controversial in Britain because people thought that they might be able to buy one for that price.
Seating system composed of interlocking layers of polyurethane foam. It can be used as both a bench and a sofa. Double Up is supplied in two and three seats configurations.
The Butter Boy and Girl makes buttering your corn-on-the-cob easy and fun! Just insert 1/2 stick of butter, pop the top, and butter your corn! Take them with you to picnics, barbeques, or just have fun with them when eating at home! They both stand 4″ tall, made of plastic and can be refrigerated between uses.
Seeking to develop applications for wood, industrial designer Takumi Shimamura delivers this unique briefcase made of ecological thinned Japanese cedar. Designed to accommodate laptops, the bag has sturdy canvas edges, a handle with leather covering, double zippers, and inner pockets. Water repellent finish. Handmade by Japanese craftsmen. Clean with a damp cloth.
Some really nice watch designs from solovydesign. Non permanent, self-gumming watch ?timeflex? designed for using in situations when individual time control is necessary, but personal watch is difficult to access (swimming, sunbathing, working in laboratory, during going in for sports) & other situations where man uses working clothes. The second is the goa watch concept.
Damian O’Sullivan has created a solar lampion you use inside (or out). “Most solar lamps today are of the type that you ‘plant’ in your garden and then leave unattended. They store energy during the day and release it in the form of light at night, which is nice. But what if we could bring this light with us, into the home? The Solar Lampion is such a lamp. It is composed of an array of 36 ’standard size’ solar cells (held together by an open spaced frame), each of which is connected to an LED bulb, which is fed by one rechargeable battery. The solar cells store the sun’s energy during the day and release it at nightfall wherever you need it. Story from Mocoloco.
A future concept designed for the AA, this flexible rubber device uses motion combined with reaction time to determine whether or not you are suffering from driver fatigue. The device comunicates with an RFID tag positioned in your car and only starts to detect whether you are tired when you are in your car. The device can be bent to fit your wrist, and has memory to stay in position, to ensure it will not fall off.
Ever want to experience what it is like to be homeless and sleep on cardboard? We’ll now is your chance.
The itbed is made from 7 mm thick cardboard that is folded like an accordion. In one step the itbed can be collapsed into an easily portable bundle making the cardboard bed an ideal solution for guest beds or frequent movers. The zigzag profile of the itbed, reminiscent of a house of cards, is stabilized from head to foot by two lengths of webbing.
The itbed is available in two models. itbed futon is made for futons or thinner roll-up mattresses and comes with an extra horizontal support that is also collapsible. This particular model is especially useful as a guest bed.
The Matrix redefines the traditional range hood. This stainless-steel ventilation system hangs on the wall behind the cooking area, not above. The range hood uses what is called parametric technology. With this new technology, the steam, grease and odors are sucked through the narrow slots at a high rate of speed, creating a vortex over the cooktop. The system’s four duct panels capture air more efficiently without using more energy. The Matrix can also serve an air purifier, pumping clean air into your kitchen 24 hours a day.
