Fixing Trine 1 for Windows

It took me a few hours to get Trine 1 working via Steam on Windows 7 64-bit.  Here is a summary for those who find this post seeking help with the issue. Symptoms: Running Trine 1 via Steam client shows you the Trine launcher, but upon clicking the Launch button Trine 1 silently closes without ...

My Blood Donor Card Is Here

My Blood Donor Card Is Here
It is cool to be a card-carrying member of something. I am now a card-carrying blood donor with the American Red Cross. (I’m also a card-carrying member of the Larry Miller Drinking Society.)

Friday Pastafarian Horoscope

A raw piece of garlic falls in the shadow of the meatball today. Avoid unnecessary risks.

Ultimate Money: Amazon Subscribe & Save

For the longest time I avoided Amazon.com’s Subscribe & Save feature because I thought there would be a catch. There isn’t. It is a no-obligations cancel-anytime way to shop for groceries and supplies at a further discounted rate beyond that already offered by Amazon. Here is some info and some tips, using this bag of ...

Ultimate Money: Coinstar Gift Card Conversion

Did you know Coinstar® coin-counting kiosks will do a 100% conversation–no hefty fee–if you convert your metallic monies into gift cards instead of cash?  Make sure to read on the on-screen instructions, but you can expect to convert 100% of your loose change, for example, to an Amazon.com gift card.  If you were already going ...

Duplicate Tab Helper for Chrome 2

For about a year I have been privately using a Chrome Extension that I designed and I’ve recently released it to the public. How Duplicate Tab Helper Works Prevents duplicate tabs effortlessly. Duplicate Tab Helper prevents the opening of duplicate URLs at the moment new tabs are opened. If a duplicate is found, the newer ...

How to Wash Your Keyboard 2

I routinely clean my keyboard about every 6 months using a dishwasher. Didn’t know you could do that? Well you can if you follow some simple rules. In theory, you can wash any electronics as long as there is NO electricity because of NO power source including NO micro-batteries and NO capacitors that could store electricity. ...

HowStuffWorks Website Clutter

HowStuffWorks Website Clutter
I was having a conversation about how much I love HowStuffWorks podcasts, and I find it remarkable how much I greatly dislike HowStuffWorks.com the website. In fact, I can’t stand it.  As it currently stands, pick any page at random and you will see 20 different sidebars or image captions trying to get your attention. Without ...

Resolving Dropbox Sync vs. EFS0.tmp 10

I decided to write about this problem on my blog because EFS0.tmp and Dropbox are not associated on Google, and I personally had trouble finding a resolution to this issue due to some red herrings. For example, although EFS0.tmp or EFS1.tmp files are in Dropbox, they won’t show up in a windows search, nor will ...

Give Blood

Apparently we are genetically designed to expect some blood loss, so you should go lose some. Right now. Men, in particular, have no way to excrete excess iron besides blood loss or chelation (dangerous). This probably applies to all heavy metals as well. Simple solution? You should go hit up a Red Cross location and ...

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