July 2009

"This is an insect repellent for the skin. I’m not going to misrepresent — for me, it isn’t the holy grail of natural repellents which would last indefinitely and be 100% bugproof. I keep a bottle in my back pocket and reapply frequently and I still get the occasional bite. I do like it, though. In a weird way the fact that it fades after about half an hour can be an advantage because by the time I go back inside the odor fades in time and I don’t end up smelling like bug spray for the rest of the day."

(via Lifehacker)

Who needs a fancy-schmancy ice cream maker? Just make your ice cream in a plastic bag.

(via Frugal for Life)

"Old School Apps is an online community created in 2009 in efforts to help keep classic gaming alive.  Our site hosts over 500 DOS games from the early 1980s through the end of the millennium. The applications and games you find here are considered to be "abandonware"."

(via Red Ferret Journal)

Trent Hamm asks and answers the question…

Is it worthwhile? I was genuinely surprised by the experience. If you have the ability to throw down readable writing very quickly, you can earn minimum wage with the Turk – more than I ever expected. Given the short timeframe and the wide variety of tasks available, it’s something that you can sit down and do in short little bits when it’s convenient for you.

"How to Cook Like Your Grandmother is a return to recipes and techniques that are based on what tastes good, not on junk science and fad diets. You won't find the words lite, low, lean, free or skim anywhere. This is all real food, cooked the way Grandma would have done it."

(via Metafilter)

Bryce Whitty has found "a really useful Computer Hardware Chart made by a member on Deviantart that helps you visually identify various types of plugs, ports, sockets and RAM." Head on over to his site and snag a copy.

Using Windows, and wish it would do a little bit more? You may find your answer in a list of Forty-Three of The Best Free Windows Enhancements That You Should Know About:

The common theme that brought these together was that they were all really cool Windows “enhancements”: i.e. apps that tweak or change the way we work with files, folders, applications, or the system environment itself (or, apps that brings functionality to the Windows environment that could or should have been a built-in option in Windows).

Noted without comment: Top 10 Endearing Habits of a Geeky Spouse

Got an idea for a great game? The Game Crafter will publish it for you:

It is time you took that game you created and publish it. No more homemade board or cards. You have arrived. Now, publish it!

The classic SF series Farscape is being re-released on DVD, this time with the entire series available in a single set:

The set will be launched at a panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and is being picked up by A&E Home Video. The set will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show.

When a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapulted Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield, a cult classic was born with the epic, adventure-filled TV series Farscape. The award-winning fan favorite show, which ran from 1999-2003 on Sci Fi and was named by TV Guide as one of television’s best cult shows ever, is about to blast off again on DVD courtesy of a pact between A&E Home Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company.

Here's a taste of the pilot episode…