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Entries from November 2007

Thanksgiving

November 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Ok peoples preparations for thanksgiving have taken hold here… We’re battening down the hatches and preparing… That’s why the lack of posts… Shopping, Shampooing carpets, going to the storage unit ALL fun!
Hope everyone has a great holiday!

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Tags: Personal · Site News

Great software site

November 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Looking for a piece of software?  Want some free stuff.  This site will give you both.  But there is a catch.  Only ONE a  day AND you have to install it THAT day.

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Tags: Websites

Parenting or Product design.

November 16th, 2007 · No Comments

In a tragic circumstance and 8 month old child was killed when a storage rack fell on top of him.  The company is offering a repair kit to purchasers of the storage rack.    While the manufacturer is taking the high road in this situation could more steps have been taken to have prevented this tragedy?

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Tags: Home and Family · Recalls

Bark wrapped candles catch on fire.

November 15th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m really not sure how this one slipped through the cracks but wrapping a candle in birch bark doesn’t really seem safe. The danger is that the bark can catch on fire as the candle burns down. Seems reasonable as when building a fire in the woods birch bark is considered GOOD tinder. [...]

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Tags: Recalls

Vector images from bitmaps

November 15th, 2007 · No Comments

I found a cool site from Stanford (yes that Stanford) which lets you take a bitmap image such as a JPEG, GIF and turn it into a vector image that you can download as a EPS or SVG.  Why would anybody want to do this?  Say you have a tiny logo you want to resize.  [...]

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Tags: Tools and Utilities · Websites

Folding Chair Recall

November 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Iceberg Enterprises LLC is recalling a bunch of plastic folding chairs as they have a potential for collapse under normal conditions.  While nobody has been seriously hurt they feel it’s better to be safe than sorry.

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Tags: Recalls

Nike Recalls Football Helmet Straps

November 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Football helmet straps have broken  a reported 18 times.   When the strap breaks it causes the helmet to shift or fall off and basicaly removing the ability to protect the wearer.    This has resulted in some injuries ranging from concussions to deep cuts to a broken nose.

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Tags: Recalls