Acerbic Resonance

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Month: November 2009

  • My 2009 Christmas List

    Looks like it must be that time of year again – time for me to dream big, set my sights way above reality, and make a Christmas List. Santa,  I’ve been very good this year and deserve all the really expensive stuff on this list: Aerial Video Cameras Keychain FOB Form Factor Camera – my…

  • Matchbox Car Wooden Garage

    This past weekend my son and I built a little garage for him to use to store all his matchbox cars.  I built the entire thing out of scrap lumber laying around in my shop.  I did take the time to sketch out some plans, which are posted below these pictures of the construction process…

  • How To Detect iPhone App Version At Runtime?

    I’m currently working on an application that will need to know what version of the app is currently running.  For instance, when I release version 1.2 of the app, I may need to update files that were left behind by version 1.1, but only do the update one time – the first time version 1.2…

  • Entry Hall Floor Part 2

    I recently ripped out the tile floor from my entry hall, and prepped it for my new wood floor. The wood we used was a pre-finished acacia from Lumber Liquidators.  For those who may be interested in all the technical specs of the wood and floor, here are some details: Botanical Name: Acacia Decurrens Janka…

  • Levitation

    I got bored playing Settlers of Catan, so I used the power of my mind to levitate this game piece.  This photograph has not been digitally altered or enhanced in any way. Neat trick, eh?

  • Entry Hall Floor

    Seems I can never just leave my house as is – I’ve nearly always got some project or other going on.  Building shelves, adding a storage room, working on a garden, adding stuff to my shop, building towel racks, repairing stuff the kids break, etc. The latest project is replacing the floor in my entry…