CDCheck
While trying to de-clutter my office I can across some software that wasn’t in use anymore. I decided to gather it together and liquidate on eBay. All was fine except for two discs that had seen some action and were…
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Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson Volume 1
I read the entire Walter Simonson run on Thor as they were published during the 80s: it was my favorite book and I was completely captivated by the story. I even hung on when Simonson stopped doing the art and…
Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Volume 1
Growing up I was a dedicated Marvel comics fan and didn’t stray much into DC territory. Sure I caught the big books, Dark Knight, Watchmen, V For Vendetta, but it had to be making a lot of noise for me…
Disk Space Fan
Eventually every PC user comes to the point when they try to save something on their PC and there isn’t enough space. We all react the same way: what’s filled my hard drive? It seemed for a while gargantuan hard…
Grind your own Sea Salt
I enjoy all types of sea salt and use it every day. Until last week I would buy fine sea salt and coarse sea salt for various applications. I like fine sea salt for pasta water and quick seasoning and coarse…
Sleep Mode and Hardware Changes
I’m in the process of upgrading my PC. After swapping out a Gigabyte [intlink id=”1187″ type=”post”]GA-P55M-UD2[/intlink] for a P55A-UD3P motherboard I left everything else as is and ran the system for a few days. All components were working properly so…
Icon Finder
I was browsing a forum and noticed a mention of an icon site I had never heard of: Icon Finder. I was looking to add nice RSS and Twitter icons since even though eBabble offers these feeds there are few…
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2
I’ve upgraded my main PC and wanted a good inexpensive socket 1156 motherboard for overclocking an Intel i5-75o processor. Every possible site and magazine pointed to one motherboard: the Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2. It really is a great motherboard with everything most…
The Life And Times Of Martha Washington In The Twenty-First Century
That’s one mouthful of a title. The Life And Times Of Martha Washington In The Twenty-First Century is a deluxe 8×12″ oversized hardcover from Dark Horse that collects every Martha Washington story published. This single hardcover contains 600 pages and…