I've been using episodecalendar.com. It does a pretty good job tracking shows in the US and the UK. I've got it in my bookmark bar, but it could also be a new tab link. It also generates an RSS feed.

Tarantino is not a director I like and no actors in the movie who could make me overlook the fact that they're in a Tarantino movie.

Pulp Fiction.
I never meant to see it, for some reason people seem to think I should have. I love the look on people's faces when I tell them I never will.

This presupposes that my ISP will actually stream in HD. At home (San Francisco), I have Comcast with an average 25Mb/s. I have NEVER gotten Netflix HD to work. The allow HD box is checked, I've diddled with every setting, tried different browsers, but I get constant buffering and pixellations. I can get HD streams…

My lovely, 80-something parents give me a subscription to Consumer Reports every year. I smile every month when it arrives. They're the best.

Save on paper towels: Use a rag for spills. Dry your hands on a kitchen towel.

On a trip to Brussels a couple of years ago, we stopped in a great coffee store called Corica. They sell the coveted "cat poop" coffee. So many jokes, so little time. They keep it locked up in a cold room in the basement. We bought 250gram bags for friends, plus some for ourselves. It is quite amazing stuff. Very…

Vote: Remoter VNC (iPad) + Apple's built-in screen sharing

I'm a bit late to the party, but I've been looking for a copy of a performance by Pat Carroll in Marty Martin's play called "Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein". It was broadcast on CBS back in the 80s. It's an invented monologue based on Stein's writings and it was the most profound theater experience…

So very many apologies for not replying sooner, I had some problems logging back in to lifehacker.

Search for cockeyed snacking cake. I've been making it since I was little. Great when I was broke and didn't have eggs or milk.

An infrared thermometer. Hands down the most useful tool I have. I know when the pan is hot enough before I put the food in. $50. Mine is Mastercool 52224-A.

Mac mini HTPC-Mighty Mini
1 TB media server-Lil Bit
1st Gen iPad-Serenity
MacBook Pro-Fire Breathing Dragon
20G click wheel iPod-Poppa Pod
iPod Mini-Momma Pod
1st gen iPod shuffle-Baby Pod
iPod nano-Tiny Machine
Office Power Mac G5 (retired)-Prometheus the Second
Office iMac-Prometheus the Third

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Every morning, my circa 1984 clock radio alarm is set to KDFC classical in San Francisco. And they keep me company when I drive around the Bay Area.

Before:

I have a swingseat. I got it 3 or 4 years ago to prevent skooching down on my spine. Since then, we've moved to new offices and I got an Airtouch adjustable desk. It helps to switch back and forth throughout the day.

San Francisco-Comcast-Cable only

Grad school: June 30, 1984-Kaypro II (used $1,007.00 I still have the receipt.) with a Juki Daisywheel & Okidata dot matrix printers.

I'm in the same business myself. Most important: Make the talk about your ideas, not your ppt. In our business, we see way too many ppt presentations (mostly bad). If you have to use ppt, keep the slides simple. Too much on the slide distracts the audience from what you're saying. Use sans serif fonts and simple…