I remember seeing a video made by a movie sound engineer who said it has to do with all the layers (100+??) of the soundtrack being squished down into 2 (generally) channels. Same engineer pointed out how the sound in older movies do not have the same problem, just the movies made after old mono and just stereo were…

These all look like they do a fine job. My beef is how many apps have gone to subscription services. I like privacy (I pay for private email and calendar), but to continually have a monthly bill, let alone $40/yr, is more than I’d pay for a weather app. If more developers would have a 1-time fee, then maybe they’d…

We read that moths hate lavender and have had success using fresh/dried lavender. It grows wild in our yard and we put it in a small plastic bag (punch holes) or cloth bag and set those around in our closets. No more moths.

I want to save water as much as the next guy, but simply eating a single McDonald’s hamburger uses the equivanet of a 3 month non-stop shower. I believe 1 lb beef uses 5,000 gallons water (includes the water for the grain, the animal processing, etc.) Each egg = 5 gallons of water. It’s pretty well documented. I don’t…

I was recently watching a National Geographic TV program about crime where a car thief had an electronic device imported from China (supposedly only available to verified, licensed car dealers). The badguy just typed in the year, make and model of any new car and I guess it essentially mimics the signal of the key…

I was recently watching a National Geographic TV show about crime where a car thief had an electronic device imported from China (supposedly only available to verified, licensed car dealers). The badguy just typed in the year, make and model of any new car and it seemed to essentially mimic the signal of the key fob-…

76 Toyota Landcruiser Wagon- before the style update. No power steering though, but never in the shop. Tough and rugged as they come. Wish I still had it.

I think the question of what’s on those skins ought to addressed before we start munching down.

I started using Sugru (which I read about first here) at both connections and now the cables last much longer.