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Time to catch up again!

The fix? Turn off the "Push" setting.

Thanks to MJTsai and others for this.

P.S. I bought a license for Fantastical. Their 50% off deal got me.

Cool. Also, here's a very good article on concussions as they relate to Crosby.

Get them here!!!

This article was a fascinating read, and focused primarily on how to render the main character's hair in Pixar's new movie Brave.

FlipBook HD is now available, and it's pretty sweet. If you own an iPad, check it out for sure.

Here's a cool animation, for example. Great for kids or adults who like to sketch and doodle.

Two versions, same theme. I think I like the second one better (first one courtesy of Zero Drop).

The second, well, it's on the wall here.

It's quite nice.

You can grab it for $99 or so. Here's a video:

Medicus 5 Simple Keys from GolfshopCentral on Vimeo.

If you want to get better at golf, buy this DVD today!

Here's a bit more on the DVDs themselves and a forum thread discussing the 5 Simple Keys® themselves.

Michael Tsai shares the tip that holding down shift and option can control the volume level and brightness to a finer degree. Four extra steps, to be precise.

I decided to go with my "stopgap Mac" plan. I'll pick up a refurbished Mac Pro to tide me over until the new ones ship. Current rates are 15% off, which isn't terrible (nor is it great).

I'll just move the hard drives over (and possibly the lower SuperDrive, as my current Mac Pro has two), and that'll be that. I'll probably pick up a display while I'm at it. I'll always be able to use it.

The current Mac Pro and display? I'll find a use for it. I'm not sure what that is, but the "use" might be to put it downtown. I could trade out the Mac Mini there and give that to the kiddo or something. We'll see.

P.S. Or I'll just use an Apple employee discount and get a new Mac for the same cost as a refurbished one.

Via Kottke and with more information here.

Uhm, okay.

Well, that didn't take long. True to form, once I began investigating water softeners, I spent a LOT of time researching, obsessing, and becoming as knowledgeable as I could.

In the end, after speaking with Bill Cook at CAI Technologies, I have decided to buy a water softener myself and have it installed by a local plumber.

I went with the Fleck 5000SXT valve with a 32,000 grain resin tank. I'm told that in my use it should re-generate every 7-8 days.

Fleck valves seem to be well known and highly regarded, and the salt tanks are just tanks - some people literally use plastic garbage cans. Aside from working with the plumber to perhaps deliver non-softened water to an external spigot or two, I'm pretty much set and feel I've made a good decision.

Installation should be around $300.

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For years our dishes have been slowly getting cloudy, our shower heads have been getting deposits on them, and we haven't gotten a good lather from shampoos or soaps.

Suffice to say we're looking into a water softener.

Going rates seem to be about $2200 installed, and $15 every two months or so for salts. Does that sound about right?

We've had a Culligan guy out, and a RainSoft guy is coming soon¹. The Culligan guy recommended a "Gold Series" model. It seems okay.

I think what I should do next is call a plumber or two and see what they recommend.

We'll be here for awhile, so we're not considering renting.

Anyone with any experience?