XBMC Turns Your Mac into the Ultimate Media Center. Hm, this looks really interesting…

The ABCs of securing your wireless network, from Ars Technica. An article written for people, not engineer robots, which I like.

The NYT hand codes their website. I’ve seen lots of links to this recently, and everyone seems amazed. Why is this such a surprise?

Mac Mini Media Centre (center) A nice howto on building a media center as opposed to buying an AppleTV. Good juicy info here.

My dad lent me his Milwaukee sawzall for my demolition project, and I used it for the first time this evening. Like butter. I worked with a very skilled carpenter, and she swore by Milwaukee tools. I will be buying this brand from now on.

Looking for replacement parts for my bass guitar, I found an online machine shop which offers a Windows-based drafting application and free quoting service. A friend tells me it’s not cheap, but I’m going to at least get a quote.

How to write a novel in two months. Handy reference for a project that’s been zinging around in my brain for years now.

DIY PVC laptop Stand. I like this better than a $30 off-the-shelf unit, but my experience with PVC tells me this thing is going to be a bit wobbly.

I could have used this a couple of weeks ago: How to use a Creative Commons license, by one of the editors of BoingBoing, Cory Doctorow.

Gulp! DAMN. (1931 Ford Model A Coupe, with a bunch of good parts, in Baltimore.)