May 2006 - Posts
I cut and installed the starter newel today. It took me almost all day to cut and fit it, as it was one solid post (actually it is filled with poplar 1x or something similar), and was too deep for my circular saw, and with the molding, too akward for
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Prior to this release, Consolas was only available on Windows Vista. Of course, this font will look best on Vista, with subpixel ClearType technology, but it also looks ok XP, as long as you use the correct font smoothing. Here's what the font looks like
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Last weekend I stained, painted, and finished the stairs. Melissa asked that I move the stairs ahead of the cabinets because Ben is going to get mobile sometime soon here, and we need to be able to put a safety gate up. Makes sense to me. The stain is
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Lots of new releases this week. Here are the WinFX-related ones: WinFX Beta 2 Visual Studio Orcas (Cider) May CTP Expression Graphic Designer (Acrylic) May CTP Expression Interactive Designer (Sparkle) May CTP Windows Vista Beta 2
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The first CTP of Microsoft Expression Web Designer (Quartz) has been released. See the entry here . EWD is worlds beyond what Microsoft has provided to web designers in the past. Don't think of your Visual Studio design tools when you think of this; there's
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This VW Passat commercial is pretty funny. If it annoys you, you might want to borrow a megaphone ;-)
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From my earlier entry , you know that I bought about 500 bf of Ghost Tiger Maple for our kitchen cabinets. I cut the maple down to manageable sizes. In my shop, as tiny as it is, I can't really handle anything longer than six feet. In addition, the
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This looks to be a really impressive vehicle. Look for it this summer. The technology package has some nice features including bluetooth for your phone, and MP3 player compatibility. (image cropped from Forbes Auto. Copyright 2006 ForbesAutos.com) Other
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