Wine can be the perfect gift if carefully chosen. Most of us enjoy a glass of good wine at dinner. But how many of us know what makes a good wine? Who decides it’s good or bad? Well, in the first place, the decision is yours, your own taste matters most, as you know better [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Picture worth a thousand thoughts
March 11, 2007 – 3:56 pm
I saw recently on The Thinking Blog, a post named Pictures worth a thousand words. I liked very much the idea, and not only that: the whole blog is worth reading, fresh, funny and useful, so I encourage everybody to take a look. Before doing that, take a look at this picture below and give [...]
How to give your cat a pill in 7 steps
March 10, 2007 – 4:23 pm
When it comes to swallowing pills, cats are pretty much like children: they would not open their mouth, despite whatever efforts you may try. Unlike children, cats have fangs and claws, and I can tell you they use them if necessary. I’ve had my first cat ever about three months ago, and recently I had [...]
How to make a solar compass
March 9, 2007 – 11:51 am
You need a watch, a needle (or a tiny stick) and this drawing, named BUSO by its inventor:
Place BUSO horizontally (very important!)
Place the needle (or stick) vertically on the drawing, on the spot corresponding to the current time (hour)
Rotate BUSO until the needle’s shadow overlaps the intersection spot between the mark corresponding to the current [...]
Latest fashion shoes in Italy and Japan
March 8, 2007 – 2:08 pm
Did you ever think your shoes were uncomfortable?
Then you should check out the latest footwear fashion in Japan and Italy. Which one do you think it’s the best?
My favorite is the last one
How to check if your photo camera can take infrared photos
March 7, 2007 – 5:09 pm
Infrared photography has many applications, such as cosmic photos, recovering texts of water damaged documents, quality checks for hidden material flaws, surveillance and public safety, or aesthetic purposes.
You would imagine that you need special equipment to take infrared photos. Well, for the “far” infrared spectrum (thermal light), indeed, you need it. But for the “near” [...]
9 Free tools to create online surveys
March 1, 2007 – 5:06 pm
Do you want to know who your readers are? What are their preferences, their interests or their hobbies? If you knew all those, maybe your traffic would be higher. Or maybe you would have a bigger subscribers list.
A client asked me today if I can sketch a profile for his website visitors, without paying research [...]
