Category: Bloggity Blog Blog
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Tiger Moth With Streamers
Yesterday was great: My in-laws were in town for a visit, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Jacob brought his mini cub, so we took it and a couple of my planes to the park to play around for a while. There was a lot of crashing – and one extremely close call. We had…
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Apple’s App Review Process Hurts Both Developers And Customers
Ted Landau posted a quick story today about his experience dealing with the Apple iTunes App Store Application Approval Process. In brief, he wrote a guide to the iPhone which has already been published in print, and his publisher wanted to extend it to an iPhone version. Apple, however, rejected the app twice without giving…
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How Many Engineers Does It Take To Change A Prius Lightbulb?
Today I ran across an article on how to change the headlights in a Toyota Prius. The part that caught my eye is this: Plan to spend 4 hours to complete the job Seriously?!? FOUR HOURS? Lessee – I’ve got four hours to kill this afternoon – I can do any of the following with…
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Photo Sleuth Now Available on iTunes!
Apple has finally waved their magic wand and accepted Photo Sleuth 1.2 for sale on the iTunes App Store. This app used to be known as inPictures, but I’ve added a bunch more to it and renamed it as well In case you’ve not heard me spout on about this app before – it’s a…
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Free Math Quiz Software
My daughter has been doing multiplication quiz sheets at school to help her learn to multiply quickly in her head. The way it works is the teacher hands out a worksheet with 100 simple multiplication problems on the page, all featuring a number – like 5: 6×5, 8×5, 9×5, etc. For now they are always…
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Help Me Re-Name My Latest App!
Just about anyone who’s been in the same room with me for more than 5 minutes over the last few months has likely been accosted by me in an attempt to show off my latest iPhone app: inPictures. The reaction to the app has universally been positive – people think the idea behind the app…
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Tiger Moth Upper Ailerons Modification
A few weeks ago I first flew my new Tiger Moth 400 with the brushless mod. After getting it trimmed well, it flies pretty well with a few caveats: There is still quite a bit of prop torque With ailerons on only the lower wing, this plane does not axial roll very fast, and loses…
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que⋅sa⋅dil⋅la [keɪ səˈdi ə, key-suh-dee-uh]
Slumped over his laptop, the man worked and slaved, productively producing productive preponderances of product. Then he got hungry. “meh – dinner”, he muttered as he sulked into the kitchen. Lights on. Fridge open. Hmm…. what do we have here. Yogurt. Yogurt for dinner. Hmm. Wife not likely like yogurt for dinner. Eggs. More promising. …