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Build It Backwards! Jumpstart Your House in the Country

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The most useful things built on land are built last. I propose reversing that approach. Build it backwards. Small structures provide big comfort and improvements relative to their size and cost. Their return on investment is high because the investment is small and the return is relative to the ‘nothing’ of vacant land.
Building backwards [...]

Tivo for Radio

Friday, April 30th, 2010

If you’re a talk radio junkie, like me, here’s a tip that’ll save even more time than the TV version. Here’s how it works:

Use iTunes to find the podcast version of your show. Almost every show worth listening to has one (If you haven’t checked, lately, check again).
Subscribe to the podcast on both your computer [...]