@cheffey said:
Wait a second... Reg i thought pasta was grown in the field and picked after the first rain cause that's when it curled?
yeah, I think you're right, but the kind I was talking about is called "penciletti", you know like small,,, uh,, pencils? 
@cheffey said:
Reg,
That's called "CLASSIC"!!!
hehehe, I guess i called it retro since I can't find one with the cool wood grain on it anymore.seriously Reg, what's that handle on the side for???
Okay- you may not believe this, but there's a little generator in there, and you give that little crank about 600 spins (really fast), you can sharpen about a dozen pencils and make a cup of pasta.
This doesn't work every time
Gotta chuckle--- If that's "Retro" what-the-heck is this hand-cranked pencil-eater of mine classified as?
(Just kidding- that is a nice model)
Okay, Here's the 2 rides we now have.
And the coolest old RV we ever had.
Darn! That old Mercedes was fun! Nuthin' beats a diesel!
When I think of Australian cool vehicles, I think of a movie called (I think) Alice to Nowhere... It was long ago, I'd like to see it again.
@ross macintosh said:
John -- every time I see an Australian vehicle I can't help but think of the bush mechanics of the central desert. I happened upon the tv program a few times and it was among the most entertaining TV I've ever seen. One time my then six-year old son saw it with me. He watched with his mouth wide open in curious amazement. I probably had my jaw dropped too.
Regards, Ross
Always so interesting to compare stuff!
BTW Rob- thanks for the reminder- I also have a light on my card reader- that makes 23 for me!
Did you ever turn off all room lighting at night and notice the little (mostly green) eyes glowing in the dark in your computer space?
How many LED (or similar) lights are part of your computer work area?
My count--
Printer- 3
Scanner- 1
Desktop speakers- 1
DSL modem- 5
Monitor- 1
Keyboard- 3
Wacom tablet- 1
CPU tower-2
CD/DVD- 1
AC supply strips- 4
My count is 22, excluding temporary items, such as charging light on PDA, etc.
I'll wager that many system have a much higher count.
@will03 said:
I really like that style, I wouldn't mind picking up a tablet... how big is the tablet you bought? because I've heard its really hard to do with a tablet smaller than your screen...
Keep up the great work! can't wait to see some more images!
Surprising to me... After about a year with my 6 x 8 Wacom Graphire (11" x 10" overall), I learned to reduce the size of the "active" area, and it actually became easier for me to use! With the smaller work area, I don't have to stretch to get to the far corners of the pad. My desk space is cramped, so I have the pad parked a little too far away.
So-- I'm using a 4" tall x 5.5" wide section, and thinking maybe I could swap for the smaller pad. Too bad it's so hard to find one to try before buy.
@anssi said:
So nobody remembers MacPaint? It was black and white, and I loved it. The application, together with MacWrite and the operating system fitted on a single 600 Kb floppy, with space left over for documents. The year for me was about 1986-7
Anssi
I remember when I grasped the concept of FATBITS. What a revelation!
You'd actually manipulate individual picture block thingies!
Oh yeah- prixels, right? :ewink:
@bertb said:
Isn't about the same as my 3D Navigator?
It is already a very usefull tool in SU;
More info required
Roger that "More info required"... which one do you have?
I ran a quick search and came up with following...
http://www.ascension-tech.com/products/3dnavigator.pdf
http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/space-explorer-3d-navigator-no-more-clinking-work/
Sure is a lot of stuff goin' on in the 3D world!
Any of you have experience with this little jewel?
Looks like a whole lot of thought went into this. Too bad we can't find a place to try one out before purchase.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/design_controller/devices/407&cl=us,en
BTW- I am a Logitech fan, used a lot of their stuff for a long time- no bad things to say- so far.
My computer is a toy compared to what most of you are running, but I'm just a hobbiest.
It did get to page 8 on the test before showing the strain- bounding boxes appeared for an instant, and rotation was a little slow, but still usable.
You got it jan! Commodore C-128
BTW- It had a chip that ram CPM, not DOS! I mostly stayed with the Commodore section. Talk about fast bootup! hahah
@regh said:
Okay- this one precedes Sketchup by a couple of years, but it had some graphics capabilities.
Anyone recall these?
@jan vdb said:
Hi RegH
I think it is a Amiga 1000 or Commodora 128
Okay- this one precedes Sketchup by a couple of years, but it had some graphics capabilities.
Anyone recall these?
Hmm- I wonder if this "seed" of an idea has been done before?
The grip would, of course, be tiltable to some degree, with option to lock angle or maybe adjust friction for tilt.
Obviously, I've spent less than 15 minutes- just a fun thing using my friendly little Evernote utility.
The Gadjet Forum was a perfect follow-up to my french toast (drowned in pure cane syrup by Steens) and Community Coffee (New Awlins y'all)
I think I spent more time relishing the little SteamPunk mouse than other stuff, so darn cute!
%(#8040FF)[BTW...
I notice as I cruise through the jpegs that I have to fight the tendency to try to orbit the pics. Anyone else do this, or am I hopeless?]
First thing that caught my attention was this Garamond font.
I downloaded the file, but I don't understand the purpose.
Anyone???
Small update....
I loaded a typical scanned image with damaged background. The first tool I wanted was the SMUDGE. NOT THERE!
Oh well- I'll try the AIRBRUSH...
YUP- NOT THERE!
Looks like I was a little hasty.. I did some poking around in the forums and it looks like those two tools are still a long way off.
DAMMM!! 
Oh well- still not too bad for gratis. I'll keep checking the plugins.
Hey people!
I happened across this 2D software, and seems I recall trying it out over a year ago. Well, it appears to be getting better.
For those who may not have heard of it- just google up paint.net (a bad choice of a name, in my opinion).
I've only spent a couple hours with it, but it sure looks nice.
No- I am not affiliated with the author.. etc.
It's a 