Oh, the places I’ve been June 21, 2008
Posted by onemouthband in : Travels , add a commentThanks to some friends on Facebook, I stumbled across this tool to keep track of all the places I’ve been and where I’m headed. Great! A new way to waste time!
Gas $aving Tips June 14, 2008
Posted by onemouthband in : Hybrid Cars, Recommendations , add a comment
I have a 2001 Honda Insight that gets regularly gets 63+MPG. But it doesn’t just magically get mileage that good because it’s a hybrid. Having a hybrid subtly changes how you drive by merely showing you your instant and average fuel consumption. Here’s a few tips that can help keep your fuel costs down no matter what you drive.
- Park in the Shade - Parking in the shade will reduce fuel evaporation (as well as the amount you blast your A/C!)
- Slow down - It is estimated that every 5 MPH you go over 60 MPH is adding an additional 10 cents per gallon (this is even more true with my hybrid). Can you say “cruise control”? It may not be sexy, but it sure is safer and easier on the wallet.
- Avoid sudden stops and starts - Erratic acceleration and braking can waste up to 50 cents a gallon. Plus it’s kind of dangerous and confusing to the drivers around you.
- Use your momentum - I live where there are hills and lots of ‘em. I am constantly shifting to neutral and coasting around turns, at the bottom of hills, up to stop signs, and where ever else I can. Slowing down is as easy as shifting back into gear.
- Mind your resistance - Got a storage unit strapped to your roof? Get it off until you really need it, it just creates drag.
Google Calendar does it right June 7, 2008
Posted by onemouthband in : Recommendations, Tech, Web Schtuff , add a comment
There’s a lot of calendaring applications out there, and even more of them are popping up online all the time. I’ve been using Google Calendar for the last year or two and it works great for me. It does everything you’d expect to do with a calendar, and then some.
Leveraging the permissions and color coding, I have a different setup than most and I occasionally get questions from people about it. Mine it works very well for me and might work for you. I have 5 basic calendars, each with different functions that allow me to see at a glance who can see and do stuff with what. I also have reminder notification defaults set differently for each.
- performances = a public calendar, shared to the world (see the right-hand column of this blog)
- rehearsals = shared to people I rehearse with
- work = shows to anybody as free/busy
- personal = shows to nobody but me
- tentative = shows to nobody but me, and posted to from several interfaces (Jott, iCal, etc.)
Irrationals CD getting closer to done June 4, 2008
Posted by onemouthband in : Music, The Irrationals , add a comment
We now have a few songs pretty well finished, including one I will share with you, faithful friend. This is the title track for the album, written and sung by yours truly. Plenty more where this came from!
Done Waiting (overly compressed for your internet listening convenience)
