37 days ago by 4aadesign

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,900 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to ...

37 days ago by Eliot Lefebvre

Filed under: Super-hero, Trailers, Video, City of Heroes, City of Villains, News items, Free-to-play Travel powers can show you the world as you level through City of Heroes. Unfortunately, they've long been limited mostly to powers that come from within each individual character. But that's changin ...

38 days ago by Fieha Tran

This is the one that started it all…this was the prototype to prove out my experimental methods. While it is fairly understated wrto the additions of exotic woods, I have had a number of people specifically mention liking the mahogany/purpleheart/mahogany stripe. Read more: Cheeseboard, end grain, r ...

38 days ago by 4aadesign

Interior Decor in the New Year: How To Start Fresh Well, 2012 is finally here, and we’re ready to give our home decor a facelift. Here are some easy ways to change the look of your home and start fresh, helping you keep your new year’s resolutions and make 2012 a great year: 1. Integrate Color The e ...

40 days ago by woodrow

Now that 2011 has passed, many of the Federal tax credits offered by the government for new windows, insulation, doors, and other products for home energy efficiency remodeling have also drawn to an end. Even with these incentives gone, you should still consider evaluating energy efficient materials ...

42 days ago by Fix Handyman

Sinking deck to fix deck. Your backyard deck might be the pride and joy of all the landscaping and additions you've made to your house; you get to bring guests to it, raise a family on it, and enjoy quiet summer evenings in comfort. That's why it can be so disconcerting to see a problem like a sinki ...

44 days ago by fixtwit

Keep in mind that big XBMC update teased back in October? Well, v11.0′s multifarious additions are finally ready for a place of beta testing. These include all-round speed increases, a “vastly improved” default skin, the facility to rollback unpleasant add-on updates, and higher hardware support for ...

46 days ago by fixtwit

Got some Kindle hardware burning a hole to your pile of festive gifts? Well, British bookworms were given some extra yuletide joy courtesy of Amazon UK which has also started a 12-day sale, specializing in its e-book wares. The location vows so as to add more digital reads day after day and it appea ...

48 days ago by 4aadesign

For those of you that have been considering an update for your home but aren’t sure which areas will give you the best return, here’s an idea: start with the kitchen. Some of the highest recoups are occurring in Washington DC kitchen remodeling. In a 2009/10 survey conducted by Remodeling magazine, ...

48 days ago by 4aadesign

Home remodeling is a maturing industry. That means that truly professional firms that specialize in remodeling are becoming the norm. Now homeowners can draw from a greater pool of reliable remodeling contractors in whom they can have confidence. The shift to more professional remodeling firms, howe ...