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Adobe DPS: Test Issue

October 28, 2010 // 0 Comments

We’ve  spent the last few days getting the pieces of Adobe’s Digital Publishing Solution (DPS) downloaded, installed, and running. The DPS is Adobe’s set [...]

Adobe CS5: QuickStart

October 27, 2010 // 0 Comments

The  tools for digital publishing have evolved quite a bit over the past thirty years. At the beginning,  PageMaker, Quark Xpress, and  Word were the tools of the [...]

iPad Magazine Publishing

October 26, 2010 // 0 Comments

The  iPad has changed a lot of things in the six months since its introduction. A whole cottage industry of game and utility apps has sprung up for the device. Companies [...]

AquaPure: AP-DWS1000 Installation

September 30, 2010 // 1 Comment

Originally,  we had the Aqua-Pure faucet installation scheduled for later in the month. Our plans got shuffled a bit and a slot opened up unexpectedly. Never wanting to [...]

AquaPure: AP-DWS1000 FirstLook

September 29, 2010 // 0 Comments

The “new” sink we installed in the RainyDayKitchen at the beginning of the month is working out great. Unlike the old porcelain sink, the stainless steel sink [...]

Front Porch: Painting

September 28, 2010 // 0 Comments

While some of us were busy cleaning up the garden, others were busy putting the finishing touches on the front porch. The weather was mostly cooperative. Saturday got a bit [...]

Front Porch :Scrape and Prime

September 23, 2010 // 0 Comments

The front steps to the RainyDayMagazine office was repaired a few years ago. We probably should have repainted the entire front porch at that time, but other projects took [...]

Fein MultiMaster: FirstLook

September 16, 2010 // 0 Comments

Our 2010 Fall project will be to repair and paint the trim, deck, and stairs of the front entryway to the RainyDayMagazine office. We have been putting off the project [...]

Stainless Steel Drawer Pulls

September 15, 2010 // 0 Comments

The handles on the doors and drawers in the RainyDayKitchen have always been a bit too “antique-ish” for our taste. As handles never wear out there was never a [...]

Sink Upgrade: installation and plumbing

September 9, 2010 // 1 Comment

The stainless steel sink we got weighs around ten pounds, much lighter than the iron/porcelain sink it replaced. The edge of the sink has a bit of a bow so when it’s [...]
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