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Easy Crock Pot Roast

Posted on August 1, 2011 by y2kemo

roast After a long day at work I have no desire to spend an hour in the kitchen preparing and cooking dinner. What with having to entertain and feed my son, take out the dogs, clean, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. If you’re like me then I suggest investing in a crock pot, some veggies, and a slab of beef.

You can knock out the 20 minute preparation in the morning, and let the crock pot cook your dinner while you’re at work. When you arrive home your dinner will be ready for serving. If you’re interested in trying this recipe out just keep reading.

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How-To: AirPlay for PCs

Posted on July 27, 2011 by y2kemo

AirPlay AirPlay is a great way to stream photos, videos, and music if you have a Mac or an Apple TV. Unfortunately, if you own a PC or some other network connected device AirPlay isn’t natively supported. Thanks to some ambitious software developers you can bring AirPlay to your PC.

There are many non-AirPlay alternatives to streaming your content across your network. I’m going to suggest two solutions. The first combines the iOS app AirMusic with a Windows Media Center (WMC) add-on. The second solution is an all-in-one desktop application called AirServer.

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How-To: Replace Blind Anchors

Posted on July 25, 2011 by y2kemo

blinds after anchor replaced When I moved into my house I installed 2″ wooden blinds on all the windows. A year later I adopted Maggie. A year after that, Bella. Last year my wife and I welcomed in bebeJosito, and this past month he’s started walking. So what do all of these things have to do with one another?

Whenever a dog, a cat, a person, or the wind passes by my dogs get excited, nudge their noses between the blinds and the door, and rip the blinds from their bolted hard-plastic anchor. And, whenever my son ventures into the living room his fingers are pulled to the blinds like his forehead to the corner of a coffee table. Frankly, I’ve had enough.

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Zucchini and Corn Tacos

Posted on July 4, 2011 by y2kemo

The other day I was given a five pound zucchini. So, uh…that’s a lot of zucchini. Well, I had to find ways to use the enormous green squash so I fired up Epicurious, searched for zucchini recipes, and settled on zucchini and corn tacos.

Using the apps built-in shopping list I hit up a local grocery store, grabbed what I needed, then headed home to prep. About an hour later my meal was finished and my belly way full. If you’re interested in this recipe and want to know my thoughts on the tacos keep reading.

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