Zipper Repair and Rat Trap Racer

Ted told me that his zipper repair post was one of the top search results on Mac5 lately. I went and checked and for the month of October:

613 different keyphrases Search Percent
edxo-14 39 4.4 %
zipper repair kit walmart 28 3.2 %
mouse trap racer 23 2.6 %
model edxo-14 13 1.4 %
mouse trap racers 12 1.3 %
all barbies 8 0.9 %
rat trap racer 8 0.9 %
barbie over the years 6 0.6 %
versapak tools 6 0.6 %
wikipedia template convert 6 0.6 %
Other phrases 725 82.9 %

No surprise to find some of Ted’s flashlight models, but I was surprised to see that Danny’s Rat Trap Racer is being found. It turns out the photo of his racer is #3 on a google image search!

google-search-mouse-trap-racers.png

Barbie is still popular, although not what she once was.

Google Blue Triangle Arrow

google-blue-triangle-thumb.pngI noticed that Google now puts a little blue triangle / arrow next to the first entry of a search list. I wondered what good that was. Was it indicating the “best” find? I thought that is what the first position meant.

google-blue-triangle.pngSo I googled on “blue triangle arrow google” and found out. You can use your up and down arrow on your keyboard to move the triangle to another choice. Then you can press the enter key to go to that choice. So it is a way to choose a result without having to point and click.

In the snapshot attached, you can see where I’ve moved the arrow down one choice with my down arrow.

Now that I use a trackpad both on my laptop and at my desk, I don’t mind pointing and clicking so much, because I just gesture and tap.

m&m Gunk Rocks

When flying between meals, I’ll get a bag of peanut m&m’s in flight. Ever since Delta quit taking cash, I use my company card. My assistant asked me recently, “I’ve been meaning to ask you, what are these $2 fees Delta has started charging you. Is it for baggage?” I then confessed it was for m&m’s. She thought that was funny.

On my last trip, I was well through the bag when I spotted something at the bottom. It looked like a rock. Turns out there were two of these rocks and a really bad looking m&m. After determining the rocks were just gunks of smashed up m&m’s, I ate the rest of the contents. I have to admit, the final m&m’s did not taste as good since they had more “gunk dust” on them that the first m&m’s.

Thought I’d include the photos to share with Mars. The second one has a lot number they may find useful.

mm-gunk-rocks-closeup.jpg m-m-gunk-rock-20100915-1739.jpg m-m-gunk-rock-20100915-1740.jpg

Desktop Bocci

One of my favorite photos from Anna Maria 2010 is now among our iMac’s desktop rotation. (Desktop changes every hour randomly.)

I often remote control our iMacs from my laptop when maintaining them. This snapshot is from my MacBook while controlling the iMac 20. That’s why you see little icons floating around Grant and Ted. You can just see my own desktop photo peeking through on the left. One of the sunset shots.

grant-and-ted-on-desktop.jpg

Bob Married Carol (Facebook)

I think it is funny when someone starts on facebook and their initial settings start getting established. Hence this “status change” that appeared for Bob.

bob-married-carol-facebook.jpg

Congratulations! About time you made an honest woman of her Bob!

Kroger Chip Rip

Opened a new package of Kroger brand chips. The bag was 1/3 chips and 2/3 air. That’s a 3/3 (total) rip off! Don’t buy Kroger chips!

kroger-chip-rip.jpg

Anna Maria 2010 Photos Up

Photos by Julie, Jeb, Claire, Carol, and Bob. Put them in Julie’s Gallery.

Anna Maria June 2010 Memory List

Ted:

Ice cream sandwich pie

Grant’s deliberate misreading of the Crazy 8’s rules

David sleeps all day and stays up all night

Kelly’s new braces

Andrew convinces Michael to swim in the ocean by offering

him $5

Watching sunsets every night

Playing Wii even though we didn’t have any games

First house with an elevator

House full of men helps push stuck van out of sand

Walking down the street for all you can eat pancakes

Pith boy

Continue reading