Spaces for Rent

OK, this will be the last Trading Spaces entry for a bit. But I am just a little new to this show, so it is all a learning experience for me.

First off, for some reason I had the impression that the home owners on the show actually had some input into the design of their neighbor’s home.…

Fan-Dango

I have my answer about the celing fans, courtesy of a Salon article on “Trading Spaces.” A good article too, lots of behind the scenes stuff.

Walking through the aisles of Lowe’s with Doug, I asked him about the one thing that has become the show’s trademark: the designer’s removal of ceiling fans, sometimes to accommodate new fixtures, other times for aesthetic reasons.

Drivers drivers everywhere

In my search to update my WinXP I am learning some cold hard facts. Many drivers that worked in Win98 don’t work in XP. And finding the updates to products abandoned by the manufacturer is like a wild goose chase. Which I love so that is ok by me.…

Missione Del Lunedi’

Giorgia has given us the very first Monday Mission translated into Italian.

You can view it in English through BableFish, but it loses a lot in the translation.

Very cool, the MM is now international! Thanks Giorgia!

Now all of a sudden I am craving “The Olive Garden’s” bowl of salad.…