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All Posts in Reverse Chronological Order
Below, find every post from this WordPress hosted blog, in reverse chronological order (i.e. newest at the top) I update this by hand every week or so, as WordPress doesn’t have a full-list archive page, only one where you must search or use category/tag keywords. There was a perfectly good barely functional search field in the right column if you’re looking for a specific thing. You’re best bet is to search the text of this page, using your browser’s built-in text search, as I write very descriptive titles.
- Groovy Vinyl: Superior Disc from 1948 (with surpringly modern advice for budding Turntablists!)
- Finally! Honesty in Advertising! (or read the Small Print!)
- Come Fly With Who? Check out this Knockoff Album Cover!
- Old Yellowed Folded Thin Paper Free Texture Background – Free Clip Art
- Peer-to-Peer Sharing of Music, Circa 1972
- Four More Classic Cassette J-Card Stock Artwork from the 1970′s
- Clever “Message In a Bottle” Idea updated for Modern Media
- Instruction Sheet from “Stereo 4″ Junior Tape Splicer made by Robins Industries Inc.
- Classic Advertising Targeted to Men: Marlin Firearms Advert on a Disposable Razor Blade!
- Re-use Plastic Bottle Tops to Tightly Seal Food Bags
- Well Placed Sign, Albeit Useless in it’s Current Situation
- Design blast from the Past: Galaxie Magnetic Recording Tape Outer Box from Coleman Electronics
- They May Not Run, But they Do Fade!
- DIY: Turn your Ikea Moment Glass-topped Desk into a Standing Desk
- Four Classic Cassette J-Card Stock Artwork from the 1970′s
- Phone Hacking: What’s It All Mean? A Dictionary of Common Terms
- How Plastic Soda & Water Bottles are Produced
- Design By Committee: The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance over the Years
- Designer’s Take Note: The Simplest Definition of Branding versus Identity
- The Math behind why Compact Disc’s sound better than Vinyl Records!
- Social Media Finally Explained! (Using a Donut as a Metaphor)
- DIY Hanging Bike Racks (with Ikea Broder and Stolmen Parts) for under $15 per Bike!
- 78rpm Home Recording Vinyl Disc Label Art from 1938
- Copyright takes another deadly head shot in London – Can you tell the difference in these two photos??
- Finally! A Re-Use for Paper Towel Tubes – and perfect in January!
- The Hard Way of Copying an LP Vinyl Record
- Super-Simple Printmaking with your Leftover Lunch Styrofoam Container
- Under Design’s Top 12 Trafficked Posts of 2011
- 8mb Memory Card, Meet 8gb Memory Card.
- Non-Demoninational Seasonal Well-wishes (for the Politically Safe Reader)
- Sony Reel-to-Reel Blank Audiotape Box
- I Hate Comment Spam – Find 200 Typical Spam Comments Listed Here!
- How to Hack a Traffic Control Sign
- Genius Air Horn Trick
- 1993 Comic about ‘Alternative Rock’
- Generic Reel-to-Reel Blank Magnetic tape box from 1967
- Slurp! Magazine 1993-94 (East Coast Rave Culture) Issues 4-9 PDF Scans
- Shamrock Recording Tape for Reel-to-Reel Outer Box from 1975
- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is actually a Ginger!
- Groovy Vinyl from 1973: Thrillers and Chillers
- Groovy Vinyl from 1973: Scary Spooky Stories
- Groovy Vinyl from 1973: Great Ghost Stories
- BASF Magnetophonband Typ LGS 35 Reel-to-Reel Tape Pivot-out Box
- Maestro brand blank Reel-to-Reel magnetic tape box artwork from 1970
- Happy Oktoberfest!
- A Proper Dinner Place Setting – What All those Utensils are For!
- Philly Naked Bike Ride 2011 from the Participant View!
- Philadelphia Naked Bike RIde 2011 Preview Photo
- Music Sales by Media Type from 1980-2010 in Pie Chart Form!
- Audio Devices Inc. Blank Reel ‘Audiotape’ Boxart from the 1960-70′s
- Opt-Out from all the popular Data-Mining Companies who sell your Private Info!
- Reel-to-Reel Tape Care & Handling Instructions
- Remove Distractions at Work with this Free PDF Sign
- The Sound of the Sixties: Liberty Records Inner Vinyl Sleeve
- Classic Magnetic Reel Blank Tape Packaging from the 1970′s
- It’s World IPv6 Day!
- European Compact Cassette Covers (J-Cards) from the 1980′s
- Blast from the Past: RCA Victor 45rpm Label Protect Sheets
- Order Online to Save Paper? Think Again at FedEx!
- The ‘DJ Booth’ Back in the Day…
- Free PDF Download the Scott Belt-Drive Turntable PS 59 User Manual
- In Memory of the Typewriter
- Tablets vs. Laptop – Seperating ‘Creators’ from the ‘Consumers’
- Groovy Vinyl: Four Types of ‘Home Recorder’ Record Discs (78rpm) from the 30′s and 40′s
- ‘Listening In Depth’ to Columbia Records Inner Vinyl Liner from the 1950′s
- Making Your Own Custom Free FTP Droplet for Mac OS 10.6
- 1950′s Record Manufacturing Plant Illustration from Century Records from Saugus, California
- How to Delete Your Friendster Account, and still keep your Personal Content!
- Free PDF Download of the Teac A-2500 Reel-to-Reel Stereo Tape Deck User Manual and Brochure
- Groovy Vinyl Jacket: Rock-ola Safety Rim 7″ Recorder Disc Jacket from the 1950′s
- Columbia Records Inner Vinyl Liner from the 1950′s
- Prozac, Depression and Motivation – my real-world evidence speaks for itself!
- 20 Easy Ways to Re-use (Unrecyclable) Vinyl Records
- Good Reuse of Bicycle Tubes – Save the Environment and turn them into Rubber Bands!
- Global Carbon Footprint Ranked by Nationality Infographic
- RCA Victor Vinyl Slipcover from the 1950′s
- How 44¢ saved me $20 thanks to the Government!
- Advertising is for sellouts!
- When did Good Taste mean Bad Clothes?
- City of Los Angeles: Made in Mexico
- Getting my Mustek ScanExpress A3 Tabloid Scanner working under Photoshop CS4 on Mac OSX
- New Olympic Sport in 2016: Kitten Laser Bowling
- TDK Blank Compact Cassette J-Card Art from 1979
- Good Ideas from the Past: Whisky Vending Machine
- Ikea Moment Computer Desk Assembly Instructions in PDF format
- Good Password Advice from an Infographic?
- Groovy Vinyl: Your Living Bill of Rights (now with Audio!)
- “My Husband Had the Strangest Request…” (SFW)
- Good Re-use of an Old Vinyl 12″ Record (using a Laser Cutter & Clockworks)
- Best of Both Worlds: Hacking an EyeFi SD Card to run CHDK
- Cracking the Credit Card Code: How to Validate a Credit Card number (repost from Mint.com)
- Blank Cassette J-Card Art of Yesteryear!
- Astrological Sign Art from the back of Capitol Unrecorded (Blank) 1/4″ Reel to Reel Sound Tape Package from 1970
- Knock, Knock…Who’s There? Jack?
- Recordio 78rpm Record ‘Album’ to Safely Store your Collection – Jacket Artwork from Wilcox-Gay
- Free PDF Download of the Panasonic / Technics SV-DA10 DAT Recorder User Manual!
- The Blue Note Story (from Vinyl Liner Jacket)
- DIY iPad Stand Mods & Hacks
- Anatomy of a WordPress Page Infographic (repost)
- How to Care for an 8mm Video Tape (according to Radio Shack circa 1988)
- Can We Agree That Metric Is Easier?
- Groovy Vinyl: The Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring Jimmy Rushing – Brubeck & Rushing
- Downloadable Copies of the Sony DTC 690 DAT Recorder User Manual and Service Manual (Free, one click, easy!)
- How to Care for Vinyl Records (According to Columbia records in 1957)
- Groovy Vinyl: Oscar Brown Jr. – Tells It Like It Is
- Quick and Dirty FREE Joining of MP3 files on a Mac!
- Groovy Vinyl: Bill Watrous – Manhattan Wildlife Refuge
- Rock ‘n’ Roll is Fake ‘n’ All!
- Musicians: Work Smarter, not harder!
- Ever Wonder What’s Goes Inside a Gummy Bear?
- Another Reason I Quit Facebook
- Don’t be a Copycat Blogger!
- Four Loko Alcopop Taste Test #3 – Lemon Lime, Fruit Punch Flavor Review
- Groovy Vinyl: The All New Mickey Mouse Club – Original TV Cast (1977)
- What you WON’T hear on Television tonight…
- Found one! Now, where did I put that tiny piece of paper….
- Groovy Old Vinyl: Wilcox-Gay Recordio Disc Art
- Web Traffic, the News Cycle, and Lessons Learned…from Four Loko?!
- The Death of the 78 RPM Record began in 1952
- Groovy Vinyl: Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau – Keala
- Hacking the Diet – It’s not WHAT you eat, but HOW MUCH….
- I Know What I’m Watching Tonight!
- Groovy Vinyl Art: Kitty Kallen – I Give My Heart to You
- Don’t you just hate eBay auction snipers, sneaking in and winning the auction at the last minute!
- Yet another Reason the U.S. should transition to Metric!
- Groovy Vinyl Art: Leon Thomas – Full Circle
- US Government Site Seized Notice
- Brilliant Sign Design and Placement for Mirror Lake
- Groovy Vinyl Art: Count Basie – Sing Along with Basie
- Do It Yourself iPad Stand – All you need is Cardboard and this free PDF design!
- Groovy Vinyl Art: Bickersons Rematch
- Quick and Simple Vinyl Record Bowls
- Groovy Vinyl Art: Rosemary Clooney – Blue Rose (with Duke Ellington)
- Forget ‘Cool’ Business Cards, here’s some ‘Genius’ Business Cards!
- Groovy Vinyl Art: Mose Allison – Seventh Son
- The Daily Lava Lamp Clock
- Groovy Vinyl: Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau – No Kristo
- Clever Cornbread Muffin Trick
- The Diet starts at the Grocery Store – How to make better food choices and slim down!
- Groovy Vinyl Art: Betty Carter – Round Midnight
- Own a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook? Download this new printable Forward from the Author!
- The Diet starts at the Order Window – How to make better Fast Food choices and slim down!
- Stack High Gravity Smooth Lager Malt Liquor Taste Test
- Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride 2010 (from the participant viewpoint)
- Come to Hang Free today! Labor Day Monday in Philadelphia – free music event in Fairmount Park
- Mini Laptop Productivity Hack – Stick your laptop where?
- Ovaltine used to have some serious side effects….
- Hope, Nope, Dope, Pope – Knockoff Bumper Sticker found in the wild!
- On the Bus – [Repost Short Story] by William Grewe-Mullins
- Stolen Corporate Logo – PocketGrow turns Coda Logo on it’s Head!
- Four Loko Alcopop Taste Test (Part 2) – Lemonade, Watermelon, Cranberry Lemonade
- Permanently unmount the ‘WD SmartWare’ Virtual CD on your Macintosh
- Flexible Plastic Audio Record from National Geographic, December 1969
- Blow a Stop Sign? This infographic may save you an Expensive Ticket!
- The First Digital Camera – Ever!
- Groovy Vinyl: Custom 45rpm Single
- Is it always this way with YouTube?
- Brutally Hilarious Vanity License Plate
- Groovy Vinyl: Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves – Salt and Pepper
- How to Escape Jury Duty Requests & Get Back to Work!
- Four Loko Alcopop Taste Test – Blue Raspberry, Orange Blend or Loko UVA
- Groovy Vinyl: Lazarus – Fool’s Paradise
- Think we have it bad today? RIAA and MPAA have been long at it.
- Groovy Vinyl: Jim Pepper – Pepper’s Pow Wow
- My Chinese Fortune
- Groovy Vinyl: Harold Alexander – The Sunshine Man
- From the Archives: Static Fish #11 ‘At Least I Told Him’ Comic from 1989
- Dead by Dawn Newsletter (3 Issues published in 1993) East Coast Rave ‘zine
- Groovy Vinyl: Edmond Hall – Celestial Express
- From the Archives: Static Fish #10 ‘Anarchy’ Comic from 1989
- Camping on Assateague Island, Fall 2009
- Groovy Vinyl: Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores
- How I Envisioned Modern Day Vampires in 1989
- Another Novelty 78rpm Record from 1943 Produced by Howard Recording Disc
- Groovy Vinyl: Gary Burton – New Vibe Man in Town
- If a picture is worth a thousand words, why is this animated gif worth 9?
- Groovy Vinyl: Patrick Sky – Songs That Made America Famous
- 33 Years ago today, VHS was introduced to America
- Nostalgia – Join Alvin & the Chipmunks Fan Club in 1981!
- Groovy Vinyl: Johnny Hartman – I Just Dropped By to Say Hello
- The Negative Aspects of Drugging Children
- Groovy Vinyl: Butterbeans & Susie
- Jamming New Technology into Old Devices: My Bluetooth Phone Handset
- Groovy Vinyl: Lou Rawls Sings, Les McCann Plays Stormy Monday
- Hey Mom! A reputible reason for NOT making my bed!
- Building my cocktail MAME arcade cabinet on the cheap! Part 4
- Font Choices vs. Mustache Styles
- Classic Sony Blank Compact Cassette J-Card Cover from the 80′s
- Building my cocktail MAME arcade cabinet on the cheap! Part 3
- How I deleted my Facebook account – and you can too!
- 7-11: Same Cost, Reduced Value (or Where’s my 7 ounces of soda!)
- Excellent Vanity License Plate on a White Ford Bronco
- Happy 420!
- Mismatched Brand Containers
- I <3 QR Codes, But PLEASE use them properly!
- If you don’t want to be watched by Big Brother, don’t bring the camera inside!
- Identify Your Media: Download my free Ubuntu CD Artwork!
- Is it really possible to have ‘Too Many Friends’, or is Facebook just lazy?
- Video from 1981 – HBO Late Night Signoff Animation saved from VHS!
- Building my cocktail MAME arcade cabinet on the cheap! Part 2
- Copyright, or we kill your dog. Video Copyright Warning FAIL!
- Seriously, Hollywood?
- CATastrophic FAIL!
- Looking to Start a New (Successful) Business? Follow the lead of America’s Billionaires:
- Make your own Power Over Ethernet Injector set for $2 in Parts
- Groovy Vinyl: Children for Dora Hall
- Which Costs More to Own: Dogs or Cats? Read on for the results!
- What the Easter Bunny brings Kids he HATES!
- Building my cocktail MAME arcade cabinet on the cheap! Part 1
- WordPress Linux Install Roadbump Fix (Get this odd error?)
- Free PDF Download: Twitter Tiny Blue Bird (Dead or Alive) Vector Logo
- Designers Take Note: Model Release Contract
- Popularity is Bad for BitTorrent Sites (Another Copyright Bitchslap)
- Groovy Vinyl: Dave Brubeck – The Real Ambassadors
- My Love/Hate Relationship with Soda Pop
- The Government Can’t Do Anything Right!
- Using Wood Glue to Deep Clean Vinyl Records
- Men! Download this Awesome (and Free!) ‘Guide To Picking Up Chicks’ Poster!
- Designers Take Note: 2 Websites you should visit DAILY!
- Go Presidential on your Desktop with my free POTUS Desktop, as seen on TV!
- Groovy Vinyl: Booker T. & the M.G.’s – Universal Language
- Copyright Warning on TV Shows: No Uploading to the Internet?
- Classic Reprint: Shiny, Aluminum, Plastic & Digital by Mark Hosler
- Check out this Novelty Personal Greeting Record from 1949!
- Wrist Pain? Watch this 4min Video of Exercises for Tendonitis and Carpal Tunnel!
- I Hate St. Patricks Day!
- Designers Take Note: Free Boilerplate Estimate/Contract Form
- Groovy Vinyl: Hi Lo’s – Now Hear This
- Happy Pi Day!
- Announcing my newest microblog: Banned Newsspeak
- Care to guess what this picture is?
- Secret One-Minute Box of Donuts Trick – Prepare your Taste Buds!
- I Paid $5 for this iPhone App, based on this one fan Video:
- Designers Take Note: Free Business of Design online Template Forms
- Groovy Vinyl: Curtis Fuller – Smokin’
- Best Joystick Ever!
- How to Survive an Atomic Bomb (According to 1951)
- My Instant ‘Spray Mount’ Booth that Folds Away!
- 2.1 Million WordPress Blogs Are All Wrong!
- Abandoned Bike Tagged in Philadelphia
- Bachelor Chow: Cornholio (Cheese Corn-Dog Casserole)
- Groovy Vinyl: Tony Perkins – On a Rainy Afternoon
- Rude Subway Passengers
- Getting still JPEGs from Hawking HNC-210 Internet Cameras
- Monetizing My YouTube Video: Denied!
- In Which I Make a a Stand-up Figure Drawing of Myself….
- Separated at Birth: 2 Blues Albums from 1976
- Why I Pirate
- Groovy Vinyl: Al Cohn & Zoot Sims – Body & Soul
- Why I Don’t Play Video Games…
- Self-Defeating Products: The Nipple Bra
- Lens Flare – Once a Fault, Now a Feature!
- Groovy Vinyl: Ron Carter & Jim Hall – Live at Village West
- Why are most National Holidays on a Monday?
- Can You Guess What’s In This Package?
- Groovy Vinyl: Winter Consort – Road
- Nostalgia! Don’t Touch That CD-ROM!
- How to recycle hundreds of Vinyl Records…
- Funny Money Marks (Seen this on a Hundred Dollar Bill?)
- Groovy Vinyl: From the Second City (Original Broadway Cast)
- The Internet Gives you Depression
- Here We Snow Again!
- Groovy Vinyl: Airto Moreira – Fingers
- We Love Records Sleeve
- Jump The Shark Sign – Free PDF Download
- Why I hate Voicemail, too.
- Johnny Hartman – I Just Dropped By to Say Hello
- Introducing the iPed – Apple’s Latest Breaking Technology Mashup
- Health Care Costs vs. Life Expectancy
- On Government Assistance
- The Lava Lamp Clock
- The Pocket-Sized Theatre of 2010!
- The iPad’s First Big Design Mistake, Plus an Easy Fix?
- Photos from a Century Ago
- Recently On My Turntable
- The Elgart Touch – Les Elgart and his Orchestra Album Cover
- My Favorite ATM and Why!
- Definition of a QRcode in a QRcode
- What “Digital” meant in 1979…
- “Online Content is not Worth very much”
- Photos from a Century Ago
- BASF Compact Cassette Jacket from 1970’s
- Start Your Own CD Ripping Business with this eBay Auction!
- 40’s Era Lounge Singer with a Huge Microphone – Free Clip Art
- Copyright Bitchslap #2 (and How to Hide Your Internet Activity)
- Dead Laptop? Target Disk Mode Is Your Friend!
- Sony CCD-TR101 User Manual
- I HATE Bait-n-Switch Holiday Gifts!
- Yum! Pretty Typefaces! How can I get that for MY WordPress blog?
- 38 Days Since Someone Reset this Sign (Part 2)
- Hate Your Bank? Check out these free PDF Bank Parody Stickers!
- Plastic Recycling Chart – Free PDF Download
- Informative Record Sleeves from Capitol Records
- Mangled English – Repair Warrant
- 38 Days Since Someone Reset This Sign (Part 1)
- Ominous Instructions
- The Demise (and Reinvention) of Design in Audio Packaging
- Christmas Eve in Jewtopia
- In Which I Design My Own Messenger Bag (Part 3)
- Groovy 12″ Vinyl Artwork
- In Which I Design My Own Messenger Bag (Part 2)
- Hacking Vinyl Records for the Best Play…
- Apple’s iSlate is late!
- In Which I Design My Own Messenger Bag (Part 1)
- Bike Rider’s Dream
- Monetizing My YouTube Video
- I Answer Other People’s Mail
- Recently on my Turntable
- Smoking makes you selectively Blind!
- (2) 7 inch 78’s on the Record Player
- 2-Minute LED Bulb Diffuser
- Snow Way!
- Death. Taxes. Data-Loss.
- Thanks Hack-A-Day!
- iTablet? Meh. eBook? Yeah! (Part 4 of 4)
- iTablet? Meh. eBook? Yeah! (Part 3 of 4)
- iTablet? Meh. eBook? Yeah! (Part 2 of 4)
- iTablet? Meh. eBook? Yeah! (Part 1 of 4)
- Voice-O-Graph from 1948
- Masters of the 45rpm Universe
- Extended Family Portrait 2009
- Crazy Idea, right?
- Recently on my Turntable
- It’s all just one damn TXT file to Google!
[...] OK, I don’t actually have any of the arcade parts on hand, they’ll all require ordering when I get some mad money to blow. As the economy isn’t that great, and I’m on pretty low income these days, this project may languish for a while. We’ll see… Check my archives for the next post on this project. [...]
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