I just noticed that a major foods company has finally smartened up and started using the healthy, natural sweetener xylitol in their products. I’ve used a xylitol-sweetened toothpaste from Tom’s of Maine for awhile now and I haven’t had a cavity in years. But I’ve always wished there was a widely-available chewing gum with xylitol […]
Archive for November, 2005
Xylitol Gum Easy to Find… Finally!
Published November 29th, 2005 in Personal Stuff and Health. 0 CommentsEssential PIM: Very Cool!
Published November 24th, 2005 in Personal Stuff, Useful Stuff and Getting Things Done. 0 CommentsIn my never-ending search for a simple, powerful, easy-to-use, clean-looking personal information manager (PIM) I stumbled across the Essential PIM application. After only a few days of using it I’m pretty sure it’s the best PIM I’ve found, and I’ve tried several! If you’re looking for a simple, effective way to organize your life and […]
GREAT NEWS: Beer Carbs Not So Bad!
Published November 18th, 2005 in Health and Weight Loss. 0 CommentsHere’s some good news for beer-lovers like myself. A new study from UC Davis states that beer can be part of a healthy “low carb” diet and actually has some good stuff in it like soluble fiber and prebiotic substances. Yeah!
From UC Davis:
In the recent flurry of publicity over low-carbohydrate diets, some diet promoters have […]
How to Design With the Golden Ratio
Published November 16th, 2005 in Useful Stuff, Web Publishing and Design. 5 CommentsReally, what is cooler than the Golden Ratio? I mean, as far as universal constants of design and mathematics go, you just can’t beat it. I’ve been wanting to use the ratio in my web design so I went out in search of Golden Ratio-based design tools. Here’s what I found:
http://www.atrise.com/golden-section/
and
http://www.phimatrix.com/
Both applications seem pretty good. […]
I’ve Decided to Lose Weight
Published November 14th, 2005 in Personal Stuff, Health and Weight Loss. 0 CommentsRecently I’ve noticed that I’m getting fat again. OK, I’ve never been truly “fat” but my I do tend to fluctuate between “super-fit lean guy” and “lazy, overweight guy who sits in front of the computer too much” much more often than I should. It kind of depends on my motivation and the amount of […]
