Dower Chin's Blog - Latest Comments

Re: DIY Treadmill Desk – Under $50 – No Tools Required!

Lauri — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:09:55 -0000

You're amazing! Thank you so much for your informative post!! I've been racking my brain for a desk solution to go over my treadmill to no avail. This is brilliant!

Re: DIY Treadmill Desk – Under $50 – No Tools Required!

Karen — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:20:02 -0000

You have the same treadmill I have, and the sloping "arms" worried me. I love your solution! Going to get this table today after work. I wonder if the legs would be sturdier if you put a cross-bar between the legs on the narrow ends by splitting the length of PVC pipe in two (minus a little for adjustment) and added a 3-way coupler and a short cross-bar to fit between the two legs. I'll see how it is with the long single-piece legs and adjust if needed. Thanks so much for the idea and photos!

Re: Creating Custom JQueryUI Buttons for a Toolbar

marcos — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 18:01:20 -0000

Good job! I was hard to understand, but now I could make it work.

Thank you!

Re: Dower’s First Few Days with the Surface Pro

David Philipe Gil — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:20:06 -0000

How does 3D studio Max run?

Re: Dower’s First Few Days with the Surface Pro

BobDobbs — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:49:23 -0000

how well does sculptris run on it?

Re: Making PDF’s Smaller for Free in Mac OSX!

Barbara Fruehe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:30:18 -0000

This worked!!!! Thank you so much.

Re: Making PDF’s Smaller for Free in Mac OSX!

Alice — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:12:07 -0000

In preview: Duplicate the document > 'Save' the duplicated document - you now have the QF option described above.

Re: DIY Treadmill Desk – Under $50 – No Tools Required!

donna — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:33:46 -0000

genius! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

Re: DIY Treadmill Desk – Under $50 – No Tools Required!

AmyHooker — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:54:41 -0000

Thanks for this--my old school treadmill didn't work with many other DIY treadmill desk designs I've seen but yours did. This non-handy gal is most appreciative of your post--especially the links and the images. Awesome!

Re: DIY Treadmill Desk – Under $50 – No Tools Required!

Patricia Wade — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:37:58 -0000

I stumbled across your BRILLIANT idea and tutorial while trying to find a tall table that could be used or retrofitted to fit over my treadmill. Went out over the weekend and purchased everything. And now I am walking 3-4 miles per day while taking care of business on my computer. Hubby mounted my monitor to the wall in front of the treadmill, for stability and more room. I can't thank you enough for posting this. It is changing my life!

Re: Microsoft Surface – My Weekend Experience

Scott MacKay — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:33:44 -0000

So...it is awesome in the areas where Microsoft had little expertise and probably outsourced most of the design (hardware) and sucked in the field they have built up over the years (software)? I wonder if it will run Linux...

Re: Season of the Technogasm Climaxing Tomorrow!

speedmaster — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:03:01 -0000

Dower, loving my iPhone 5, and my Mac Mini should arrive today! ;-)

Re: Season of the Technogasm Climaxing Tomorrow!

Quinn — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:44 -0000

Nice review. If you got any Galaxy S3's laying around, let me know!

Re: Review: Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad2 and New iPad

Guest — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:07:21 -0000

Dower - I appreciate your detailed review. I also own an iPad 3 with a Zero Chroma Vario SC case. I'd like to add a bluetooth keyboard to my setup, and I'm learning towards the Logitech Ultrathin keyboard.

But I'm not certain from your review and others whether the Logitech keyboard will clamshell with the Zero Chroma case with a good connection. Do the keyboard magnets connect to the iPad's case even with the Zero Chroma case on it? Is it solid enough to tote around?

I'm not worried about slipping the encased iPad into the groove on the keyboard and using the keyboard as a stand. I plan to use the Zero Chroma case to stand up the iPad while I type.

I'd appreciate your answer, as I plan to buy online without checking the combination in person.
Thanks in advance.
JC

Re: Review: Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad2 and New iPad

StevenJA — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:38:23 -0000

Dower - thanks for the detailed review. I have a Zerochroma Vario SC case for my iPad 3 - and I love it. However, I'd like to add a real keyboard to my setup, and the Logitech Ultrathin keyboard is my top choice. However, I wasn't certain from your review (and others) if the Zerochroma Vario SC case and the Logitech Ultrathin keyboard mate well. Do the Logitech keyboard's magnets connect to the iPad and the case strong enough to hold all three items together?
If the Zerochroma case doesn't work, can you recommend a thinner shell that might do the trick?
Thanks

Re: It’s Official, Apple Announces the iPhone 5

speedmaster — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:36:06 -0000

Using my ATT7 iPhone 5 now! ;-)

Re: It’s Official, Apple Announces the iPhone 5

speedmaster — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:39:51 -0000

Dower, I generally agree with all of that. I'm an admitted Apple/iPhone fanboy. It does seem like Apple has slipped a bit with respect to the huge phone lead they once had. I guess the market is maturing and many of the others have caught up. Though I still think the Apple eco-system and overall polish of iOS are better than the others. I have a 4S now and might grab the upgrade. I have been yearning for a larger screen.

In a way, this 5 is largely what most of us were hoping for when the 4S was announced.

Re: Review: Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad2 and New iPad

Dower Chin — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 22:14:57 -0000

Hey Shay, Thanks for the comment! Yeah, that case you linked to looks like it'll probably do the trick. I have similar ones, a Speck, Enki, and Belkin. All do the trick. Currently I use a Vario case/stand case, which I reviewed here: http://bit.ly/IO3iMO. Essentially, if the case allows for a smartcover then you should be ok.

Re: Review: Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad2 and New iPad

Shay — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:16:08 -0000

Your review is what made me buy this keyboard. Now I been on the search for a back case. Do you think this one would be compatible with it? http://www.ebay.com/itm/New... Thanks for the great review!!

Re: Creating Custom JQueryUI Buttons for a Toolbar

Todd Whiting — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:08:07 -0000

Nice job, I have been monkeying around with JQueryUI in some Joomla sites I am working on. So much more efficient than all those spacer GIFs we used to use.

Re: My Aresnal

NooYawker — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:40:19 -0000

That's some arsenal you got there cuz. :-|

Re: DowerChin.com is off to Hong Kong!

Joebeige — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 06:22:18 -0000

Dower- glad you made it safely, and hope your jet lag is starting to ease. Loved this first post, and I hope you have time to regularly update those of us confined to upstate NY. Street scenes, food shots and your impressions/musings are my personal favorites! Say hi to your family!

Re: Making PDF’s Smaller for Free in Mac OSX!

Fppeters — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:31:57 -0000

I appreciate the advice but I have Lion, would that make a difference in the preview because the save as isn't coming up and it is not the default when I open a pdf it opens acrobat reader. I appreciate any advice you can give me thanks,

Re: History of Browser User Agents

speedmaster — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:51:53 -0000

I absolutely remember using NCSA Mosaic. ;-)

Re: BoxWave EverTouch Capacitive Stylus Review

Vonzell Charlton — Tue, 08 May 2012 08:37:57 -0000

Now I just need a tablet to use that with. If only Motorola made a note sized phone.