Sun-dried tomatoes' sundry thoughts

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Dog and Cat Poo

I just hate to see poos on my lawn. I searched on the Internet and here's 2 of the DIY cats/ dogs repellent recipes:

1. Cats & Dogs: Repellent for dogs and cats is made of 4 cups water, a whole garlic bulb, a large onion, a teaspoon of Tabasco sauce, blended then poured on the area frequented by them A few drops of turpentine on small pieces of wood placed in flower beds discourages cats from digging there.

2. when mixed abt 1 tbspn ground cayenne pepper w/ 1quart of water and applied w/ a spray bottle ard area you want to protect. the strength of mix is what worked best for me ard bushes. if you see a path the animal uses spray that area at the start of your property. if your sure it is a dog. if not & its a cat bleach/water wrks or mothballs in panty hose.

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Video player and DVD backup

To play back most of the video you downloaded from the Internet, get one or more of the following software:
k-lite full or mega pack, comes with media player classic. This is the Swiss utility knife of codec and should open 95% of the known file types.
VLC media player. Better user interface.
the official Divx player. with the latest Divx codec.


DVD backup software (regular strength):
DVD shrink: It will shrink and fit the content to a single DVD. Will automatically burn the disc if you have Nero installed.
DVD decrypter has been officially removed from the Internet. I found this from a search, I hope this link is valid and contain the real software:
(try to scan for virus before use)
Backup DVDs that are strong-encrypted use the following (may take longer):
dvdfab HD decrypter: Copy content to hard drive then use DVD shrink to shrink to a single disc.

Ripit4me - no updates for sometime. works most titles except for the recent ones.
hope this will help.