Beef Barley Soup

1 lb. stew meat-I cut small
2 cloves garlic-minced olive oil

1 16 oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 cup sliced or baby carrots
1/2 cup celery
9 cups water- might need to add more
3 large beef bouillon cubes-can use beef broth instead... minus water
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 cups quick barley
1 cup green beans-canned, drained


Brown garlic and onion in olive oil. Add stew meat and brown. Add the
other ingredients except barley. Add barley per cook time on box.
Simmer about one hour or less. Add more or less water or broth to your
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Remove bay leaves!

Mac 101: Get rid of that Apple watermark in iDVD - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Mac 101: Get rid of that Apple watermark in iDVD - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW): "Simply go into the iDVD preferences and you'll find the option right there in the General section. Uncheck 'Show Apple logo watermark' and you're good to go."

Mac Tip: How to burn an .iso or .dmg file to disc - Lifehacker

Mac Tip: How to burn an .iso or .dmg file to disc - Lifehacker:

1. Launch Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities).
2. Insert your blank DVD or CD.
3. Drag and drop your .dmg or .iso file to the left pane in Disk Utility. Now both the blank disk and the
.iso/.dmg should be listed.
4. Select the .iso/.dmg file you want to burn to disc, and click on the Burn button. A dialog box confirming the destination (your blank CD/DVD) will appear.
5. Sit back and wait while your new disc gets written!

Mac OS X Tip: Keep Track of Your CPU’s Activity Right in Your Dock

Mac OS X Tip: Keep Track of Your CPU’s Activity Right in Your Dock:

"This tip is really simple. First, launch your Mac’s activity monitor and select to keep the icon in your dock (if it’s not already there). Then, right click on the activity monitor icon and select “dock icons”."

Disk Images: Create Virtual Disk Images in OS X

Disk Images: Create Virtual Disk Images in OS X:

"If only there were a way to trick the game into thinking the disk was in the computer. Enter the Disk Utility, a little application that comes in the utilities folder of every Mac. All you have to do is pop your disk in, open Disk Utility, select your disk, and click New Image. Name the disk image and save it somewhere. Now all you have to do is open the disk image, and the disk will appear on your desktop, just like any normal disk. The applications will not know the difference between a virtual disk and the real thing."

Login Items

TUAW Tips: Login Items - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):

"Login Items can be your friend, or your foe. Located in System Preferences, under Accounts, you can find 'Login Items' waiting for your attention."

Add the Path button to Finder's toolbar

Mac Tip: Add the Path button to Finder's toolbar - Lifehacker:

"The Path button isn't included on the Finder toolbar by default, but you can add it by Ctrl-clicking and choosing 'Customize Toolbar.' Then drag and drop the Path button - which kind of looks like a staircase - onto the toolbar. From there, use it to see where you are in the folder tree, and move up to enclosing folders in a click."

Multiple libraries in iTunes 7

Multiple libraries in iTunes 7 - Lifehacker

Switching libraries is simple; hold down the option key on your Mac (or shift key on Windows) when you launch iTunes et voil , you'll get the option to create a new library or choose the library you want to load. For iPhoto users, this is the same shortcut you would use if you wanted to manage multiple libraries in iPhoto.

Stop Resizing My Firefox Window, $%@*!

Stop Resizing My Firefox Window, $%@*! « TechPwn

Here is how to prevent sites from resizing your Firefox window…

1. Open Firefox, Preferences (or if you’re on Windows…Tools, Options)

2. Go to the Content Tab

3. To the right of “Enable Javascript” hit “Advanced…”.

4. Uncheck “Move or Resize Existing Windows”

GMail Delete Keyboard ShortCut

GMail Delete Keyboard ShortCut - Works in IE, Firefox, Opera at Digital Inspiration

If you are reading a message in GMail, press the # key (Shift+3) and that message will instantly move to Trash.

Alternatively, select one or more email messages in the GMail list view, press the same # hash key and all the selected GMail conversations will be deleted in one batch.

Medicine-Cabinet MacGyver | Tools Gallery: Smooth Caulk - This Old House Photo Gallery

Medicine-Cabinet MacGyver | Tools Gallery: Smooth Caulk - This Old House Photo Gallery

Run a finger moistened with sudsy water along a bead of caulk to even out the line and keep the sticky silicone from clinging to your skin.

Medicine-Cabinet MacGyver | Tools Gallery: Recharge - This Old House Photo Gallery

Medicine-Cabinet MacGyver | Tools Gallery: Recharge - This Old House Photo Gallery

Wipe the metal contacts on cordless tool battery packs with a Q-tip dipped in isopropyl alcohol to help maintain a clean connection between the battery and its charger.

Daily Cup of Tech » 14 Windows Command Line Tricks

Daily Cup of Tech » 14 Windows Command Line Tricks: "Get Installed Driver Information"

driverquery

It can be very useful when troubleshooting to know what drivers are installed on a system. This command will give you a complete listing of the drivers and when they were installed."