iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

I’ve been looking for a modification for my new-to-me car to help make it my own. I searched around the forums that deal with the Acura CSX and the Honda Civic and quickly realized that the simple “bolt-on” modifications available for the Honda Civic don’t work with the CSX as it has a slightly larger… Continue Reading Acura CSX Short/DIY Air Intake

Lindsay and I went to NYC for my birthday last weekend. I was turning 30 and had never been, despite the fact that everyone else in my life had already been, so it was about time that I made it to the city that never sleeps. We stayed in the Four Points just off of… Continue Reading NYC Trip

Apparently this is the going to be the year of 3D TV, with Avatar, a whole bunch of 3D TVs at CES and to go with that ESPN announcing a 3D channel (I thought there already was an ESPN 3?). I think it’s a classic format debate, where one offers something interesting, but will never… Continue Reading The Year of 3D TV

Lindz and I bought a Christmas tree on Sunday and put it up in our cheap plastic tree stand that day. This is the first year we’ve put the tree up on our main floor with 9′ ceilings, so we went with a 8′ tree. Monday night we decorated it and went to bed. At… Continue Reading Cheap plastic tree stand

This image of my work Mac Pro kinda’ sums up the current state of standards support on the Mac: OSX recognized my 10 year old SONY CDR from an old Dell (bottom) The Mac supports IDE CDROM connectors The CD ROM fits mounts into the expansion bay in the case I had to hack apart… Continue Reading State of the Mac and supporting standards