Finding the Best Outdoor Compact Refrigerator

There are 3 important considerations when looking for the best outdoor compact refrigerator for your situation:

1. Make sure it's rated for outdoor use.
2. Make sure it's rust resistant.
3. Check that it's designed to be built-in or freestanding.

Outdoor refrigerators have to work harder because they're outside.

Outside temperature changes drastically and dramatically—from very hot in the day, to very cool at night. Not only do compressors have to work harder to keep everything cool and at an even temperature, they also have special insulation to compensate for temperature differences.

Also, the electrical components have to be weatherproofed. Outdoor refrigerators can be exposed to water and humidity from rain, or swimming pool splashing, or the like.

Outdoor fridges should be made from high-grade stainless steel for its ability to resist rust. Not all stainless steel is made with the same level of rust-resistance, so check your fridge specs when you buy.

Most refrigerators need a few inches of ventilation space on all sides, so that the heat removed from the inside of the fridge can be released into the air and environment.

When you build a fridge into a cabinet or outdoor kitchen island, this prevents air from circulating around the fridge, and inhibits the refrigerator’s ability to cool the inside.

So, some models are specially designed to have vent on the front so that they can be "built in" to these figures and fit snugly. This allows the the fridge to blow away the heat without needing extra space on the sides for ventilation.

Installing a “freestanding” fridge into your outdoor kitchen island without proper space and ventilation will not only make it difficult to refrigerate its contents, it may also overheat and cause damage.

There are other more aesthetic things to consider when looking for the best outdoor compact refrigerator. Check out a list of optional features midway down this article: 3 Good Outdoor Mini Refrigerators

For more information about outdoor compact refrigerators and fridge recommendations, check out the articles about outdoor refrigerators on 3GoodOnes.com.

A bunch more garage ready refrigerators

Hi, all.

I finally finished it. In response to my article about a few good refrigerators for a garage, I've come up with a list of more garage ready refrigerators. This list covers not only refrigerators, but chest freezers, upright freezers, and convertible refrigerator freezers. I've also added some of the strategies I used to find these on the internet. Take a look, and comment to let me know what you think.

Thanks!

Make Money: Your Computer + The Internet

Affiliate Marketing is one of the many ways you can make money on your computer working from home.

Of all the tools you can use to make money, your computer is probably one of the most important.

There are 6 ways to make money with a blog.

Learning how to use Internet Marketing to sell is one of your best first steps right now. Once you've learned that, you'll be able to select the best, most lucrative products to sell.

Finding the "Best Buy" — Apple Computers Sale

I'm on a budget, so I went digging for the best buy. Apple Computers sales seem hard to come by. However, I found a few tricks to make sure I could get a good price.

1. Buy Online — but NOT from Apple

Apple has an online store, but there are a number of discount stores that specialize in Apple, and they are often about $100 cheaper. Apple ships their new computers directly to these stores for sale, so the product is exactly the same.

(I guess Apple wants to maintain a reputation with their prices? I don't know.)

Buy from a discount Apple store like MacMall.com, and use the money you save on some cool software, or a backup drive or something.

2. Buy an Older Model

Once Apple starts selling a new model/version of the MacBook or iMac, last year's model drops significantly in price. And it's only a year "old", so you won't be missing out on too many features. After all, just the day before it was the latest and greatest!

I recently found this search on Amazon.com turns up some good, cheap options for older iMacs.

3. Buy "Pre-Owned" or "Refurbished"

As long as you buy from an Authorized Apple reseller, you can get a perfectly good used computer or refurbished one for about half the price of a brand new one. And it will be fully tested and good as new. It might take some shopping around to find one, but it's a huge payoff when you do!

Sometimes you can even find an "open box" deal at your local retailer. That's when someone buys the computer, takes it home, and returns it within the store's return policy period. They can't resell it as "new", so they take a bit off the top. Could be anywhere from $50 to $150 depending on the time.

Finding a Mac computers sale just takes a little time researching online. But if you take the time, you might find the best buy on Apple computers.

How DO You Right Click? Mac Conundrum…

It's a common question from people new to the Mac: How do you right click? Mac mice made by Apple only have one physical button. Actually, they don't have any visible buttons.

Well it is possible to right-click, or to fudge it. Here are the quick tricks:

1) Control-Click

By holding down the "control" key on your keyboard while clicking your mouse or trackpad normally, you'll get the equivalent of a "right-click". The little menu will pop up.

2) Two-Finger Click

This one is for those of you with a trackpad on your laptop, or the Apple Magic Trackpad on your desktop. By pressing down on the trackpad with two fingers next to each other simultaneously, you'll get the same functionality of a "right click".

This also works if your trackpad has a separate button. Simply touch two fingers to the trackpad while clicking the button normally.

This trick only works, however, if you have the "Secondary Click" feature turned on in the System Preferences for your trackpad

3) Right-Click

Yeah. Just click on the right side of your mouse!

The Apple Mouse and Magic Mouse both have the ability to detect which side of the mouse you're pressing down on. But the "Secondary Button" feature has to be turned on in theSystem Preferences for your mouse.

If you want more detailed information about how to set it up, check out how to right click on a mac.

You'll now be able to answer when anyone asks you, "How do I right click on a Mac?"

The Wars of Other Men

I just started the Official Scott Norman Actor Blog last week, and my first post is about my experience shooting the dieselpunk influenced short war film called "The Wars of Other Men".

I play the lead role as a nameless lieutenant fighting for an army on the verge of defeat, ordered to lead a squad through the war torn city to capture the scientist responsible for the creation of the enemy's chemical super weapon.

The film was tremendous labor of love for all involved, and was a lot of fun to work on. Now we can finally say it's complete. It's been getting quite a bit of attention and support recently, particularly in the Steampunk and Dieselpunk communities.

Check out the trailer:

Here's a sample from my post:
(http://www.scottvnorman.com/blog/2012/01/the-wars-of-other-men/)

I am so impressed by the progress of this unlikely film project, The Wars of Other Men by Mike Zawacki, that I just have to take some time to write about it. This little short film continues to impress and surprise me — and has from the very beginning…

…If you want to know a little more about the project, click on that Kickstarter link above (or below) and watch the video. After the short trailer is a cool presentation by Mike Zawacki about the making of TWOOM. I think you’ll find the backstory in it interesting. And, if you decide to kick in a couple of bucks to the project, you’ll not only be a part of something really special, but you will make a group of filmmakers in Detroit very happy.