I was sorry to see the death of the clamshell pda market a few years ago. The ultracompact laptop replacement devices seemed like an obvious choice for truly mobile computing. My own IBM Workpad Z50 got a lot of use , despite it’s somewhat limited capabilities and poor screen quality. So [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Useful stuff from Popular Mechanics:
5 Better Ways to Hammer a Nail: Skill Set
How to Replace a Broken Shovel Handle: Skill Set
How to Hang a Picture Frame: Skill Set
How to Solder to a Circuit Board: Skill Set (with Video)
How to Solder: Skill Set (with Video)
How to Snap a Fastener: The Laws of Extraction
Electrical Basics: Skill [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Microsoft’s big secret turns out to be a web-enabled coffee table:
Microsoft Corp. has chosen what it sees as the next-generation in PC form factors — a computer the size and shape of a coffee table with a flat, touchscreen display — as the third major product it has designed and is branding for the consumer [...]
From the EPA, some ways to improve gas mileage:
* Go easy on the brakes and gas pedal. Avoid “jackrabbit†starts by accelerating gradually whenever possible. Also, anticipate stops to avoid sudden braking.
* Avoid long idles. Turn off the engine if you anticipate a lengthy wait. Instead of idling at a drive-up window, park the [...]
How cool is the web? You can even find tips for “better manure application in alfalfa.” There’s a lot of manure spreading where I work, but no alfalfa.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )From wikiHow: fix a stuck pixel on an LCD monitor. It’s worth a try. I once used Dell’s no-questions-asked 30 day return policy because my new laptop had a dead pixel. You had to have 5 or more to get a warranty repair, if I remember right.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )I’m a fan of blogmusik.net, which lets you stream songs on demand. However, there’s a general consensus that the site is illegal, and it will eventually be pulled. Now TechCrunch is talking about an upcoming service from CD trading company Lala that offers the same thing — legally. Good luck to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )There’s an awesome new post full of life hacks over at Zen Habits: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity
And for you life hacker haters, here’s a rather snarky take on long lists of productivity tips.
I enjoyed both links, although I’ll hopefully get more out of the first. But maybe “laugh, and make others laugh” would [...]
Protect your credit score with the solid advice in this post at the Get Rich Slowly blog. Step one is to get a free copy of your report from the major reporting agencies. You can do that easily at AnnualCreditReport.com.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )It looks like the price of HD-DVD players are dropping right along with Hi-Def LCD TV prices. Amazon has the Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player for just $237.88 shipped, and you get to pick 5 free HD-DVD titles. Current status is “In Stock Soon”, but you can place your order and get in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )For summer reading ideas for the kids, the Books For Kids Blog is a great starting place. A new children’s book is reviewed pretty much every day. From the site:
A blog which offers book reviews for young people of preschool to high school ages by a children’s librarian with decades of experience in [...]
dealighted is a mashup of posted deals from popular deal sites like slickdeals, fatwallet, and gottadeal. An algorithm identifies the most popular deals. An RSS feed would be cool (if difficult to monetize). Other than that, dealighted is a useful addition to the crowded world of deal sites.
[via ProgrammableWeb]
Make paper airplanes. Fight Zombies. Escape from a small white room. Maximum PC suggests 12 ways to waste time online.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Revolution Health has 10 tips for staying healthy over Memorial Day weekend. One and two:
Get Spicy to Stay Cool. Eat spicy foods to help you stay cool. Believe it or not, spicy foods dilate your peripheral blood vessels, making you perspire which cools your body.
A Coat in Summertime. Coat both meats and the [...]
How to clean your apartment and get back your security deposit, from wikiHow.
We’ve always tended to be pretty hard on the places we’ve lived — especially once the kids came along. I don’t think we’ve ever gotten our full deposit back.
If you’re shopping for a new car, you may want to start with DriverTV. The site offers complete video tours of new cars. DriverTV is easy to use, and the videos load quickly and are packed with information.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Forbes has a slideshow featuring the cheapest PCs in the world, starting at $85. Some choices they list are thin-client types, missing features we expect from computer. Others aren’t available right now (like the OLPC laptop). However, they do include the Linux-powered Microtel MCS7001, which is pretty full featured for the $219 (after [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )From Pick The Brain, Top 5 Ways to Build a Wonderful Life.  Good tips, including:
1. Live Below Your Means
2. Put Your Money to Work
3. Educate Yourself
Lifehacker points to a good resource for sample resignation letters.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )PC World offers up a mostly-useful list of solutions to PC disasters:
Your computer won’t boot
You just told off the CEO in an e-mail and instantly regret it
No PCs show on the network
Your identity has been stolen!
Your Net connection is dead
You’re being sued by the RIAA/MPAA
Your device just got doused with water–or worse
You’re inundated with pop-ups [...]
I created a Yahoo! email account for my family this evening. It will be nice to have a “family” email address where we can receive and send family emails. However, the real advantage will be using Yahoo!’s very nice calendar to schedule all our events. Blocking out time for church, kid’s karate [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )From CNN: doing Disney World on a budget. Lots of good tips. And  MouseSavers.com, which they mention, is an awesome resource.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Google’s GCAl lacks built-in To Do list functionality.  LifeHacker offers some creative tips for getting around this limitation.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )In the New York Times is an article by David Leonhardt about the idea that a small change, or “nudge”, can often yield a better end-result than a big change.
Here’s one example from Leonhardt:
Five years ago, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the largest district in North Carolina, started a school choice program, giving parents a bigger say [...]
FNBO Direct offers an online savings account that’s currently paying a 6.00% APY. Minimum deposit is just $1, and the rate is guaranteed at least through September 28. FNBO is, of course, FDIC insured.
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