Gar ... Still using XP. I tinkered with Ubuntu earlier this year but it somehow corrupted itself and I got rid of it. I would've persisted and tried to repair the install but I'd inexplicably developed a bios problem that made booting with a CD very difficult--basically I had to disable the HDD in the boot-up sequence within the bios.

This is cool (although not as cool as a black iBook): PC case modded to look like a movie bad-guy bomb

The WMD is a custom-built PC whose case resembles a shiny, hollywoodized terrorist bomb, straight out of a Bond flick.

details: [link]

Haven't had time to look at the whole thing, but it seems there's no "red wire--no, the blue one!" However, the case looks too advanced to be defeated by a 50/50 odds cutting of a single wire, so I guess that's consistent with its aesthetic.

Excellent article/FAQ on the new Macbook: [link]

History of 404: [link]

This was interesting:

According to the W3C, 404 Not Found is only supposed to be used in cases where the server cannot find the requested location and is unsure of its status. If a page has permanently been deleted, it is supposed to use 410: Gone to indicate a permanent change. But has anyone ever seen 410? It must be 404...

You know, that'd be useful if you got some error other than 404 if the page you're looking for used to exist on that server but not anymore. I wonder why that error code was never adopted (or at least widely used)?

This is cool (although not as cool as a black iBook): PC case modded to look like a movie bad-guy bomb.

Yeah, it really is cool. But my practical side keeps saying, "until some nosy neighbor spots it thorugh a window and calls the bomb squad."

That black Macbook is *gorgeous.*

For the curious, and for troubleshooting:

Mac OS X: What Are All Those Processes?

A short list of background processes and daemons

Folks, I need to figure out a cell phone issue. I spent a few hours over the weekend trying to suss this out and I am having trouble. I'm hoping the buffistas will come to the rescue!

===>I need a cellphone that I can use as a modem if I'm pressed for internet access.

I am open to it being from Sprint, Cingular, Verizon, or Tmobile, but I do need a pretty large coverage area. I'd like to get as fast a speed as possible, for as cheaply as possible. Any suggestions or recommendations?

I am open to it being from Sprint, Cingular, Verizon, or Tmobile, but I do need a pretty large coverage area. I'd like to get as fast a speed as possible, for as cheaply as possible. Any suggestions or recommendations?

Ooh. I just saw an article about that... lemme see if I can find it.

Basicly, you want a provider that has a digital connection option. (Not sure if that's the terminology.) Failing that, you should be able to connect a cellphone to a regular dialup ISP like in olden times....

I think most new cellphones are cabable of doing a digital connection to the provider's data network. Many cellphones come with drivers for various computers; others require you to download a driver.

eta: Here's the article: [link]

From previous experience, the Ericsson t616 works, and I currently use a Razr for same. The Razr is faster for me, all other variables being static. My carrier is Cingular.