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.

tommy, I read the article, but I don't know how to figure out if a phone is CDMA? Am I being stupid?

ita, you like the RAZR? Hmm.

but I don't know how to figure out if a phone is CDMA? Am I being stupid?

Well, if you are then I am too.

I like the Razr, although the Bluetooth is sometimes flaky (I reboot the phone once a week). One friend hates hers with a passion, and another has never ever had a Bluetooth problem with his. Inconsistent stock.

Above all, I like its typing dictionary thing. Much better than the Ericsson.

CDMA is one sort of cell phone technology. GSM is another. Each carrier uses only one sort of technology. Sprint is CDMA, I'm not sure who else uses it. GSM has a similar way of using a phone to connect a computer to the Internet, so it doesn't really matter for this issue whether you go with a CDMA provider or a GSM provider.

I've noticed recently that some of the phones that you can get from Sprint list "Phone as Model" as a feature. I'd go for one of those, and make sure you tell the person activating your phone that you want that feature and ask them how much it costs. You'd hate to be suprised by your first bill.

Also, I want this phone. I wish they'd ship it already.