Thrift Store Mining For Tech Gold!

Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:00 AM EST

Living in a somewhat affluent area in northern California one can often find some discarded tech treasures lying in a bin at a thrift store. Case in point this week I ran across a Visor Handspring Platinum and Prism with leather cases both for about five bucks.

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technology, palm-os, visor-handspring

Caught Up In The Barry Bondage

Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:41 PM EST

Living in the Bay Area it's hard not to get caught up in the Barry Bondage. The sadness that enters your soul after you find out your hero is an alleged lying cheating steroid monster. You can attempt to swim laps in the river of denial and try not to notice that Mr.

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bonds, sports, barry

CNN.com - New animal resembles furry lobster - Mar 8, 2006

Seeded on Thu Mar 9, 2006 7:01 AM EST (CNN)

Blond Furry Lobsters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

odd-news, furry, blonds, lobsters

Uber_Technica The Fellowship Of The Geeks: Urrrggghhh I Have A Man Purse!

Seeded on Mon Mar 6, 2006 12:46 PM EST (ubertechnica.blogspot.com)

I just realized while standing in the checkout line in Albertson's that I have a man purse.

technology, pda, man-purse, moleskine-cashier

Slashdot | H&R Block Goofs on Its Own Taxes

Seeded on Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:43 PM EST (Slashdot)

"Red Herring reports tax preparation giant H&R Block, manufacturer of TaxCut and other tax software, goofed on its own taxes.

business, taxes, h-r-block

Uber_Technica The E-Preachers Guide To Technology: Ben Franklin's Lifehacks

Seeded on Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:59 AM EST (ubertechnica.blogspot.com)

Ben Franklin kept a daily chart of His 13 goals, and placed a dot next to the ones he failed to abide by each day. talk about being focused....

technology, gtd, lifehacks

Mac Geekery - Remote Destruction of Data

Seeded on Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:47 AM EST (macgeekery.com)

Can you set up a Mac so that if it is stolen, you can easily erase the contents of its hard drive from a remote location if the stolen Mac is connected to the internet?

technology

MacGyver Tip: Fix scratched CDs with toothpaste - Lifehacker

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:44 PM EST (Lifehacker)

Fix scratched CDs with toothpaste

technology

Meeting The Needs Of The People

Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:12 PM EST

One of the most frustrating things about working on the helpdesk is when a issue comes in and no one can figure out how to fix it.

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technology, helpdesk, techsupport

Attack Of The Stupid Human Tricks!

Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:12 PM EST

In an age where the "Ho" has been deified and people who seemingly have no discernable intelligences or moral value are famous for being famous the black hole of the Internet has joined the fray by enabling us to collectively inspect our own navel lint in the plain view of tens of

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technology, web-2-0, you-tube, stickam

The Fist Of Death

Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:51 AM EST

There are certain words that can be spoken in range of my ears that will cause a very negative response.

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technology, web-2-0, ajax, social-bookmarking

Adult ADD Strengths » Top 10 Advantages of ADD in a High Tech Career

Seeded on Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:37 AM EST (adultaddstrengths.com)

I believe there are many people who work in the high tech industry who have ADD, much more than the average of the population. Approximately five per cent of the population has ADD and 85 per cent of adults with ADD don't know they have it.

technology, call-center, geeks

The Art of Rainmaking

Seeded on Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:58 AM EST (How to Change the World)

You can blow all the smoke that you like about brand awareness, corporate image, and feedback from early adopters, but you either make it rain or you don't. To help you become a legend in annals of salesmanship, here is the art of rainmaking.

business

Must Eat The Competition!

Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:40 AM EST

I use to work at EA and was saddened to hear that they were laying off 350 people due to lower than expected earnings this quarter.

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business, oracle, ea, business-mergers

Mac To Drop OS X For Windoze?

Wed Feb 8, 2006 4:10 AM EST

Did anyone hear Dvorak predict in this weeks TWIT podcast that Apple may drop OS X for Windows? Okay lets all say it together "LEAVE THAT CRACK ALONE"!

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technology, mac, os-x, dvorak

Tired Of Getting Jacked By The Mac?

Wed Feb 8, 2006 4:03 AM EST

With the announcement from Adobe that they don't have any plans for updating their software to support the Intel Macs any time soon, the once groovy MacBook Pro is slipping into the dark realm of dulls-ville.

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technology, apple, mac, macbook-pro

The Lament Of An IT Dude

Tue Feb 7, 2006 4:40 AM EST

Grrrrllllll there is an old Dell sitting on my office floor wanting my attention and I must admit I mixed emotions about the whole relationship. You see this is the rancid fruit of a free tech support affair.

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technology