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Finally got this “Fenix L1D-CE”:http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/fenix_l1dce-l2dce.htm from Amazon seller. I have to say it is amazing. It is expensive at $50, but man, is it bright. Nothing like it and it runs for hours on a single AA. Anyone who needs something for emergencies should get it. It is amazing because…

When crossing from the US and Canada, you don’t need to have a passport, but you do need an “Enhanced Driver License”:http://dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/edlget.html which is a new identification form. Kind of nice for dummies like me who are always scared that losing a passport means that you are really stuck, so…

Well, these addresses keep changing, but “wikipedia”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateways has a pretty good list of SMS gateways. The main ones connected directly so for the big US carriers they are: | Carrier | SMS Address | MMS Address | | AT&T | _number_@txt.att.net | _number_@mms.att.net | | T-Mobile | _number_@tmomail.net | |…

If you love spirographs when you were a kid, you’ll love this program. “Geometry Sketchpad”:http://dynamicgeometry.com is a program that let’s kids understand mathematical relationships. The site has an evaluation copy that you can try. There seem to be quite a few online resources to learn hwo to use it. You…

Hey this is a fun game, identify the places in the world at “Travelpod.com”:http://travelpod.com

We just had one of our computer’s firefox slammed. Somehow a script has taken over and now when you type a legitimate URL, it gets hijacked by onestepsearch.net. Sigh, even with running antivirus and antispyware, it doesn’t matter. You really need to install adblock and noscript and turn on cookie…

Yikes, mail to Comcast was just “rejected”:http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=SecurityMail_Policy18628&cookieattempt=1 because it looks like I’ve been sending spam. It is the IP address that is blocked, so it could either be my servers or from the shared server that I used. You have to send a removal request to “www.comcastsupport.com/rbl”:http://comcastsupport.com/rbl. In the mean…

With the new Mac Os X 10.5’s backup plus ever more photos I’ve been scanning, I seem to keep needing more hard drives. So what is the latest from “Storage Review”:http://storagereview.com in terms of getting more. Well, the big news is that all of the big vendors, Hitachi, Seagate, Western…

Hey this is actually a great idea. There are bumper stickers all over town saying, I’m carbon neutral. Basically you buy packages for things like wind farms to have a zero footprint for all your driving, flying and your home. A great idea from “Terrapass.com”:http://terrapass.com. It is way more efficient…