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Suppose you’re in a foreign land and the only internet you have is a cyber cafe that considers 5 kb/sec as “broadband”. Obviously, downloading your 600 MB CD Image file is going to take you longer than a good sitting, so you need a plan. To further complicate the problem, these computers have no cd [...]

While traveling abroad, one of the quickest ways to rack up a bunch of fees is to use your credit card while marking purchases. While it’s true that many credit cards offer cheaper exchange rates than touristy shops, the additional 2-3% exchange rate fee that most credit card companies charge can quickly add up. In [...]

There are few things that drive me more nuts than having stupid beeps coming out of my laptop – even when the volume is muted. To permanently disable the beep emitted from the pc speaker on the Thinkpad T60P, follow these crude instructions.

To test the problem, open a command prompt and try typing “echo “, [...]

One of the first problems I will experience with my no computer for 20 days is that I will not be able to check my grades for my courses. My last day of finals is today and the grades won’t be all up until Thursday or later. My solution? Well, this might be cheating, but [...]

Inspired by reading this hackaday article, I walked across the street and purchased a lock for $4 and had a crack at it. I think it took me about 12 minutes to find the winning combination. Scary, but fun!
The “Master Unlocked” tutorial was a bit more robust and is the one I’d recommend if you’re [...]