The ABCs of securing your wireless network, from Ars Technica. An article written for people, not engineer robots, which I like.

The NYT hand codes their website. I’ve seen lots of links to this recently, and everyone seems amazed. Why is this such a surprise?

Mac Mini Media Centre (center) A nice howto on building a media center as opposed to buying an AppleTV. Good juicy info here.

My dad lent me his Milwaukee sawzall for my demolition project, and I used it for the first time this evening. Like butter. I worked with a very skilled carpenter, and she swore by Milwaukee tools. I will be buying this brand from now on.

Looking for replacement parts for my bass guitar, I found an online machine shop which offers a Windows-based drafting application and free quoting service. A friend tells me it’s not cheap, but I’m going to at least get a quote.

How to write a novel in two months. Handy reference for a project that’s been zinging around in my brain for years now.

DIY PVC laptop Stand. I like this better than a $30 off-the-shelf unit, but my experience with PVC tells me this thing is going to be a bit wobbly.

I could have used this a couple of weeks ago: How to use a Creative Commons license, by one of the editors of BoingBoing, Cory Doctorow.

Gulp! DAMN. (1931 Ford Model A Coupe, with a bunch of good parts, in Baltimore.)

Having fixed the screen on the Powerbook, I’m looking for other ways to save money and repair things. Here’s a good place to start: Inside your notebook’s battery, How to rebuild your laptop battery, replacing cells in a Pismo battery, and a link to replacement batteries for the $40 Powerbook 1400.