As much as I’ve phased out my Thinkpad, I still use it quite a bit. The USB port on the back is dead, so I searched the lazyweb for answers and found this wiki site dedicated to thinkpads which tells me the chipset is probably toast.
Gotcha! (Gotcher $1,000 too, suckers!)
www.whocalled.us has information on unlisted caller ID numbers, lookups, and a comments section to share information.
Lifehacker ran a fantastic tip today on sharing a keyboard and mouse among multiple computers. Synergy is cross-platform, open source software, and it took about five minutes to set up on my two Macs here, allowing me to FINALLY remove a full-size keyboard from my crowded desk. I’m now considering installing it on the Thinkpad to see if I can do away with the second mouse. (OS X download here.)
The $500 LEGO Millenium Falcon. As a Star Wars geek, LEGO geek, and 36 year old American male, I don’t know whether to charge this to my credit card IMMEDIATELY or run screaming from the computer. (I don’t want to be that guy with two kids, a mortgage, and my Star Wars figures on display.) If I was 13 again, however, I’d start the daily Christmas pestering reminders right now.
Here’s an article looking back at the first generation of professional digital cameras aimed at photojournalists. It’s amazing to think of how different the playing field would be today if Kodak had made an effort to go digital sooner. $17,950 for 1.3 Megapixels…damn.
101 Essential Freelancing Resources. Some of these are so-so, some are stupid, and some are very smart.
A car club got together and made a life-size model out of a 1940 Ford, down to the little jars of paint, the box, and an X-acto knife. Genius. (via)
Make a bootable removable drive (iPod, Flash drive, etc.) out of any Mac diagnostic CD with DasBoot. (via)
Wow, Engadget has a whole lot of links about problems with 17″ MacBook Pro batteries warping, expanding, and generally going kaput. Knowing just how hot this thing gets, I can’t say I’m shocked, but…