Archive for February, 2007

  • According to this Reuters article , CompUSA will be closing 126 stores over the next 2-3 months. If you visit the Store Locations page on CompUSA’s website, you can find...

    CompUSA Closing 100+ Stores

    According to this Reuters article , CompUSA will be closing 126 stores over the next 2-3 months. If you visit the Store Locations page on CompUSA’s website, you can find...

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  • If you have a UTstarcom PPC-6700 phone, Engadget has a good walkthrough for configuring it to act as a modem for your laptop via USB or Bluetooth.  While the instructions...

    PPC6700 as Laptop Dialup

    If you have a UTstarcom PPC-6700 phone, Engadget has a good walkthrough for configuring it to act as a modem for your laptop via USB or Bluetooth.  While the instructions...

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  • You can use the 8 Pool extension list (*0008) as an easy way to do debugging and stopgap routing on NBX systems.  The 8 Pool is accessed by prefixing outgoing...

    Using the 8 Pool on NBX

    You can use the 8 Pool extension list (*0008) as an easy way to do debugging and stopgap routing on NBX systems.  The 8 Pool is accessed by prefixing outgoing...

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  • From Navy Times/AP - “A retired member of the U.S. military aged about 70 put suspect Warner Segura in a headlock and broke his clavicle after the 20-year-old and two...

    Retired Military Man Kills Mugger – Barehanded!

    From Navy Times/AP - “A retired member of the U.S. military aged about 70 put suspect Warner Segura in a headlock and broke his clavicle after the 20-year-old and two...

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  • From CSO Online - The in-flight entertainment system Hugh Thompson was using on a recent flight allowed him to play Tetris to pass the time.  One of the features of...

    Crashing an In-Flight Entertainment System

    From CSO Online - The in-flight entertainment system Hugh Thompson was using on a recent flight allowed him to play Tetris to pass the time.  One of the features of...

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  • From BBC News - “The impact of heavy use and high temperatures on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers.  The report examined...

    Google Hard Drive Report

    From BBC News - “The impact of heavy use and high temperatures on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers.  The report examined...

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  • From CBS4 Miami - “An elderly woman who had been living without power in her home due to hurricane damage was finally seeing the light Friday night, when power to...

    Lights On After 15 Years

    From CBS4 Miami - “An elderly woman who had been living without power in her home due to hurricane damage was finally seeing the light Friday night, when power to...

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