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pccase3 Originally uploaded by brianc. My main PC had about a year’s worth of accumulated dust that needed cleaning tonight.... (more)

Don’t know if I’m really ready for a full-blown “switch”, but I recently bought from a friend at work his old PowerBook G4. (He joined practically every other Mac user I know in buying a new MacBook Pro, so I’m benefiting from his castoff.) I’ve been a Mac users off an on, but have never owned a decent one like... (more)

When the Xbox 360 came out, I wanted one bad. For once, I thought, I’d be on the cutting edge rather than waiting. But, scarcity of supply and the outrageous premiums on eBay turned me off and I decided to wait and see what happens with the upcoming Sony and Nintendo systems in 2006 (2007?). Steven Frank (of Panic fame),... (more)

While doing some research on APC uninterruptable power supplies, I was browsing their knowledge base when I discovered this surprising note: Never use a domestic model APC UPS on a ship In North America, one would expect to see approximately 120 volts when measuring from hot to neutral and from hot to ground. However, larger ships use delta power. That... (more)