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    I think I know something else Apple is going to do

    With deference to js for his thread, here's my take on another recent Apple move. Maybe some of you can give me a rationality check on this... - Apple comes out with remote OS installation. This was introduced with the MacBook Air. Just enough ROM in the hardware to know how to connect...
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    The Filet-o-fish with a bite, a Tigerlight story

    So I went to Staples to send some Tigerlights in for the 600-lumen upgrade and there's a McDonald's across the parking lot. I try to avoid that but I'd missed lunch and it was nearly 4:00 so I swerved in for my usual desperate order of a Filet-o-fish with no cheese. I returned the first that...
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    Veggie burgers?

    Any veggie burger eaters here? I'm on a hunt for good veggie burgers, either store bought or recipes. I'm not a vegetarian, but I'm trying to eat healthy sometimes and they seem to really ideal form for quick & convenient meals. I eat a bunch of frozen Indian food too and that's been pretty...
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    Best way to get international TV?

    Anybody know a good way to get international TV? I just bought a new TV, and it's a Sony HD TV. I have basic analog cable and I'm receiving some new the channels (wierd channel numbers like "44.1", "44.2") in HD. I might go digital for cable, but I am definitely NOT a sports fan, so I'm not...
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    Safari on XP on Parallels on MacOS on MacBook

    Wow. This virtual machine thing is creeping me out. Apple released their Safari browser for Windows today. Ignoring the issue of the wisdom of that, they did it and there ya have it. I am too lazy to pull out my Dell to try it so I turn on the new Parallels on my MacBook Pro. It boots up XP...
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    MacMall selling Macs w/WinXP pre-installed

    Well, I'm only posting this for the other computer geeks (everyone?) at the forum. No judgmentalism here about whether XP belongs on a Mac. Please, please no Mac/Win war stuff. I just found it shocking & irresponsible that a large mail order site would sell a beta-level approach to dual-booting...
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    electronic studfinder

    I do some lightweight I/T Ethernet installs and am incredibly dissatisfied with my Zircon Triscanner Pro. It works fine if the walls are perfect, like when there's no insulation, plain regular drywall, and regular wall thickness. You know, situations where even a cheap magnetic finder would...
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    Ponchartrain to turn into Lake Superfund?

    Pontchartrain to turn into Lake Superfund? PlayboyJoeSchmoe alluded to this in the "9 weeks.." thread: The gunk being called "water" in New Orleans is being pumped somewhere else. It has been identified as highly toxic, with deadly levels of at least bacteria, lead, and oil. I don't know where...
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    800 lumen Tigerlight

    I got an email recently in which the Tigerlight folks said they're distributing prototype an 800 lumen light. That sorta completely puts the info in the public domain, so I figure it's fair to ask if anyone has actually witnessed one of these? Maybe a bunch of you did too. I tried searching...
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    Where to get a free computer

    Please post how to get a free computer. Free as in no hidden charges, no obligation, no signing up for phone/email solicitation, etc. Just plain free. Or practically free but nothing hidden or comes-back-to-haunt-you. I read in another post someone doesn't have a computer at home. Well, maybe...
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    Save this flashaholic! (flashlightfreaks.com)

    Well, there I was surfing, searching around the web and came across this poor fella who's a self-admitted flashlight freak and just started his own forum to see if he could find others with similar interest. Hehe. Any, uh, people into flashlights out there on the wwweb? So whaddya think...
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    Screwdriver w/triangle tip?

    Please help! I've got a growing number of kiddie toys that have special screws on them I don't recognize. The recess in the button-head is triangular. (Sort of like a Scrulox only a triangle instead of a square.) Anybody seen a screwdriver that's shaped like this? Does it have a name??? I've...
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    Tigerlight's hoster & rail mount *PICS*

    Tigerlight\'s hoster & rail mount *PICS* I received it in the mail last night, as part of the freebie deal offered. It's a great idea that I haven't seen elsewhere. There's a split, anodized aluminum collar that you screw together tight onto your TL. On that collar is machined the recess for...
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    Halloween: What lights to send with kiddies?

    I'm thinking of decking my little Spiderman with a G2 and my little ghost with an 8nx. Dad the pirate will carry the Tigerlight and spare batteries for the kids. An Arc LSH-P in the pocket for backup. I've also bought some of those LED flashers that clip on magnetically. One atop each head or...
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    Feynman's QED lectures online! Video!

    Feynman\'s QED lectures online! Video! There seems to be a bit of interest in physics here. If you've ever wanted to know about quantum electrodynamics and want a best-in-the-world explanation (well, a description to be more precise) without needing to slog through the math it's available from...
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    Garage floor coating suggestions?

    I recently had a garage built, plus a workshop, and I want a really great floor. I had liked the smooth, easy to sweep floors in the warehouse stores (like Home Depot or Lowe's) so I had the cement floor polished when it was put in. So far it's great because it's incredibly easy to sweep...
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    Tigerlight, 8nx, LSH-P beamshotz

    I hope these are helpful to someone. I know there are loads of shots out there, but here's mine. I was hoping to show relative lumen output as well as beam shape, but the Tigerlight sort of blows the camera's CCD. (I borrowed my wife's relatively new Cannon S400 and was fiddling with its...
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    Something up at Xenonics?

    All that talk of M6's, Tigerlights, & McCulloch X990's over in the General Flashlights forum got me thinking about the new Nighthunter II version that's due sometime relatively soon, according to Kenshiro's review site. But www.xenonics.com is coming up "Server not found" for me anyway. Is...
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    Marathon Day in Beantown

    My parents live at the 25K mark of Boston's Marathon and I'm computing from there today. Those runners are amazing. If I could have gotten close to 5 minutes for a single mile (back when I was young of course) I'd have cried tears of joy. These people are running 26 of them at once. It's...
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    FYI: Tigerlight "inert" spray is...

    FYI: Tigerlight \"inert\" spray is... I was curious about what was in the inert spray canister for my Tigerlight OC light. Tigerlight very nicely responded, and I'm posting here in case anyone else is wondering the same thing. [ QUOTE ] Hi Peter, The inert spray is safe to spray at a training...

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