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    PDA with AAAs and USB

    Some Handspring Visors used AAA's - the original, Deluxe, and maybe one other model (the Pro?). Gray scale 160x160 display, Palm OS 3.x, USB cradles and cables (and serial ones, too). But given my experience, I'd be wary of older AAA PDA's now. I know of a few where the capacitor that stores the...
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    Need A Good Hammer

    If you can, find/buy/borrow the book "Tools of the Trade" by Jeff Taylor. The first chapter is on hammers, and I learned more about them in 10 pages than I thought possible. The whole book's an entertaining read for anyone interested in carpentry/hand tools. The ones I use the most are a Hart...
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    I Need A Warm Pair of Pants!

    If you're lounging/sitting on the couch, etc., how about a slanket? http://www.theslanket.com Essentially a big fleece blanket w/sleeves. Don't have one myself, but read about it on http://www.kk.org/cooltools - a very dangerous place for my wallet! - Dwayne
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    Looking for a titanium watch...

    A Tissot T-Touch? Titanium (not black, though), digital (& analog) display, and a blue (not exactly sapphire blue) face. Touch sensitive sapphire crystal, the coolest watch compass I've ever seen, altimeter, thermometer, etc.... The biggest shortcoming is that there is no backlight for the...
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    Bicycling

    ...to check out the Burley Piccolo or something like it: http://www.burley.com/products/childrens-products/default6bea.html?p=Piccolo&i=3 This is *much* more enjoyable than running after my daughter as she tries to master a two-wheeler. We're planning to do some short tours this year with it...
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    Hazardous environment

    Is the rating on the standard flashlight (partially) based on the bulb used (ie, do you have to use a particular/special bulb to maintain the safety rating)? If not, maybe could you mod your standard light with an Everled or similar to get the advantages of a regulated Luxeon. - Dwayne
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    Canada Testing Speed Control Tech

    For a story about something just like this in my neck of the woods, go to www.newromesucks.com - New Rome was a small village near me with such a bad reputation that the State of Ohio crafted legislation to wipe it off the map. NewRomeSucks was one guy's (not me - I never got a ticket there...
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    Help me find a new Wallet!

    Saaby, Try www.all-ett.com - they're made completely of spinnaker sailcloth and are very thin (doesn't sound like the design you have, though, but maybe compatible?). I don't have one, but have been considering ordering one myself. Just waiting on my current wallet to wear out. - Dwayne
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    Water Filters

    For sheer filtering capacity and around $100, I don't know of any small filter that beats the Katadyn Combi - advertised for up to 13,000 liters. Ceramic filter, though, which might be a concern. Found it for $84 at moosejaw.com (whom I've never dealt with - just did a quick froogle search to...
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    laser eye surgery...

    Roth, I had a different procedure than any so far in this thread, so at the risk of boring you with YALS (yet another lasik story), here I go... I had a procedure that was referred to as an "epi-lasek" in 2003. My prescription was something like -6.5 diopters in the right eye, -7.0 in the left...
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    Best light for Real Estate Broker?

    Going against the flow here, but for what I'd imagine the commission would be on that property I'd just pay to have the power turned back on in my own name if I thought the house would sell at anywhere near what the seller will accept and to increase my chances of being the selling realtor. I'd...
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    Q re: CD Clock radios

    Only other one I can think of is the Boston Acoustics MicroSystem CD, but it's as pricey as the Bose (that is, way beyond what I'd pay...). www.crutchfield.com has some info on it. It can play MP3 & WMA CD-R/RW discs, but I don't know their shipping policy to places outside the USA. Oh, and...
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    Saving threads as Acrobat files?

    Well, um, no - not until now. I tried what I normally use (PDFCreator), and it seems to create a pretty accurate rendition of a CPF thread. The only thing I don't see is the background colors in the various title bars, etc. The background is all white. - Dwayne PS: KevinL - thanks! Glad I...
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    Saving threads as Acrobat files?

    Another alternative is PDFCreator from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator . I can't compare it with any of the other suggestions - it's the first one I tried and I've been happy enough with it that I've never bothered to try the rest. Like some others it installs as a print driver, so if...
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    I need ballpark body shop pricing

    I'd say $295 isn't a bad price. My wife's car (Olds Intrigue) just had the rear bumper cover repaired & repainted. She got tapped from behind by an inattentive driver in a parking lot. Cost around $425 from the body shop at a GM dealership which, given that the bumper cover is probably larger...
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    Whats the Best Water Purifier Under $100 ???

    [ QUOTE ] jtice said: ...snip... I saw that they had the Sweetwater there, looked nice, and I think that one will screw onto a wide mouth Nalgen bottle. I think it was about $80. and the extra Filters are about $30. How many gallons can one filter do? Also, I plan to only use it in clear...
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    Ridgid cordless tools lifetime service agreement.

    Re: Ridgid cordless tools lifetime service agreeme [ QUOTE ] ABTOMAT said: ... Now Shop-Vac makes Sears wet vacs and God-knows-who makes their stationary tools. [/ QUOTE ] I remember seeing (and saving) a list of OEMs for Sears tools a long time ago and after giving up trying to find it on...
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    Timex compass watch works???

    I have this one, and I wouldn't rely on it. It seems to need recalibrated every time I want to use it (admittedly not that often) - I'll take a reading, turn the watch about 90 degrees, and take another reading. Often the difference will be only 15 degrees or so, and I don't believe that I'm...
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    Small pressure washer?

    I tried one of the sub-$150 electric pressure washers a few years ago. Can't remember the brand, but it wasn't Karcher - it was something that Sam's club offered. In any case, I returned it after one use. I ended up sticking with an electric, though, since I needed to be able to haul it in the...
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    Japanese Leatherman

    Yaesumofo - for the curious (i.e., me) could you post some photos? You might have a prototype or engineering sample. Maybe someone had the tool that fits their screws and replaced the blade with a Japanese one (assuming that it's the knife blade that indicates the Japanese origin). I'd contact...

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