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Entries from March 2008

Laptop sticker transplant

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.markbaker.ca/blog/2008/03/30/laptop-sticker-transplant/ asks Hoosgot,
Dear LazyWeb; I’m still undecided about which pill I’ll swallow when I finally upgrade my ancient-but-reliable laptop. But whatever my choice, I realize I’m going to have a large problem, the same problem that inflicts so many other laptop-toting, standards-wrangling, conference-schmoozing geeks like myself: I’ll need a whole new batch of […]

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why I love my Network

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.darcynorman.net/2008/03/31/why-i-love-my-network/ asks Hoosgot,
I’m firmly in the @injenuity “The Network is People” camp. And I freaking LOVE my network. I’ve been experiencing an annoying glitch on my MacBook Pro since upgrading to MacOSX 10.5 - nothing serious, but occasionally it’d bug me. What happened was, if I opened a Finder window to /Users - it […]

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Does Debian need the local host name in …

March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

http://blog.zugschlus.de/archives/666-Does-Debian-need-the-local-host-name-in-etchosts-for-IPv6.html asks Hoosgot,
Exim has the habit of trying to find out about its host names and IP addresses when it starts up. This has, in the past, been an issue for the Debian packages, since a Debian system might be on a dial-on-demand modem line with expensive costs and thus should not do unnecessary […]

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Brownstoner “hide guest comments” bo …

March 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

http://sstrudeau.com/2008/03/31/brownstoner-hide-guest-comments-bookmarklet/ asks Hoosgot,
My contribution to the LazyWeb today: Brownstoner user Polemicist asks for a way to hide frequently obnoxious “guest” comments on Brownstoner. I write a bookmarklet. Drag the following link to your bookmark toolbar and click it on any Brownstoner post and it’ll hide the guest comments for you. Hide Guest Comments. […]

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US Silver Coins

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

http://dailydomain.us/us-silver-coins/ asks Hoosgot,
US Silver Coins Coin collecting is one of the most interesting hobbies, which can be also very rewarding. There are more and more people who are starting to view coin collecting as an investment. You can see this phenomenon with US silver coins. Coin collecting is the collecting or trading of coins. Frequently collected […]

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Delicious Links - 20 links - friendfeed, blogging, …

March 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

http://internetducttape.com/2008/03/29/delicious-links-20-links-friendfeed-blogging-javascript-psychology-startup/ asks Hoosgot,
This is my weekly collection of the best stuff I saw on the Internet. You can see me add them in real time on Friend Feed. Protect Your Privacy When Downloading, lifehacker.com Two tips for not being caught as the nasty pirate that you are. (bittorrent, torrents, 31 inbound links) 20 Types […]

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@strredwolf: Lazyweb: A Bluetooth Sterio headset that doesn’t suck. …

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

strredwolf asks Hoosgot,
Lazyweb: A Bluetooth Sterio headset that doesn’t suck. http://strredwolf.livejourn…
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@nevenmrgan: lazyweb - how do you sync work files …

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

nevenmrgan asks Hoosgot,
lazyweb - how do you sync work files between your desktop and laptop? .Mac, thumb drives, something else, not at all?
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New Conduit Features

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

http://www.johnstowers.co.nz/blog/index.php/2008/03/29/new-conduit-features/ asks Hoosgot,
Last week (or so..) I released Conduit 0.3.9, the notable features of this release were the addition of documentation, and dramatically improved support for removable devices, like USB keys and portable hard drives. Conduit has always supported removable disks, but the UI for working with them has been dramatically improved. In the […]

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@stopthespam: hoosgot a Yahoo Pipe to compare Twitter spammers …

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

stopthespam asks Hoosgot,
hoosgot a Yahoo Pipe to compare Twitter spammers http://snurl.com/22vvw to Twitter Followers http://snurl.com/22vvs and return matching IDs?
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