BrianAndPamela.com

So I'm trying to get a computer set up for a new employee coming in on Monday.  We're giving her the computer that was used by the person she's replacing, only no one bothered to get the login for the machine before the last girl left.  I tried unsuccessfully to access the local admin account that was supposed to have been created on the box, and was about ready to cry.  Then I remembered… "Ophcrack Live CD". 

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http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/traffic1.html

I hate traffic.  In fact, I've renounced it.  My commute to work now is a 30-40 minute drive down quiet country roads.  If I find myself behind two cars, it's a heavy day.  I still have to deal with it now and again, but those times are fewer and farther between.   And yet I found the linked article really very interesting.  The premise is that most heavy traffic is essentially composed of traveling, standing or shock waves, and that by applying principles of physics and mathematics, those waves can be smoothed or eliminated. (more…)

 Link to Triple "A" Battery Hack

Found on Digg: Ever needed a "normal" battery cell but you can only find a 9volt?  Have no fear… pull that 9volt apart to reveal six 1.5 volt cells that are a little smaller than AAA cells (they are, in fact AAAA size…).  With a little aluminum foil padding, you can make them work in a pinch. 

There's nothing special about batteries, you know, only the sizes.  In fact, if you have an adapter (or make one) you can substitute among the "common" sizes, they are all just 1.5 volts.  Now the life of a smaller battery will be reduced in a system with a larger power draw (Interesting link on the mAh ratings for each standard cell size) but it should work in a pinch.

So there you go.