The good folks at Lifehacker have a posting about these furniture sliders called “Moving Men”.
furniture sliders, those little plastic disks that make moving that won’t-budge entertainment center across the room a breeze.
I have these at home and have been using them for years now. These things are freakin fantastic for moving heavy furniture when your buddies are “busy”.
Tags: Furniture Moving, Cool Tools, Great Gadgets, Household Tools
1. Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag.
2. After clearing security, travelers can now bring beverages and other items purchased in the secure boarding area on-board aircraft.
Things are starting to lighten up for travllers. The US (TSA) and Canada (CATSA) have relaxed restrictions. Now, I can take my coffee on a plane again! YAY!!!
Tags: Airline Security, TSA, CATSA, Carry on
I’m still waiting for my new MacBook to replace this lump that occupies my desk. I love this system when it works but, it won’t even start anymore. You’ll note the last time I wrote about this was back on September 6th. This is really starting to take the shine off my enthusiasm for all things Apple.
Stay tuned…
Tags: Apple, MacBook Shutdown, Service Nightmare, MacBook
Being a generally happy MacBook user I love this machine. So, it pains me that this damn thing has these sudden shutdowns. I’m freaking losing my mind with this crap. Right now as I type this out I’mon hold with Apple (37 minutes 51 sec). This is the second time I have called in on this issue. The first time I called the kind service tech had me reset the power management setting and also tried to reseat the memory. Well, this worked for a couple days.
The shutdowns returned with a VENGEANCE. Just today it has had 6, count em, 6 shutdowns. I have reverted to my SuSE linux desktop at home. Sigh.
Now I find this posting on the Powerpage.org. Apparently the problem is tied to the heatsink.
“Essentially the heatsink can expand during use, and comes into contact with the lead from the termometer’s sensor cable. A short circuit results, and the SMC pulls the plug. Once the system cools down, the heatsink resides and the contact is broken. This also explains why sometimes you cannot immediately power the MacBook back on. The heatsink is still in contact with the metal lead.”
RECALL RECALL RECALL! I’ve now been on hold for 46 minutes and 50 seconds.
Tags: MacBook, Sudden Shutdowns, Apple, Mac OS X, MacBook Recal