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A few minutes ago I took my latest generation Macbook Air out of my backpack and it was really, REALLY hot. Almost too hot to touch, but not quite. The whole thing, the lid and bottom. It was also giving off a hot plastic fragrance. It didn't flip on when I opened the lid and I had to fidget...

I'm curious how major corporations (Apple, being one of them) lockdown their Mac computers. The standard fare for PCs, in my experience working at Fortune 500 companies, has been BIOS passwords and a full-disk encryption package like PointSec. Since I've got a new Mac, I'd like to secure it...

So I just got the new Macbook Air (yay me! :banana ). As I was well aware, it does not come pre-loaded with Adobe Flash -- one tech site did a test a year ago where they noted having Flash installed reduced battery life. Obviously I want to get the most juice out of my battery on a charge, but...

I'm considering a new Macbook Air 11 but one thing stood out while test driving one in the store: the "smooth" webpage scrolling isn't quite as smooth as on the Macbook Pros or the iPad 2, depending on the site (I tested it on Boing Boing which has a lot of embedded video/images). Now, the demo...

I have a second-round, on-campus interview soon with a very well known company. They're requesting my social security number and consent to do a background check. I've ruled out the possibility of a Nigerian scam, but... 1. Is this a normal/routine HR practice now? I was under the...

After a year of vacation and some traveling, I'm buying a one way plane ticket to establish a life in New York City. I've tried conducting a job search from here on the west coast, but the online job boards are really only so useful and most of my contacts and former colleagues are here on the...

Just downloaded and installed the new PeerBlocker, found here (a successor to PeerGuardian) and it won't let me connect to BARF unless I disable it. The same with South Bay Riders forum. What's up?

Here's a tricky one for you. I've got two Truecrypt volumes (files) that I created and used under a Windows XP system. Now I've got new laptop with Vista 64-bit and when I mount the volume, it mounts as read-only. I can't find a way to mount it normally. How do I mount it normally, with...

Of all the places I could ask this on the internet, I figure I might get some good hits here. :) I've always wanted to make curry--curry anything--but I've never had a recipe. Google provides a million links to a million recipes, but who knows if they're any good. It would be nice for...

Usually the rigmarole is: 1) plug in iPhone, 2) open Picasa 3) >Import, like a normal camera or memory card. Voíla. Sadly that isn't happening. It's not being detected in Picasa. It's not showing up in My Computer. It is, however, showing up in iTunes. It syncs/backs up fine. What gives...

While channel surfing I came across this sad, sad excuse for a show. It's got to be fake, please someone tell me it is. All of these "traffic stops" look completely staged, especially the way the suspects engage with the cameramen (big laughs, slutty girls dancing/flashing). Like that damn...

So I was watching an episode of cops where they busted a guy for several things. At one point an officer said he was being charged with driving without a license, a misdemeanor. Because I half paying attention, I didn't understand what qualified as "driving without a license"; driving without...

Or is that another compelling reason for me to buy a Mac? (For those of you who have been following my HP laptop saga :laughing)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1210534/Bike-enthusiast-develops-electric-penny-farthing-travels-13mph.html - 13 MPH - 30 minutes to charge - 22 lbs - Fits in a oversized messenger-type bag Without having ridden either this or a Segway, I'd say the YikeBike looks much more...

I bought a new laptop at Costco. You may have seen my other thread. It's really great, actually. My only problem so far has been PEBKAC. :toothless I digress. Apparently I'm eligible for a free Windows 7 upgrade when it comes out. I logged on to the upgrade site and it scanned my...