Each month, the online discount retailer Working Advantage has a sweepstakes for some hot item. For November 2012, it is a Lenovo IdeaPad Z580. I received the following email about it yesterday: Last time I checked, the IdeaPad Z580 had some neat features, but definitely did not come with top sirloin steaks! 😛 Cheers, Zach
Tag: hardware
Oct 03 2012
Zoom 5341J cable modem
After moving back to the midwest United States, I was immediately reminded of the frustrations of dealing with the primary cable internet provider–Charter Communications. They offer fairly good speeds, and when considering the price, the performance-to-cost ratio is outstanding. However, the reliability of the service leaves a lot to be desired. One of the primary …
Aug 19 2012
Keybindings and Openbox menu shortcuts for slock
After reviewing several solutions to a security problem regarding screen lockers, I’ve found that the easiest workaround for switching virtual terminals and killing the screen locker application is to start one’s X session with the following command: exec startx That way, even if someone switches to the virtual terminal that was used to start X …
Thought for the Moment
