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Your post prompted me to Google 'Plastic Safe Lubricants.' There are lots (WD-40 not among them). whether or not you would want to use them on something that you handle all the time is another question, but I'm sure WD-40 is not something I would want touching my skin all the time.

I have been working from home for a few years now and developed roughly the same set of rules during that time. My routine includes unloading the dishwasher and making sure the kitchen is tidy before I start work, otherwise it will bother me all day. I take regular breaks (like now), and if I feel like I have slacked…

@TravisTubbs (I meant to reply to your post)

Another consideration is how frequently you find yourself needing or wanting an upgrade. When building your own, many components can be reused, particularly the case and optical drive. Memory is usually good for at least 2 builds, and to a lesser extent so are hard drives. Video cards are completely dependent on your…

For anyone on who wants to take another look at Ubuntu, but does not want to be stuck with Unity, check out what the people behind Linux Mint have been working on, Cinnamon...

Same here. I usually do my shredding in one big batch every couple of weeks unless it's something particularly sensitive. I bought a bottle of the Fellowes oil a couple of years ago and use it every time I start a batch... I probably still have about 3/4 of a bottle left, and it doesn't smell.

Pretty much same thing here. My 5 year old Vaio batter finally gave up completely just a couple of months ago, with a generic replacement being available on Amazon for $30 (that seems to work pretty well). My (now retired) HTC Eris battery also got me through 2.5 years without a problem, and I would discharge that an…

My irony meter just exploded...

This looks similar to something called Pintrest, which my wife is addicted to. It also has a social component where you can share your list, view other lists, etc.

While I might agree on the point that a driver's license in much too easy to obtain here, it is less of a right than absolute necessity in many areas, which may account for the lower requirements. In some areas, you simply cannot do much of anything without a car, and on that same point, driving isn't really all that…

+1 for punishing exit late cutters. My commute used to go through a section where a toll road merged with a busy freeway, then narrowed by 2 lanes, then intersected a small, less busy highway with a long exit lane (about 1/4 mile). I would see no fewer than 20 drivers do the cut thing every day, and I forced more than…

It is also worth mentioning that some laptops (like my old Vaio) have a manufacturer specific jingle that plays at power-up. After 4 years of ownership I finally decided to look for a way to disable it and found a 'silent boot' option in BIOS.

Just to add to this: Unless there are real-world consequences for being right or wrong, just let it go. I decided a long time ago that I have no personal pride or ego tied up in simply being right for it's own sake. I have better things to do with my time than trying to change another person's mind when there is…

I started with Ubuntu but also decided to test-drive several other distros in VirtualBox. They all had their strengths and weaknesses, but they were minor in my opinion. For me it really came down to familiarity, and which package manager I was more comfortable with. After giving Unity/Gnome3 a solid 1 week trial, I…

We're currently on the first floor of an older building, and the floors above are pretty creaky. I anticipate a certain amount of noise, but there are times later in the evening and on weekends when I think they forget they have downstairs neighbors. Lots of seemingly unnecessary stomping and late night vacuuming…

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Same here... I have been using the preview since it became a these a few months ago.

Any new builds I have been doing have an SSD as the primary HDD, with a modest (500GB or less) mechanical drive for storage. Sure, it stings a little to know that my $100 drive was $40 last month, but it doesn't break the bank. For most people I think all this really means is that the drives that come in manufactured…

I could, but then I would have to move my phone and file trays.