Awesome. Looking forward to more coverage!

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@Munkii: If you have admin rights on the networked machine, then yes - though it does say who initiated the shutdown...

I suppose I'd fit more into the "carpet bomber" category as far as my mindset goes, but in practice I end up pretty close to three or so of each. I've never taken a job from the 'random' category, though I have certainly had some good interviews.

@poxpopulus:

"combined with multi-speed transmissions"

You know I really didn't realize I had an internet addiction till I read this.

"I'm guessing that a vast majority of phone support issues are not related to manufacturer/prover defects (well maybe MS) but user problems."

JTimberman: Normally I would agree with you, but after two system board replacements in an iBook in three months, my girlfriend is pretty darn glad she went with the extended AppleCare plan.

It entirely depends on the scenario - having worked for...let's say a 'major PC manufacturer' in the premium phone support department, I can tell you for a fact that even when you're paying $129 for support with one incident, the quality of service is entirely dependant on who the call gets routed to. There were maybe…

Apologies. When I used to work with kids at summer camp, I *always* used the spelling trick. Then when it was a name like "Jessica", I'd claim I knew someone who spelled it with a "y", or a silent "x".

When I used to wo

...okay, I guess my mouse clicks automatically now. I'd like to point out that "The Fish Guy's" is most likely referring to the fact that it is indeed the Fish Guy's place of business.

I'd just like to point

andy.mikula - gmail :)

Me too! :)

The "VideoDownloader" plugin for Firefox will let you save Google Video videos right to an iPod-friendly format, and you can download the .flv file from YouTube for easy conversion with ffmpeg (or use the "SUPER" frontend if you're using Windows).

We used a program called "LeoCAD" with elementary school aged kids a couple summers ago, and it was really cool - though I probably had more fun with it than any of the kids.

After much searching for the perfect backpack, I came across the Targus CVR600 15.4 Groove Notebook Backpack. For less than $25 you really can't beat the price. It has a nice padded interior and pockets galore. Plus it's lightweight and isn't bulky at all. It comes in many different flavors too, including a model…

They actually say to schedule the call really early, i.e. 5:00AM, so that you're guaranteed the boss *doesn't* pick up. If you could call someone an skip straight to voicemail, you can bet *that* would've been on Lifehacker before :P