@pale_blue_eyes: You could write an autohotkey script that looks for the drive and then launches the portable apps suite.

somebody wanna make vbox extensions for this thing??? :) TY LH!

Use airfoil to stream audio into another room.

DONT KILL EM, take them all to your nearest PETA meeting and let them loose!

Add a float valve like a toilet or swamp cooler uses and you would not have to fill the bucket either.

OnTopReplica is the easiest way I know of to keep flash full screen...

One major point that Dave Ramsey makes is that if you keep your emergency fund in anything that may have a penalty, you are more likely to use credit to cover the emergency which usually costs you much more than you would have earned in interest gained.

todo backup is super easy and no need to boot from a cd.

This is a trick an old mechanic taught me... He used it to pinpoint and amplify knocks and pings in the motor of a running vehicle doing the same thing. Just don't get your face ripped off by the fan belt.

Experience != Software

Vote: UBCD4WIN

@shkm: Install Ubuntu Linux on it.

I have an aquaponics system going in my back yard. I love it. This is my first time successfully gardening after many failed attempts. Search youtube for aquaponics made easy, his video inspired much googleing and eventually a system.

Very useful and easy, thank you grewal12!

@TehBeardMan: I am not sure if this program can do this by itself, but if it cannot, you could just use sharepod to download your songs off your ipod and put them into your music folder, then use this program to manage your music from there. Good luck.

Vote: Acronis True Image Home (disk image automated)

I learned how to do this underwater from a dolphin... but I have to use a 2 liter bottle and and a length of tubing due to the lack of a blow hole.

Back when I used to do this we would glue the two pieces together to make a gobblet. Beer bottles worked great for us, but we did have a glass grinder to smooth things out because my dad made stained glass windows.

The main thing is just cut that ethernet cord, the ribbon cable to the optical drive and the usb cords. That should do it. All secure now.

@reddyroc: run your fingers through your hair, then write with the oil that collects on your finger. Repeat every few letters. I am sure that your mother will appreciate your kind words. :D