There zedwards secondend my point about redundant information. Also by putting the date in the filename you can't sort buy name anymore. This goes to a basic design be it file listings or databases of don't try to put more than one peice of data within one field, slipt the data out, have seperate date, name,…

I have learned to not duplicate data. Most file formats have all kinds of metadata within them such as the creation date and time, modified date and time, author, subject/title, comments, keywords, etc. Rather than trying to rename files with a date and shortened title, I typically make them a simple word or two and…

Downloaded and installed the Linux version. Downloaded the Windows version too, someday I'll boot windows and install it there.

We have an 8 month old now and I'm amazed at the amount of stuff he has already. I built a big dresser/changing table and its full, his closet is full, stuff is under the crib, stuff if piled between the dresser and closet, stuff is piled by the crib and everyone keeps buying him more. We have re-gifted a couple…

How soon until the phishing companies take out a cort order requesting the anti-phishing people to stop?

Something nice about a lot of the web sites for the state and national parks is the maps you can download. We went on a long bicycle trail a few years ago and I downloaded the pdf map to my PDA and was able to show our progress when we would stop for breaks. I've gone more low tech now, and just print out the pdf…

Yep, was a recent problem, just last month, we were in the parking lot getting ready to leave and actually thought the park gaurd was joking. I wish now I would have gotten his name so I could have reported him, we had to pack up and drive to a gas station then get out and change the diaper.

Its too bad the national parks are not family friendly. We were told by a security guard that we could not change out 8 month old's diaper on national park grounds.

I've made lables that looked very professional by printing the labels on plain paper and cutting them out then laying along the cable and sliding a piece of clear heat shring tubing on top and shrinking it. problem is you can't have large ends, it works best when you make your own cables since you can label them…

I hate sitting down at a desk with those stupid legs extended, always makes my hands hurt. I can't stand a mouse anymore either, I've been a laptop user since the mid 90's and not prefer a touchpad so I don't have to move my hands over top reach for a mouse.

Doesn't help when you come up out of the subway tunnel in Washington DC around noon when the sun is directly overhead unless you want to stand there for an hour waiting for the sun to move.

I would like to see more in depth coverage of each topic posted here. I would be ok with dropping a few items and making a part two, part three, etc post of another topic in its place. For example I don't see the point in the download of the day, half the time they are simple apps whos function can be done by…

You also need to check with the city planning board to see what is going in around the neighborhood. My neighborhood was a good neighborhood when I moved in, but in the 11 years I've been there the school zones were redrawn and low income housing was built south of it. Now I don't have a problem per say with the low…

Cell phones themselves are not the problem, its the people who are the problem. My though is the people who are being rude using the cell phones will still be rude if you take away the phone. Its the same as the smoker, or the person who stands outside your cube talking loud or the people walking side by side taking…

I don't think you will find a one size fits all answer. Laptop bags and their contents are as varied and personal a clothing.

@leszekp: those smarter chargers still use a little bit of power to control the switching back on.

I'm leaning towards using a password manager. I'm trying to find something that can keep all passwords for more than just web sites, say if I wanted to put my ATM card pin in it. Then just have one paster password for that password manager and keep that super safe somewhere. then just write a doc explaining how to…

@Ben Zvan

@Desco, thats not how the memory effect works, the characteristic of the memory effect was less of a charge each time it was partially discharged/charged.

Yes and no. While your cell phone is plugged into its charger it will continue to draw a bit of current from the charger so unplugging the cell phone from the charger will drop the load a lot. But even when your phone isn't plugged into the charger the electronics in the charger still waste a little bit of…