I'd probably wrap paracord around the outside of the container and then duct tape on top of that. It wouldn't add too much bulk to it.

Aw snap....Lifehacker's brain trust to the rescue! I does work to put it into airplane mode and then turn back on the WiFi through the widget! Thanks gang for that tip! Now, what to do with this old device.....maybe a radio like above....Ben Heck better look out!

I just did this with an old Android phone that had it's phone number moved to a new unit. What I did was first performed a factory reset to clear the phone of all data. When I rebooted it went through the "activation" process and every time it tried to automatically activate the number I cancelled it. After about…

I got the Marware Eco-Flip cover for my Kindle Touch and it works awesome for propping the Kindle upright and even allows some slight adjustment. If you are looking for a cover to go with your Kindle I highly recommend getting one that flips up and over versus opening from the side. Link: [amzn.com]

The Kindle Touch does not rotate the screen

Nope...just an observation!

Tux looks drunk and passed out in the headline pic. Also, betting Whitson wrote this article on his Mac. We know what your favorite equipment is now.... :P

Except like anything....more people will voice their complaints, then praise. I take the complaints with a grain of salt. My motto, you don't like it, switch it out! Best part of Linux really.

I got it running in VMWare Player, but can't get the network connection running (thus useless). It's asking for a driver, so I may have to burn the ISO to cd to see if it is on the CD. Anyone else hit this snag with VMWare Player?

I would add checking blogs dedicated to apps too to see what they say about an app ("just Google it"). Sometimes you will find comparisons between similar apps and find there might be one that is better for your needs.

Make a circle and add your sent to Evernote email and anything you share to it will show up in Evernote.

I've saved countless old PCs/laptops by loading up a distro of Linux. It's awesome to make Linux converts of people who thought they needed to toss the old PC and buy new hardware just to stay up to date. Another weird OS to consider is JoliOS. It's a mashup of Linux underneath a "cloud" enabled OS (I only quote cloud…

VOTE: LibreOffice Impress

I probably should have clarified a bit better. Along with the pics you can also store notes and audio files too. For instance make a note of your room number, or cut and paste a map to the hotel, etc. Add in the Skitch app and you can annotate the pics you take as well. And I don't work for Evernote.....it's just an…

Throw in the Evernote App and you got a nice place to store all these pics.

Side note to Google's profile verification, you can get your email address verified and anyone who has access to that info in Google+ will see a check mark next to it. It's not the full verification, but is better than nothing. I got mine verified by reporting a spammer in Google+. The first time you do it, you have…

VOTE: Google Profiles

Wooden ones make nice thick skewers for things like Slovaki on the grill! They don't flop and bend like tiny bamboo ones do.

Firefox you can go to options/applications/mailto and set it for GMail (or others)

What I love about Google Calendar is that it does give you versatility. I use it online, on Android and through the Lightning and Provider extensions with Thunderbird. Since I use Thunderbird on several different OSes, the online integration makes perfect sense. You get a nice event list in Thunderbird's main email…