This seems brilliant. This isn't just valid for MS-Windows.

About PSUs - I think it depends. I've been building my own systems for decades and used cheap no-name PSUs that came with the cases most of that time. They worked for many years - most never failed or gave any issues. I remember 1 PSU failure and replaced it with a respected name-brand PSU for the time. It failed…

* Google goes down sometimes.

It appears that he has a file system shared using CIFS (Windows sharing) on a specialized storage device. I doubt that loading a "server" on it is possible for an android client to connect just for streaming.

I'll happily sell you a "Free Computer" that works for $400 + shipping. Dual-core Atom netbook.

Uh, gawker likes to update their site constantly - lots of javascript.

Flush your hot water heater every year!!!

Linux is just a tool. If it doesn't meet your needs or you can't bend it to your needs, don't feel bad. I can't get it to do many, many things either, just like I can't get OSX or MS-Windows to do many, many things either.

I googled "SliTaz dropbox" and found this: [vanilla.slitaz.org] Can't tell if they got it working or not. Basically, you'd want to know which libraries dropbox depends on. I can't recall the exact commands (and I'm not a dropbox user), but 'nm' comes to mine. 'strings' may help too. Find the .a and .so files and…

It comes down to privacy OR security OR convenience. Those are the trade offs. Many people will choose the security and convenience of using Google online and devices to get good security and great convenience ... at the cost of privacy.

But when does it go into effect?

Don't forget your towel!

[encrypted.google.com] should help get you started with LDAP and a shared address book.

Something based on either FreeSwitch or Asterisk. It depends on your skill and needs.

99% of contacts are stored in an LDAP DB. [en.wikipedia.org] I've pretty certain that every device has an LDAP protocol handler. MS-Windows has since at least NT4 - Search-Find-People is the GUI interface to that. I checked and both Android and iOS have "LDAP clients" available.

* VPN server!!!!! Be safe on any network by tunneling all your traffic to your personal domain/server(s).

It was a general comment, not directed towards you (JP) in any way. I was trying to hide in a reply since I knew there were many readers here who game ALOT.

A little gaming is fun and useful. More than a little gaming is a waste of time for the vast majority of people.

I'm often explaining how to make a computer do something. Without concrete examples, I'm wasting the time of the audience. That often means code snippets or configuration files must be displayed and explained. If I just wing it from memory, I'll probably forget something critical or if a live demo is attempted,…

If you have 10-15 lbs to lose, I can't help you.