@jeffk: NOOOOO, don't use glass. Your knife will turn to crap in a week. If you are that germaphobic, get some of those cheap flexible cutting boards and toss them, better yet, get a somewhat decent plastic board for meat/fish and put it in the dishwasher. The environment in there is so hostile, almost nothing can…

@hardcache: You know those recent commercials with Verizon coverage beating AT&T and ridiculous. I have AT&T and generally have great service, every once in a while you hit a dead spot. A couple of friends have Verizon and its great on the East coast, sucks in the Midwest, and is alright on the west cost. The map…

Here is another list of some more options to get your stuff returned: [lifehacker.com] #cellphones

I just read a post somewhere, can't seem to find it now, maybe gizmodo that had several security options like this for returning items. One had a super adhesive label on it with a unique id, a phone number, and the promise of a reward. Wonder how effective it is? #cellphones

Although this is a bit off-topic from the article, I've heard very good things about MSE. I had a poll going on another site over what AV software everyone was using. Many people came back saying they used MSE. Most of these guys are system builders and take performance as the #1 priority, MS must have done something…

I was told in my computer security class in college that a 3-pass 1 0 eraser does the job just as well as anything else. Every swipe after 3, the probability of being able to recover the data stays the same. Anyone else heard this? #harddrives

Wouldn't one of those "Magic Wallets" do the same thing, just with cool, mind boggling, folding straps action. Plus, isn't running your credit card strip across a metal clip going to take the ribbon off, bit by bit (pun intended). Just having two credit cards next to each other in my wallet, jacks them up. #wallets