These big LaserJet 4250n take a long time to run out of toner and there are host of remanufactured ones. But if you want the geniune article, there are two choices, the HP 42A (Q5942A) which lists for $150 or the HP 42X (Q5942X) listing for $225 according to “HP”:http://www.shopping.hp.com/supmodel/printing_supplies/LaserJet/LaserJet%2B4250n/1 the big difference is that […]

this is what tends to happen with sudden shutdowns. The hard disk are cached, so you can really torque them. The fix is to run chkdsk /r from the Windows XP CD. But I can’t even keep the computer up long enough to do that, so need to wait for a new power supply Unmountable […]

If you have an unlocked cell phone or iPhone that you are bringing into China, you need to set all kinds of custom things. “Shanghai Expat”:http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/index.php?name=MDForum&file=viewtopic&p=449343 has collected all the settings in one place. How convenient: h2. WAP The WAP information page is : http://www.monternet.com/moneditor/cs/wap/wapguide/ The settings you need are: Wap Home : http://wap.monternet.com Gateway […]

I’ve heard of companies not liking modders, but wow, Apple is certainly taking it to extremes. If you have unlocked your iphone, their latest firmware 1.1.1 actually makes “bricks” or makes the phone useless if it detects it. Talk about extreme measures. They actually will make inoperable something that cost $400-600 just by a simple […]

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I keep forgetting how to do this, so here are the instructions again. They are a little arcane: # “Download”:https://www.blackberry.com/SoftwareDownload/index.jsp?client=cB5RB4aRB from the Blackberry CSL download site both the desktop manager and the 8300 Chinese input version Powered by ScribeFire.

Ryan has given all of us some great tips about taking the very hard to take night cityscape shots and firework shots. I’ve been reading quite a bit about these techniques, but he really has some great tips. Here they are for the next time you need to take an impressive night time display: # […]

“Bob”:http://bobsplanet.com asked me about backup as did Richard, so here’s a quick review of how to do backup. There has been a long evolution here for me. Originally, at home I bought a tape backup that did a mammoth 5GB, but I just never used it. Then just had a big PC with lots of […]

The first of these, the Nikon 18-200 is an amazing lense. Only for digital cameras, it is the only lense that most folks are going to need most of the time. Cost is high, but the quality is very good. $800 buys a lot. Plus it is image stabilized and paired with the Nikon d40x, […]

Often times I’m watching CSI or especially Cold Case and I just love the songs. Most fans have sites for this stuff, but “TuneFind”:http://tunefind.com/show/CSI seems to do the most professional job of this. Powered by ScribeFire.