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The state of the world for “iPhone”:http://www.iphone4world.com/?p=82 firmware is very confusing. The things to understand is that there are three parameters, the version of your firmware (1.0.3, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and the new 1.1.3) and different versions of the firmware that run the GSM baseband chipset (4.01.xx and 4.02.13_G) and different…

By the way, according to “ParisLemon”:http://www.parislemon.com/2007/11/64-gb-solid-state-drive-macbook-pro.html you don’t have to wait. You can actually get a 64GB solid state drive for any computer. !>http://bp0.blogger.com/_AxkcVrlp8Qc/RzaKagomB1I/AAAAAAAACUo/s9K9FTim0Ho/s400/Picture+4.png! “Ryan Block”:http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/11/the-first-macbook-pro-with-a-64gb-ssd/ cracked a PC with a solid state drive and stuffed the drive into a Macbook Pro. It is too bad that the “Samsung”:http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/samsungs-6 4gb-sata-ii-ssd-drive-hands-on/…

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Finally got this “Fenix L1D-CE”:http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/fenix_l1dce-l2dce.htm from Amazon seller. I have to say it is amazing. It is expensive at $50, but man, is it bright. Nothing like it and it runs for hours on a single AA. Anyone who needs something for emergencies should get it. It is amazing because…

When crossing from the US and Canada, you don’t need to have a passport, but you do need an “Enhanced Driver License”:http://dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/edlget.html which is a new identification form. Kind of nice for dummies like me who are always scared that losing a passport means that you are really stuck, so…

Well, these addresses keep changing, but “wikipedia”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateways has a pretty good list of SMS gateways. The main ones connected directly so for the big US carriers they are: | Carrier | SMS Address | MMS Address | | AT&T | _number_@txt.att.net | _number_@mms.att.net | | T-Mobile | _number_@tmomail.net | |…

If you love spirographs when you were a kid, you’ll love this program. “Geometry Sketchpad”:http://dynamicgeometry.com is a program that let’s kids understand mathematical relationships. The site has an evaluation copy that you can try. There seem to be quite a few online resources to learn hwo to use it. You…