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So check this out…buy.com has the Kingston 2GB USB drive for $11 with FREE shipping BUT…IF you sign up with Google checkout you get an additional $10 off. Therefore,  making it $1. I just ordered mine yesterday and I should be getting it in 7-8 days :) 

This is a link I found that describes the program you use to boot windows on a leopord OS.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html

Engtech just posted an incredibly useful guide on his blog, Internet Duct Tape. Everyone who participates in forums, reads blogs, or uses IM/Chat/email should read this!!
Online Survival Guide: 9 Tips for Dealing with Idiots on the Internet

Office 2007 files can be opened in earlier versions of Office using the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack.  Read this entry at Freeware Genius to find out how to do this.

David Brandt found this Forbes magazine story while working on his hacking essay.  It provides a disturbing view of just how easy it would be for crackers to do major damage to many critical American systems, and not the ones you would think, either.

This is an interesting short article on the limitations and the future of flash based hard drives:
http://www.tfot.info/content/view/100/59/

As you have probably noticed, extra credit assignments on the course schedules have been indicated by red text. It hadn’t occurred to me that this could be a problem, but it is. A colorblind individual looking at the schedule wouldn’t be able to tell that a particular assignment was extra credit since they wouldn’t [...]

There are three great pieces of software out there that are superior to the more popular alternatives.
For surfing the internet, there is nothing better than Firefox. It is much more friendly than Internet Explorer and should quickly become your favorite browser! Check it out by clicking HERE.
Most of you are probably familiar with [...]

Anyone who has used a computer with a version of Windows before Windows XP is familiar with the Blue Screen of Death (hereafter referred to as the BSOD), indicating that your computer has crashed and your only recourse is to reboot it. One of the supposed “advantages” of Windows XP is that the BSOD [...]

This looks like a very interesting interview with Lee Wainwright, founder of JF Magic, about his company’s work in integrating textiles and clothing with LEDs and fiber optics. View it and comment here by 7/1/2006 for a 10 point bonus on your next essay.