http://www.dansdata.com/New and interesting computer hardware, gadgets and toys reviewed. And letters. 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(It's more interesting than it sounds. 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And it's less silly than it sounds! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/em3wBHEZcQlwZREBICkUj0hkmFU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/em3wBHEZcQlwZREBICkUj0hkmFU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/em3wBHEZcQlwZREBICkUj0hkmFU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/em3wBHEZcQlwZREBICkUj0hkmFU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~4/Oc3_Oj5_CZ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dansdata.com/gz094.htmhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~3/fbyAm3-ukd4/I just wrote a blog post about a couple of Australian "economic stimulus" programs which Aussie readers might find interesting. (My apologies to readers who already subscribe to my blog's feed.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ao6BLtPPfjOTC5hcVwVuoCtfOuA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ao6BLtPPfjOTC5hcVwVuoCtfOuA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ao6BLtPPfjOTC5hcVwVuoCtfOuA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ao6BLtPPfjOTC5hcVwVuoCtfOuA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~4/fbyAm3-ukd4" height="1" width="1"/>http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2009/06/08/mad-kevins-crazy-bargains/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~3/IYkusxGbY4c/io094.htmFake flash drives, excessively-nested directories, four-wire fans, shotgun debugging, and grommets. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IuU80dxektnnuWS_ogfMrweVtaQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IuU80dxektnnuWS_ogfMrweVtaQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IuU80dxektnnuWS_ogfMrweVtaQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IuU80dxektnnuWS_ogfMrweVtaQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~4/IYkusxGbY4c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dansdata.com/io094.htmhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~3/ynwBLH2XirI/gz093.htmWhich kind of sci-fi super-battery should you ask the aliens for? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L8Iye1Ak9bNYix8ft811gyMT_os/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L8Iye1Ak9bNYix8ft811gyMT_os/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L8Iye1Ak9bNYix8ft811gyMT_os/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L8Iye1Ak9bNYix8ft811gyMT_os/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~4/ynwBLH2XirI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dansdata.com/gz093.htmhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~3/CDYr80GKszQ/io093.htmRepairing arc-scorched circuit boards, moving a car subwoofer indoors, the endless bus-speed puzzle, and a man who'd like a large knob. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9C6ju3s85w5nCW0dwMcm64tzGOM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9C6ju3s85w5nCW0dwMcm64tzGOM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9C6ju3s85w5nCW0dwMcm64tzGOM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9C6ju3s85w5nCW0dwMcm64tzGOM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dansdata/feed1/~4/CDYr80GKszQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dansdata.com/io093.htm