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John Henderson and Patrick Stuart have started a new podcast called Today in Print.

Also, we have respun our forums and combined efforts into the new site, Digital Print Forums so check out the show and the new forums.

An Obese person can get stuck on an airline toilet: Busted
A Can of biscuit dough can explode in a hot car: Confirmed
Etc….

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A radioactive girl on a motorcycle show what Chernobyl is like 18 years later after horrible disaster. Straight up haunting.

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Looks like EA slipped when they released the new Madden 06 roster, because it made Michael King of the NY Jets…. 7 INCHES TALL! This is hilarious!

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Compare the number of google search results between 2 keywords.

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Google’s latest service “Blog Search” has been launched!

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some .htaccess tips and tricks for newbies.

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Now along with “Map”, “Satellite”, and “Hybrid” a red “Katrina” tab has been added when a map of New Orleans is search for using maps.google.com

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I bought a new IBM Tablet PC the Thinkpad X41 which actually now isn’t from IBM it’s from LENOVO. But IBM supports it??? Anyway, great small laptop with lots of cool features… Including one, the haunted mouse.

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Yes, my mouse is haunted.

Actually it is probably a software bug because the conditions that cause it are high processor load when the processor multiplier is set to 14x or 15x (or high using IBM’s power manager). Under heavy constant load like doing a photoshop filter on a large file, the cursor jumps to the bottom midle of the screen directly above the hinge and “dances” or jumps back and forth and clicks uncontrollably.

Thankfully I found CHC or Centrino Hardware Control, a program from pbus-167.com which can limit the processor multiplier to 12x and viola, the problem or haunted mouse is exorcised.

I’m working with IBM to identify the root cause of this problem, as others have confirmed the same issue or similar issues. Disabling the digitizer driver allows me to run at 15x but turns this thing into a regular laptop since the pen no longer works. For now I am living with a 1.2ghz in the shell of a 1.5ghz tablet which is a small price to pay.

Overall I am very happy with this thing. It’s lightwieght, about 4 lbs. Fast, secure and the screen is solid. The tablet os extensions for windows XP are solid and its found its way into every meeting to allow me to take notes in meetings, impress clients and customers and take it places I normally wouldn’t take a full computer.

Check out my new podcast at http://www.winter12.com called Money Well Spent.

Download it through iTunes and subscribe to the feed to get the latest episodes… We will be doing one once a week, so stay tuned…