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Microsoft USB Fan

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on September 23, 2005

Microsoft USB Fan
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I’ve needed one of these for a while, so I snagged one at PDC.

The foam blades were bent back and out of shape while it was packed in the box, so at first, the blades weren’t moving any air at all. I tried to kind of bend them back, but it’s not perfect yet…

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@jmartens It doesn’t include Mobile Safari (iPhone). The numbers for that are lower. #
Sad that ORBlogs is closing. Hope the PDX Geek contingent can save it. And it’s awesome that the ORBlogs guy was behind Fuelly.com. #
@JoshProStar Here’s an Andy Grove quote: “Only the Paranoid Survive.” #
Continue to be amazed by the big battery and Atom CPU’s effect on battery life on this Eee PC 901. 3 solid hours of browsing, 60% batt left. #
Missing Full Screen in Google Chrome. It matters on the Eee PC’s 1024×600 screen. At least you can hide the bookmark bar with Ctrl+B. #
Just did a sticker swap with @davest. Scored a cool Instructables sticker from the Maker Faire that happened at IDF! Thanks, Dave! #
Ha ha ha! Heart (the band) tells the McCain/Palin campaign to stop playing “Barracuda”. http://tinyurl.com/68qbxb #
(from the same article): “Jackson Browne and Tom Petty have also asked the campaign to stop playing their music.” http://tinyurl.com/68qbxb #
Another chapter in my ongoing love saga with the battery life of the Eee PC 901 - the battery charges super-fast. ~1hr from 20% to full. #
At the Hillsboro Library for the afternoon. Needed to get some thinking and writing done, change of venue was required. #
Cool Pogue writeup of Earth Class Mail (think GrandCentral for paper mail). My friend Matt is a dev there (Bvtn) http://tinyurl.com/6pqfj3 #

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XP on Eee PC 901 notes: It just feels FAST. I can’t believe I’m saying this about Windows. Suspend/resume takes about 4 seconds. Sweet! #
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Why does Niall Kennedy’s blog want to use Gears on my computer? http://tinyurl.com/6bxgm7 #
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Dear Twitter: Looking for a overclocker willing to be interviewed by an HS student at a pretty technical level. Email or @ me if interested! #
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Thanks for the kind words/offers to talk re: my freakout last night. I’m OK. It happens from time to time. Life would be boring otherwise! #
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@CarriBugbee Um, a good night’s sleep? And a pint of ice cream may or may not have been involved. #
Heh. Got Google Chrome? Type “about:internets” in the omnibar (without the quotes, of course). Welcome back to Windows 95! #
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Finally, a magazine available on Kindle that I might consider subscribing to: MIT Technology Review http://tinyurl.com/5brv8c #
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Dear Everyone that was worried about the Google Chrome EULA: They’re going to change it. You can relax now. http://tinyurl.com/6zhx4h #
Google’s excuse for the heinous EULA terms: “we reuse EULAs as much as possible”. That’s why the rights claim looks just like YouTube’s. #
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@Jmartens Picasa 3 beta came out this week. #

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@cdibona, Google’s Open Source dude, is all over the Chrome comic. I actually recognized his face before I saw his name! #
Some screenshots of Google Chrome: http://tinyurl.com/6rgbgz #
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@jltitus I use mediatemple, but I’m considering switching to asmallorange. #
Just noticed a cool new Google Reader feature - inline preview! Haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere. Here’s my post http://tinyurl.com/5e8tfn #
Oops. I’m an idiot. That “new” Preview feature in Google Reader? It’s part of the Better GReader addon I installed the other day. Oops! Sry! #

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@robertbrook For now, yes, I’m exploring the Eee PC’s default Xandros Linux install. But I’ll soon be putting Ubuntu and other on it to play #

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At Powell’s, working with the Eee PC 901. After 1.5 hours, battery is still at 83%. I freaking love that little Intel Atom chip! #
An Ars SXSW panel on community AND Ken Fisher is writing an O’Reilly book on community building? YES PLEASE! http://tinyurl.com/5ov8es #

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