Cool LED lighting system for closet and bedroom: only $20 at Costco.

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Camping! The wifi base station is a nice modern touch. Especially since cell service is a no-go.

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How to handle an apology

Pretty good apology from the co-founder and CEO of Posterous, Sachin Agarwal. He could have blamed the outage on whatever, but instead simply stated what happened, stated the results, and manned up and apologized for the outage, complete with reasons why it will be less likely to happen in the future.

Almost as good as the apology from Jeff Bezos during the Amazon Kindle book deletion, but really... a better apology than Jeff's cannot be found.

Steve Jobs should take note for the iPhone antenna issues that I've personally been able to duplicate by simply touching my finger to the black bar (not using the death grip).

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Date: Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 7:13 PM
Subject: The Path Ahead After a Tough Week
To: Michael Paul

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Hi Michael

As you’re no doubt aware, Posterous has had a rocky six days.

On Wednesday and Friday, our servers were hit by massive Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. We responded quickly and got back online within an hour, but it didn’t matter; the site went down and our users couldn’t post.

On Friday night, our team worked around the clock to move to new data centers, better capable of handling the onslaught. It wasn’t easy. Throughout the weekend we were fixing issues, optimizing the site, some things going smoothly, others less so.

Just at the moments we thought the worst was behind us, we’d run up against another challenge. It tested not only our technical abilities, but our stamina, patience, and we lost more than a few hairs in the process.

I’m happy to report Posterous is at 100% and better than ever. Switching to a new data center will help us avoid the type of attacks we saw last week, and the new, bigger, beefier servers will speed up the site and increase capacity. We were hit pretty hard, but we’ve come out stronger in the end.

While we were certainly frustrated, we know that no one was more frustrated than you. Your website was down, and I humbly apologize for that. Know that throughout these six days, restoring your site and your trust has been our number one priority.

At the same time, I have never been prouder of the Posterous team. Garry led the team in the server migration, Vince worked like a mad man until he passed out on his desk, and Jackson helped the community understand the impacts of some pretty technical issues. This week has been all hands on deck, and we had some pretty great hands.

We have great plans for the future of Posterous. Our team is stronger than ever, and we are laser focused on developing better ways for you to share your content online. Thank you for believing in us, thank you for trusting us, and thank you for sticking with us through the past six days.

--Sachin Agarwal

Cofounder and CEO, Posterous

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The beginnings of fresh homemade pizza

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It's nice to see the bamboo from our wedding has been recycled appropriately...

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A tool that takes the guesswork out of decorating:

It's funny how Netted seems to predict exactly what I'll need at any point in life. If you're not subscribed to their newsletter, I highly recommend you do so. So many cool things out there on the interwebs.

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I must say, I was a cutie when I was a youngling. Circa 1984.

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Very cool, Tom Merritt (@acedtect) now has a "Top 5" tech show with @Revision3. Congrats!

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NEW SHOW with Tom Merritt: Tom's Top 5... Watch it on the NEW Revision3 iPhone app! Internet personality, technology journalist, and top iTunes tech podcaster, Tom Merritt, is counting down the best and worst in technology, entertainment and pop culture. From the hottest gadgets and downloads to the weirdest internet memes, Tom’s Top 5 is the newest go-to resource for what people are really talking about in the nerd-osphere. Tom's weekly countdown is the perfect mixture of wit, insight, useful information... and giveaways! We are proud to announce that you can watch all your favorite Revision3 shows on-the-go with the new, OFFICIAL Revision3 app for the iPhone. The app is free in the iTunes store and is available for download now. Tell your friends! Got an iPad or an Android phone? Stay tuned, because we're working on something great for you. Digg Dialogg Ozzy Osbourne He is not only the prince of *bleeping* darkness, but a rock & roll hall of famer, heavy metal pioneer and an outright legend of the music industry. Watch Ozzy answer the top questions from the Digg community. AppJudgment Android Remote Torrent Manager: Transdroid Viewers Choice Episode: Transdroid for Android is just what you're looking for to take control of your torrent files, remotely. Mauricio guides you through creating a direct connection to your computer at home, so you never miss a torrent beat. Penn Point Which bombings are REALLY hate crimes? A firebombed Jacksonville mosque causes Penn to explain why individual beliefs should stay out of bombings and attacks. We're having a BIG SALE We're clearing out our inventory and you're in luck! Lots of hats, tshirts and more available for up to a whopping 25% off! Start shopping!

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Fun with a local squirrel

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Windows XP taskbar icons disappearing?

Here's a great fix for any time where some of your icons are missing from your Windows XP system tray (AKA notification area) at startup. What you need to do is make sure that Universal Plug and Play Device Host is set to start Automatically at startup. Do this by:

1. Start > Run > services.msc
2. Right-click Universal Plug and Play Device Host, choose Properties
3. Change Startup Type to Automatic
   
   
4. Click OK
5. Log off, then log back on (no need to reboot completely)

To test this out before you log off and back on, see if the service is even running. In my case, the service was NOT running, and so I clicked the blue Start link in the upper left. Then, since my Sound icon is one of the icons that went missing, I went into the Control Panel, opened up the Sound properties, then disabled and enabled the Sound icon. What happened? The sound icon actually showed up and stayed put this time.

Did this work for you?

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Portabello mushroom dinner. Nom nom nom

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A panoramic view of Paris from the Bellagio

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