Wednesday 8 Jul 09
- If you install IBM’s Rescue and Recovery on your ThinkPad when you are already dual booting Windows and Linux through GRUB, your computer will no longer boot.
- Luckily this can be fixed by reinstalling GRUB using the Ubuntu Live CD.
- Glossy screens in office environments are dreadful.
- If you live in Chicago and you need to rent a car, you can probably save a boat load of money by getting it in Oak Park. Their Hertz is even within walking distance of Green line and Blue line stops.
- If you update your credit card’s address twice within 10 minutes and then immediately attempt to use it to buy a laptop, you will set off a fraud alert and the charge goes through.