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Aggressive Saving

Here’s an interesting thought from a comment on The Simple Dollar. One of the most wonderful things about very aggressive saving when young is that you can quickly acquire enough money to handle being unemployed for a while. Why does this matter? It means you do not have to EVER stay in a job that…Continue Reading…

LG CU720 Shine: Assign Photo to Contact

The phone supports the feature. When someone calls, the screen shows “No Image.” But if the contact is stored on the SIM card (SmartChip), there won’t be any option to assign a picture. You need to change the contact’s storage location to “Handset.” That will add some new options to the contact (when you’re editing…Continue Reading…

Some price changes on Amazon.com

From Amazon.com: Important Messages Please note that the price of Lenovo ThinkPad Advanced UltraBay Battery II – Notebook battery – 1 x lithium polymer 3-cell 2700 mAh has increased from $112.32 to $115.16 since you placed it in your Shopping Cart. Items in your cart will always reflect the most recent price displayed on their…Continue Reading…

Thank God

I have a lot to be thankful for. Professor Gandhi Puvvada extended our homework deadline from yesterday at 4:30 PM, to today at 9:30 AM (start of class). This was much-needed time for my friend and I, as we tend to do homework at the last minute. This morning, he stated: “Thank God,” expressing how…Continue Reading…

Photos from Japan

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Time Machine could not be configured. The built-in network interface could not be found

“Time Machine could not be configured. The built-in network interface could not be found.” On my Eee PC, I fixed this by installing the modified IONetworkingFamily.kext and enabling Ethernet in the BIOS.