Who\’s this Locum? And why is he hogging my CPU?

Question: I just did a huge cleanup of my backup drive, and my system is running slow, and I see a process named Locum?  What\’s locum? PID COMMAND      %CPU   TIME   #TH #PRTS #MREGS RPRVT  RSHRD  RSIZE  VSIZE 75035 Locum       23.3%  6:12.20   1    30     25 […]

How to wake and leave in 5 mins

I won\’t even attempt to take credit for this one… From Dannychoo.com, How to wake and leave in 5 mins. For those who take too long getting ready to get out the door. I usually give myself plenty of time to get out the door but give myself only just enough time to get to […]

Smarthome Australasia now carrying Indigo 4.0 Lite and Pro

Perceptive Automation just announced: Smarthome Australasia (not related to the US Smarthome company) is now carrying both Indigo 4.0 Lite and Pro. If you live in New Zealand or Australia, then definitely check them out. They sell software/hardware packages, 220V/240V automation hardware (including Marmitek modules), alarm/security products, video surveillance products, and home entertainment products. (View […]

Why Is The Sun Getting Dimmer? – No sunspots?

\”The sun seems to have broken out of its traditional 11-year cycle, and in the process, made scientists suspicious by being just a little too relaxed and uneventful recently. What\’s going on?\” (View the rest of the article at io9 – Why Is The Sun Getting Dimmer? – No sunspots)

Transporter 3 – Short Movie Review & Notes

I liked the original Transporter…. And Transporter 3 felt like they were trying to return to the original movies concept…And they mostly succeeded. I would rate this a 7 out of 10, with the Original Transporter a 8.5, and Transporter 2 being a 6.

Create mbox files from Entourage 2008 folders

There is a neat trick to help export your mail in Entourage 2008. If you drag a folder out of the folder list, and onto your desktop, it creates a .mbox file just for that folder. This is a good way to move emails from Entourage to many other formats, especially if you\’re only concerned […]