Tech Round Up 9-13-09

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For those that don’t know Beatles Rock Band was released this week. For those who don’t care, let me say there was also other tech news this week. Here are a few articles I enjoyed.

4 Ways Airlines Could Make In-flight Wi-Fi Free
From a marketing standpoint, money can’t buy a more exquisitely perfect demographic than airline passengers: bored, opinionated, and current users of the company’s product. Why are airlines passing up the opportunity to collect data or sell products in exchange for free in-flight wifi?

Bad News For Meter-Maids
The parking meter has been almost unchanged since I started driving in 1959: one meter per space; put your money in the slot.

Repair a Broken Ethernet Plug
We’ve all had this problem at one time or another. I currently have far more network cables than I need, sort of like the collection of computer power cords and short RCA connectors that I have been collecting over the years. However I must say this is an ingenius little fix and would be easy to do with products I always have on hand. (I also have a RJ-45 crimper and can do the job properly, but I didn’t always.)

PaperFix
The PaperFix that I’ve owned for all these years is silent in use, completely ecological, and the ongoing cost is zero. I reach for it at least a few times a day and with one firm press of the top can bind about 6 to 8 pages (depending on paper thickness) together.

Power Bridge Turns Cord Management Upside Down
When your couch pillows get a little messy, you flip them over. When the coffee table gets a little cluttered, you might stuff some of that junk beneath the surface on a lower shelf. Why shouldn’t we approach cord management the same way? Turn it upside down!

How To: Back Up All Your Stuff, For Free
People don’t neglect backing up their computers because it’s hard—it isn’t, at all. No, people file into the inevitable death march of data loss for one reason: Backing up usually costs money. But it doesn’t have to.