Casserole Citrolite table campfire

Media_httpfarm4staticflickrcom3532382499039661154b5d89jpg_oexndniruftbbfi

I'm in the country right now, around Mansonville QC, and there are quite a few black flies around, which is unusual in the Eastern Townships, so close to the US border. I wanted to putz around my computer and catch up on RSS outside, so I kinda had to make up some form of fly deterrent which ended being quite effective. Here's the gist of it: A steel casserole atop a ceramic plate, some mesquite wood chips (used for barbecuing, about 1 cup), a couple of ounces of Citrolite drizzled of the chips... and voilà! The perfect computer-side fire. And the flies a are history...

How to do almost anything with Posterous

Online sharing and blogging service Posterous has been getting a lot of attention recently. The development team is adding features regularly and it’s fast becoming the best way to share content with all your different social services while also keeping it all in one place too. The best bit is you can do it all via email.

With so many ways to use Posterous it can be difficult to keep track of them all. Here we’ll take you through everything you need to know about it and suggest a range of ways you can use it to make your online life easier.

RT from @ptzn.

Are solid-state drives really better than hard disks?

When Apple rolled out the MacBook Air with its solid-state disk (SSD) inside, it felt like a new era in laptop computing had begun. Are solid-state state drives poised to replace those spinning hard disks we've become accustomed to over the past few decades?

Not so fast. Although there's a transition underway, for all that sexy new technology, you'll pay a whole lot more to be an early adopter. In this case, solid-state drives will cost you at least $1,000 more for a 64GB drive in laptops from Apple, Toshiba or Dell, but offer you less space and sometimes slower speeds than conventional hard drives. I talked with experts and analysts about the latest solid-state drive offerings, trying to find out if the time is right to go for the latest disk tech.

Interesting. I was considering a MacBook Air with an SSD, but I might wait a little after reading this.