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• Pen Drive Linux » Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick.
  Prepacked distros and easy instructions for linux boots from 64MB-1GB
  (tags: linux software usb oss)

I ordered an external hardrive and enclosure, and a cheap USB keydrive yesterday, at around noon. Shipping was $4.99 with UPS 3rd day. Here’s the current tracking status:

10/17/2006 05:41:00  	OUT FOR DELIVERY[I]  		SPARKS, MD, US
10/17/2006 05:40:00 	ARRIVAL SCAN[I] 		SPARKS, MD, US
10/17/2006 03:16:00 	DEPARTURE SCAN[I] 		LAWNSIDE, NJ, US
10/17/2006 01:15:00 	LOCATION SCAN[I] 		LAWNSIDE, NJ, US
10/17/2006 00:37:00 	UNLOAD SCAN[I] 			LAWNSIDE, NJ, US
10/16/2006 23:18:00 	ARRIVAL SCAN[I] 		LAWNSIDE, NJ, US
10/16/2006 22:02:00 	DEPARTURE SCAN[I] 		EDISON, NJ, US
10/16/2006 19:38:00 	LOCATION SCAN[I] 		EDISON, NJ, US
10/16/2006 17:51:00 	ORIGIN SCAN[I] 			EDISON, NJ, US
10/16/2006 18:07:54 	BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED[M] EDISON, NJ, US

Hardware reviews to follow:

• AMS VENUS DS-2316B2BK 3.5″ USB2.0 Black External Enclosure
• pqi Intelligent Stick 1GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model BD01-1033-0121

• Single image replacement rollovers with Suckerfish dropdowns — Tyssen Design
  A suckerfish dropdown modification that supports image rollovers.
  (tags: css development design)

• Sun Baked, sustainable solar powered cooking appliances with zero GHG emissions
  A solar cooker designed to replace your backyard barbeque. It looks pretty damn slick, but the $350 price tag is a little prohibitive. Until they can bring the price down, you’re better off building your own.
  (tags: environment food)
• Sun Baked, sustainable solar powered cooking appliances with zero GHG emissions
  To hell with solar cooking, how about solar smoking? Sure, your cigarette is probably causing more pollution than the flick of your bic, but think of this as the environmental equivalent of ordering a cheeseburger and a diet soda.
  (tags: environment tools)
• Building your own operating system - The Code Project - System
  I’ll never get around to actually doing this, but if you feel the need to write (well, copy & paste) your own completely useless operating system, here’s how.
  (tags: programming howto)

• Custom Role-Based Security for Reporting Services
  Good extension on Microsoft’s example that shows how to use roles
  (tags: .net development microsoft programming howto)

• SharpSSH - A Secure Shell (SSH) library for .NET
  SharpSSH is a pure .NET implementation of the SSH2 client protocol suite.
  (tags: .net development programming security windows)
• Open Source Software in C#
  A huge listing of OSS programs in c#
  (tags: development microsoft oss programming software .net)
• ZipGenius.it - Free zip utility for Windows that handles zip, rar, cab, 7-zip archives and CD-ROM ISO9660 image files
  Exceptional zip compression suite
  (tags: software tools windows compression)

• AskTom: Oracle password encryption
  A good howto on setting up one-way password hashing in oracle.
  (tags: oracle databases programming howto)
• Security: Transparent Data Encryption
  Encrypt sensitive data transparently without writing a single line of code. Good two-way oracle encryption techniques for sensitive data.
  (tags: encryption oracle security databases programming howto)

• Implementing a custom security extension in Reporting Services
  (tags: msrs microsoft .net programming)
• PortableApps.com | Your Digital Life, Anywhere™
  (tags: software tools windows oss)

• freenigma gmbh
  GPG encryption for webmail, as a firefox plugin
  (tags: email encryption firefox security software web)

• PCTHiker.com: Pepsi Can Stove Assembly Instructions
  How to make a beer can stove that runs on alcohol. Great of backpacking trips.
  (tags: howto camping survival)