How can I get quick Flight Status while i'm mobile?

So this nifty obscure use of Google really helps us out on the go. We fire up our mobile browser (whose home page is Google) and type in our Airline and flight number like so:


And Google does the hard work and gives you what you need to see! This will work from any Internet terminal and not just your mobile. For more obscure uses of Google like currency and metrics conversion check out this LifeHacker post. Do you have any other Google tricks or hacks? Put us on! Let us know in the comments!

_TheGoogleLovingAdmiN_

Friday's Funny Video

Found this today on Fark. It's worth a view, and it will be sure to give you all bad ideas.


The Great Office War - Watch more free videos

Why you should have a server in your house. The children's book.

I got a message from Kevin Rose via Pownce a few minutes ago and it was a link to a series of pictures created to look like a children's book. More specifically a book explaining how babies are made. But get this twist it was turned into an ad for Windows Home Server (Even though the picture looks like this HP Media Vault not running WHS!)

That's right I said a Children's book explaining the importance of a Home Server. But I almost pissed myself reading it. No matter how much I hate Digg for their evil ways I love Kevin's sense of humor!




Go check out this whole thing over yonder...

[Flux.tastylime.net via Kevin Rose]

Apparently I love my family because we have several home servers :) Does anyone know it's real origins?

EDIT: The guys at The Gizmodo reported on this 6 months or so ago... Check it out. But it's still flucking funny!

_TheHasAhomeServerAdmiN_

How Tech Support People Make Me Feel. (Pic)

I hate level one tech support with a passion...

These old Dilberts seem to be the only way to make me crack a smile while dealing with morons over at Dell. There has to be some magic words to escalate me to level 3 technical support or @ least to someone who knows what they are talking about!!

Anyone know what those magic words are? I think I can safely say that every four letter word I used... Didn't work!

Did I mention I was on the phone for 3 hours - Can I send someone a shock through the phone??

_TheIHateTechSupportAdmin_

Amazon is Down! - No redundancy while the shopping giant suffers a major outage

That's right kiddies!

Ask The Admin brought it to you first. Don't go knocking on Amazon's door today. Nobody will answer.

Could it be that the Shopping GIANT of the net doesn't even have server redundancy worked out right for itself?

Anybody out there know anything about this? Doesn't Amazon offer hosting services as well?
Hit us in the comments people. Any speculations? DOS Attack?
You tell us...

Hit the comments, aaaaaaand begin!

(Edit they are back up at 3:05pm... Maybe all the Admin's were out to lunch? Almost an hour down that has to cost some serious moolah!)

(Double Edit: 3:14 back down again...)

3:32 When you can get to the site we have a pretty little note posted...

And now Rumors are flying that it is PS3 related here and here... Anyone?

C64 (the one you used to play Bruce Lee on)

(POLL) Should we keep or dump Intense Debate for our comments?

It has been a while since I wrote about Intense Debate (ID). We used ID for a short while and LOVED it. We loved it so much we wanted our existing comments imported into the system. I was informed by Josh that we could help beta test the process. You know we jumped on board!

It has now been about 4 months since we did our import from blogger to ID and replaced ALL of our comments with ID's. There were issues immediately. The names of the commenter's DID NOT come over. So all the comments look like they are from the same person... I was told by the good people over at ID that they would find a solution and get back to me. Their solution was to replace their importer and create one that actually imports the commenter's names and stats.

So I figured GREAT! Let's do this!

Then I was told very politely that the new process won't work for me because I was already imported. Even though I specifically requested a DB backup at several points. WAIT THERE IS MORE! They WERE able to go into my DB and MANUALLY fix the comments for 3 posts while I waited patiently. I have not had any update on this in months. Now that our impending migration to Wordpress is being held up by...

Drum roll please.

You guessed it Intense Flucking Debate. Don't get me wrong I love what they want to do and how their service works but me losing ALL my ID comments when moving to WP is UNACCEPTABLE! I have spoken to the Jon, Josh and their new addition Michael to no avail. They are very polite but, polite ain't getting me my comments back.

Granted we have A LOT of comments and know that for them to do this manually would take a LONG ASS time. But we offered to help script it. See the problem is post id's. Wordpress does not import post ids and starts from scratch. If we can replace the postid's in ID's database with the newly created WP one's (Via SQL Script) that should fix the problem. But they don't want to exert themselves. Shouldn't a company that is trying to win over the public be a little more apt to help us out?

So what do you think I should do? Be heard in the comments and the poll below:

Maybe we should have went with Disqus!

_ThePissedOffAdmiN_

Own The Keenest Water Faucet...On the cheap!

So we don't usually gush over retail household products but this is really cool and can be bought with the notion of safety in mind. You attach this doo-hickey that is battery operated and it changes the color of your water with LED's depending on the temperature of the water. Its also only $20 so we might just give it a try! Here this is from the ThinkGeek website that sells it.

Tired of that same old monotonous water? Bored with water that doesn't look like futuristic alien mouthwash? Need to make your midnight bathroom appointments more exhilarating?

Then you need to get the LED faucet light attachment from ThinkGeek. You can turn any faucet in your home into a streaming fantasia of techie-bliss in just minutes. How does it work? Just attach to the end of your faucet (universal adapters included), and when the water flows through the magic chamber, it simply turns on the LED array and illuminates the stream with soothingly powerful hues.

But wait, there's more! You get to choose between two different Faucets.

Blue LED - Always streams BLUE LED's
Blue/Red LED - Normally streams BLUE LED's until the water temperature hits 89 degrees after which the LEDs turn RED!

Here's what you get with either version:

Chamber with LEDs
Batteries pre-installed plus a set of spare batteries (uses G13-A style watch batteries)
Instruction Sheet

Two universal adaptors included. (fits most standard faucets in USA. Not recommended for faucets outside of the USA.)
Dimensions: 2.25" tall, 1.25" diameter.

Now available in a temperature sensitive display version!

If anyone has already splurged let us know how it worked out. The link to the product page is here. Oh and ThinkGeek Guys if you wanna send us a few we will be more then happy to find some other creative uses for them over @ AtA headquaters :).

Buy some support our effort - we get a little kick back towards our upcoming upgrades!

_TheWhat'sGlowingOnAdmiN_

Caffeinated soap? Are you serious?

(NOW BACK IN STOCK!)

Hey there??? Hi!!!??

How's it going?????

Nothings wrong! Why do you ask????

Oh no. We always shake lIkE thAt!

DoEsN't EveRyOnE???

Alright we got the pleasantries out of the way now - Holy crap it has happened. This is something straight out of Futurama. (Sorry for the re-run!)

That's right you shower and lather up this "Shower Shock" and get a heaping dose of caffeine.

Just don't stay in there for hours and come out shaking. Unless of course you are into that kind of thing. Don't worry we don't judge...

Aw who are we kidding - of course we judge and snicker.

Check out this item from our favorite online shop ThinkGeek - Starting at $7 a bar. It's cheaper than Starbucks - Kind of...

Mornings Have Never Been So Invigorating!

• Tired of waking up and having to wait for your morning java to brew?
• Are you one of those groggy early morning types that just needs that extra kick?
• Know any programmers who don't regularly bathe and need some special motivation?

Introducing Shower Shock, the original and world's first caffeinated soap from ThinkGeek. When you think about it, ShowerShock is the ultimate clean buzz.

It Works! Featured On...

• TechTV
• NBC
• MSNBC
• CNN
• Good Morning America
• Washington Post
• Ripley's Believe It Or Not
• Your Bathroom!

Shower Shock is an all vegetable based glycerine soap which does *not* contain any harsh ingredients like ethanol, diethanolamine, polyethylene glycol or cocyl isethionate. So it's a gently invigorating soap ;) Scented with peppermint oil and infused with caffeine anhydrous, each bar of Shower shock contains approximately 12 servings/showers per 4 ounce bar with 200 milligrams of caffeine per serving. No, we're not kidding and no you don't eat it. The caffeine is absorbed through the skin. For maximum effect, ThinkGeek recommends that you build up a good Shower Shock lather across your entire body before rinsing!

Have smelly co-workers that sleep in too much? Give them the gift of Shower Shock... Plus AtA gets a few pennies on the dollar for your purchase via any of these links! Help us help you by buying us a new server and getting some stuff in the process... Who doesn't need stuff!

Or for that smelly geek you can't bring yourself to get any where near even when you need their help!

_TheShakEyAdmiN_ sEnD MorE samPlEs PlEaSe :)

(PIC) A new sign to hang in the server room...

If you loved the last IT warning sign we posted here... Then here is another one for your enjoyment:


Am I the only one that finds this hysterical to hang in a computer lab?

_TheBigBrotherAdmiN_

Can I add random quotes to my blog or website for FREE?

The title of this question here is a little misleading because you can use this little web app to serve lots of stuff besides quotes, like random ads or words of wisdom.

Get your geek on and swap out scripts and images galore!

Originally we used the free RandomQuote ASP generator to feed our geeky quotes in our sub header above. Have you seen it before?

Pretty cool stuff huh? Now what if I told you the Busted Tee Shirt Ads on the right bar were also served up by this generator?

Result: Different ad and quote ,out of our database, on every refresh!

After tweaking, pushing, prodding (our coder not the program) this proved to work very well and we have been very happy with the results. But after a while we realized that this handy little random generator, complete with a very aesthetically pleasing back-end editing system, (pictured to the bottom) would be perfect to randomly feed out anything our geeky little hearts desired.

You'll see a different quote, different ad on every page load, and all the same geeky love in front and behind it. You'll need an .ASP compatible web hosting plan at the very least to get started. Don't get scared - all this means is that you need a web hosting plan on the side but it doesn't necessarily have to point to your site. Just a server that supports ASP. This is because the files need to live somewhere on a server with Microsoft extensions. It also needs to give you a few MySQL Databases to make this easier but you can also pull it off with a connection to an Access Database, and with some basic ASP knowledge you can probably modify it to work with an Excel file as a data source as well.

The first thing you need to do is go to here and snatch this free package called RandomQ from Expirion.Net:

The directions are fairly simple. Here's the skinny:

• First copy the files/folders to your (ASP Compatible) web server.
  
• Then modify the config.asp file to point to your database and give it the correct credentials to do so. Refer to your web hosting control panel to see various details about your DB - you'll need that info to put into the config.asp file.
  
• The package comes with a convenient little script that creates all the necessary tables/columns when run against your database. Your DB will need this structure to properly communicate with the application.
  
• Now open the index.asp file in the /admin folder in your RandomQ directory to see if any errors arise. If they do arise, the problem is most likely with your config.asp file. Be sure it points to the correct place and that the credentials are correct. Next be sure the tables were created properly by browsing thru the database using the web interface usually provided by your web hosting service. If it's not provided you'll need to get into some of the graphical database management proggies, provided at MySQL.com, to connect to and be able to view your DB data.
  
• Once you get the inc_random.asp file to display properly and you can login successfully to the /admin/index.asp file, your in business. All in all, barring any technical issues, this whole process should take no more than 10 minutes.


• Now you have to get the inc_random.asp file to display on your blog, so the only way to accomplish getting information to be displayed cross-domain is with the use of an html iframe as follows (we've removed the html open and close brackets so the code won't get munched by blogger's server and you'd still be able to copy and paste the code for your own evil doing):
  

iframe src="http://www.YOURWEBHOST.com/RandomQ/inc_random.asp" vspace="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" hspace="0" frameborder="0" height="40"scrolling="no" width="100%".

Make sure you close your open Iframe tag with a /iframe

Now the fun part - put in your data by logging into the RandomQ admin console and get to steppin!

Which of our quotes do you like the best? Got any ideas?

Damn son!! Let us know in the comments! Why are you all quiet and shit?

Oh and thanks to Mike aka Commodore64 for his assistance on this article and a great find on the application as well as implementation of it.

_TheOn2HoursSleepAdmiN_

The secret revealed: Why talentless people have great jobs.

Dilbert's Scot Adams, Can be so seriously on point sometimes:

[From the Dilbert achieve available for your perusal here.]

_TheSittingHereUndoingSomeonesMistakeAdmiN_

Timewarner silently reduces upload speed. Are your pipes clogged?

Hey AtA!

Commodore64 here to report on a finding of mine that is pretty unfair. And since I'm up against a giant of an ISP, there seems to be a partial monopoly of sorts, and seemingly few options, since my whole building is wired with TW Cable.

This is where the pen is supposed to become mightier than the sword. Mightier than even the giant that is Time Warner and it's plethora of constituents, conglomerates, divisions, sectors, departments, acquisitions and branches. This is why I must rant and vent and do whatever I know how to do to make sure that, at the very least, other people ahead of me will know what they are getting into as they get into it, rather than after they're knee deep. And this is the perfect forum to do it in. A geeky, giggidy AskTheAdmin forum for sharing new ideas and sometimes even bringing to light some of the unfair practices rampant among interactions between big business and the singularity such as myself.

This is proof that ISP's today simply feel entitled to customers that are hapless sheep who don't do anything besides watch funny videos and download stupid joke emails. But I'm a little more advanced than that. I'm a web developer, graphic designer, fiance', son, brother, uncle and general go-to-guy in my family, and a few others. At times my net connection is idle for a week, and at other times I need to make use of the full spectrum of upload speed. What use is a one way pipe to me? Don't make me feel like Mario TW!!

When my internet is idle, I don't call Time Warner demanding a refund or a prorate. I pay my bill quietly, complacently. I expect that I'm getting what I pay for, is that too much to ask? In my case apparently it is. I have a cable modem, and I'm only seeing about 60k upload speed. This is far less than I was promised when I signed up. Now granted, the burst speeds can reach 300k, but I'm not dealing in bursts. If I need to push a 2 gigabyte media file to my computer at work, it would literally take me all day!

The phone call to the Time Warner customer service department yielded no results. When I asked the gentleman about why they lowered their upload speed considerably, he didn't even try to deny it. He didn't even try to push the burst speed at me. He simply said

"Our customers aren't interested in higher upload speed, so we lowered it".

Nobody called me to tell me they were about to lower their speed, and nobody called me offering me a discount from the price I'm paying for what is now safely considered to be LESS SERVICE. At the prospect of losing a customer, the service rep simply shrugged me off apologizing that neither he, nor anyone else there neither can nor has the desire to either raise my upload cap, which I know they can do, if they wanted to.

So I am left with dial up speeds for uploads and a blazing fast download speed. It's like a brand new sports car standing on cement blocks rather than wheels.

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one out there that has been affected by speed caps by the almighty ISP's.

Anyone out there been screwed by the big TW? We'd love to hear your rants no matter what ISP screwed you. Hit the comments and maybe someone will notice that can actually do something about this.

Commodore64 (The one who used to have better upload speeds on a 2400 baud modem)

How can I ANNOY the hell out of someone in my office legally?

This was brought back from the AtA archives for several readers! We normally stick to our computers and such but REVENGE is always a good topic! Lets put our love of gadgets to good use...

"Alright let me start out by saying there is this woman who works in my office, who is SUPER annoying. She annoys everyone around her. She has her own office but comes over to "Visit" with everyone spreading the urgency to kill her. Now I don't want to resort to violence is there a Techie way I can annoy her?"

We have something that sounds like it might be what you need. For $10 this will be hours and hours of fun loving entertainment / revenge And AskTheAdmin gets a whole $.89! Support our "Buy Us A Fricking Server Kick" If you are going to cop one buy it from this link over @ thinkGeek - thanks guys!

Check out this information pieced together from their site:

The ThinkGeek Annoy-a-tron would be useless against an army of Snowbots, but it's very effective at disturbing that guy in the sales department or your "friend" down the hall. With its thin design and embedded magnet for easy hiding, the Annoy-a-tron can be placed in a variety of locations. Select one of the three sound choices (2 kHz, 12 kHz, or alternating) and push the switch to the on position. Place it in a proper hiding spot and let the "fun" begin.

The Annoy-a-tron generates a short (but very annoying, hence the name) beep every few minutes. Your unsuspecting target will have a hard time 'timing' the location of the sound because the beeps will vary in intervals ranging from 2 to 8 minutes. The 2kHz sound is generically annoying enough, but if you really really want to aggravate somebody, select the 12 kHz sound. Trust us. The higher frequency and slight 'electronic noise' built into that soundbyte will make a full-grown Admin wonder where his packets are.

3 simple steps.
• Turn on.*
• Hide it.
• Muahahaha...

Assuming you have done your part in selecting a suitable hiding location for the Annoy-a-tron, it will do its part to drive your co-workers slowly mad with its short and seemingly random beeps. And when someone does locate the Annoy-a-tron, they're really not going to know what it is - which is almost as much fun as watching them search for it. Muahaha.

The Annoy-a-tron takes one CR2032 battery (included) and measures approximately: 2.5" x 1.25" x .3". It will run for 3 to 4 weeks on a single battery.

Some Recommendations:

• Don't hide it inside of food (the chemicals in a burrito are known to be quite destructive to electrical components)
• You should probably avoid the area near your local BOFH (we understand that most likely you are the local BOFH, but still please take note)
• Yes, we realize you could buy a dozen and hide them all inside someone's office (oh, did we say that out loud?)
• Please reserve the use of the Annoy-a-tron for deserving subjects only (we'll leave it up to you to determine who qualifies)
• * Note: Please remember to remove the small plastic tab underneath battery.

• 
  

Not convinced of the Annoy-a-tron's evil powers?

Read this letter we received from a satisfied customer and be enlightened:

Dear friends at thinkgeek.com,

I recently acquired the "Annoy-A-Tron" from your web site. Actually, I acquired two, thinking that perhaps two devices might be necessary to truly splinter the minds of my friends and co-workers. How woefully did I underestimate this powerful tool.

I have watched this simple device transform an (until-now) mild-mannered colleague into a spitting, cussing, paranoid lunatic.

He has ordered all of the staff he supervises (not a small number) to locate the source of the dread beeping before doing anything else (but since they are in on the prank, they haven't been much help). So he waits, white-knuckles gripping the edge of his desk, anticipating the next beep.

He has set a timer on his computer to track the duration between beeps. It hasn't been much help.

My favorite quote so far, nearly bursting that vein on his temple as he shouted it: "That beep has been F***ING with me for HOURS now."

He has called the facilities department to schedule a maintenance worker to investigate.

He speculates that "they" might be doing air-quality testing in the building. This beep must be some device in the ducts detecting dangerous levels of asbestos in the air. Or worse. Radon? Aerosolized mercury? Legionella spores?

The beep means something. What does the beep mean? Is it a warning? It sounds urgent, doesn't it? It's telling us to do something. But what? Replace a battery? Call the authorities? Evacuate the premises? Scrub ourselves with disinfectant and put on haz-mat suits and call our families to give them our tearful goodbyes?

I imagine that soon he will begin to take things apart. He will methodically dismantle all of the electrical devices in his office, creating an unusually precise metaphor for what is happening in his psyche.

I am reminded what a thin and fragile thread keeps us attached to sanity. Today, this tiny little device helped me break a co-worker's mind, and I thank you for the sinfully pleasurable schadenfreude.

My best to you,
John
Seattle, WA

And for another way to Annoy the hell out of some one legally check this out...

_TheMuhahahahaAdmiN_

Amazing Tool: How can I get a dropped screw out of my server case easily? I got the Magic Stick...

John wrote in that he dropped a screw into his HUGE server case as he was about to seal it up. Now who wants to take it apart again just to get that stupid little screw?

It sure looks like the good fellows over at ThinkGeek are in our heads because they have a solution (yet again... these guys rock!)

And its only $4.99!

A magnetic stick with a led light on it! I have dubbed it "The Magic Stick". It has become an essential part of my admin tool-kit.

AtA also gets a small cut of every Magic Stick sold via these links.

So to those of you in Admin land trying to send some dough our way for our planned upgrades good looking out in advance.

If it fell in there you should be able to get it out with this Magic Stick! (Edit: I got the magic stick...what what...sorry had to do it.)

It has happened even to the best of us. You're installing that new rack mount server - hovering over a tight space, you're putting in your last rack screw as it gently slips, falling down into a maze of wires and metal brackets. Doh! Now you'll have to walk back down to the second floor just to get a single screw to finish the job.

That is, unless you have the LED Magnetized Telescopic Rescue Stick at the ready. It can easily swoop down and rescue your rack screw from its terrible misfortune.

The Rescue Stick is shaped and sized like a standard pen, making it super convenient to carry or toss in your toolkit. A quick pull extends it to over 2 feet, allowing you easily reach whatever needs rescuing. The built-in LED turns on automatically when the stick is extended, perfectly illuminating those dark corners and crevices where small parts love to hide.

The magnet is even strong enough to lift screwdrivers and other metallic objects as seen in the image below...

• 3 x button cell batteries (included)
• Acrylic transparent head complete with magnetic strip and White light LED
• Auto LED 'on' when the stick is extended
• Closed length = 6.25" (extended = 26")
• Get your magic magnetic led stick here.

_TheEverSoSavvyAdmiN_

Display a Start Up Message in Windows XP before logging in.

Before someone logs into your machine a message can be displayed. This is meant to inform you that you are being monitored or you are bound by some formal code of conduct.



You can use it to display a message in your absence to remind your buddies you are an all knowing Admin. You can do it pretty easily by displaying what Microsoft refers to as a legal notice at system start up.

• GO TO RUN
• REGEDIT
• Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
• Change legalnoticecaption"="Legal Notice"
• legalnoticetext="AskTheAdmin is watching you."

obviously you can replace Legal notice or AskTheAdmin is watching you with any text you want. The editors over here are pretty sure you can find some Funny Practical uses for this on your, or a public, PC...

_TheAlwaysWatchingAdmiN_

Another way To Annoy People legally...

Following in the footsteps of the Annoy-O-Tron we wrote about a little whiles back, we have another gadget that can make a grown man cry! Some of you guys wrote in $10 was too rich for your blood. We heard you loud and clear and this one is only $8.95

This tiny little remote is ready for secret missions. Secret missions to annoy the shit out of unsuspecting people, that is! Another great find from ThinkGeek.

• Are you a little brother who is sick of watching American Idol or similarly stupid shows?
  
• Bored out of your mind in a waiting room?
  
• Or maybe you are just an Asshole?
  

Well than this tool of annoyance is for you!

This little universal remote is the newest (secret shhh) weapon in the Ninja's arsenal and we assure you in the right hands it can be used to quickly assassinate dangerously annoying TV shows or turn on equally annoying TV shows to over come your victims. Simply point the Ninja Remote at the intended target (a television set) and press the mute button for a few seconds - once the TV mutes the remote is now ready to assume full control of its victim.

Innocent bystanders will be frozen with fear (or very animated with anger) as the volume and channel change magically in front of their eyes, seemingly controlled by some mysterious force.

Your Ninja Skills can only be outwitted by another Ninja Remote, the actual real remote or Someone bigger than you that WILL proceed to kick your ass... Oh wait your a Ninja right? We take no responsibility for getting you beat up - use caution. (Don't pick on people bigger than you )

The Ninja Remote's powers will work on a wide variety of televisions (Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba, Sanyo, Aiwa, Mitsubishi, Philips, JVC, Sharp, etc) and its small size will safeguard you against discovery.

Tiny universal remote, easy to operate Control volume, channel, mute, off/on Takes one CR2032 battery (included) Will work on most European TVs Keychain attachment Dimensions: 2.3" x 1.4" x .25" (5.8 x 3.6 x .6 cm) _TheReturnOfTheMuhahahaAdmiN_

Can you keep my coffee hot while I help the end losers?

Excuse me while I vent a little. I hate it when I come into the office with a nice hot cup of $6.00 coffee and someone manages to drag me over to their cube or office to "Show Me Something" instead of just explaining it. We do speak the same language and all - I think so at least.

Well this little do-hickey I just ordered from ThinkGeek should put an end to my ice cold hot coffee and my luke warm iced cold drink. It is a simple little USB Warmer/Cooler that will keep whatever is placed on it ...

Are you paying attention?

Yes?

Warm or Cold?

I am glad you are still with us.

I'm sure this will be right up there with the caffeinated soap!

It's perfect and it's simple - a hotplate powered by USB keeps your coffee warm. But if Alton Brown has taught us anything is that we hate a single-use tool. That, and, sometimes we like our caffeine served cold. No problem, 'cause we've got you covered!

Just flip a switch, and the hot-plate turns into a peltier device, quickly cooling to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celcius). Sweet! By maintaining optimum temperatures for your caffeine delivery system, you can enjoy increased work productivity and nice twitchy gaming reflexes.

Just know that it's not powerful enough to chill a room temperature drink, or warming cold coffee - that kind of ability is sneaking dangerously close to x-factor mutant ability! It will, however, delay the inevitable march towards room temperature.

Shiny and jet-black, so it also looks wicked-cool on your desktop.

Features

• Connection via USB
• Coldplate chills to 45˚F
• Hotplate warms to 120˚F
• Helps keeps your beverage at optimum temperature
• USB cable length: 2 feet
• Power consumption: 5.75W
• Dimensions: 5.25" x 3.25" x 1.4"
• Bawls and Coffee not included

[Product Page from ThinkGeek]

_TheLovinHotCoffeeAdmiN_

Lets get AskTheAdmin nominated for the coveted bloggie weblog award...

If we were in the entertainment industry we would be lusting after an Oscar, Emmy or some other crap like that. But sadly I just get a paycheck and the occasional virtual pat on the back. Oh wait thats great ... How about showing some AtA love and get us nominated for a Bloggie?

Begin rant: Its real simple - no sweat off your back and it would help us get that recognition we (hope you think we) deserve.

We are not above bribing our readers cold hard cash for voting - $50 for every vote (offer only valid in lala land). But really what have we ever asking from you the reader? How long will it really take you... - /End rant.

You need to vote for three blogs in any category you want to hook us up in. If you need some other blogs, check out our blogroll on the right for some of our favs!

Good looking out AtA readers!

Karl L. Gechlik
http://www.askTheAdmin.com

Mac guy and PC guy team up in a commercial? (PIC)

I just came across this in my daily browsing and had a pretty good laugh over it. Finally something Mac and Window users can team up against! LMFAO - don't worry no actual Linux users were hurt in this clip...


[Via AnythingUnderTheBlanket From DuelingAnalogs]

So got any other funny pictures or tech humor to share with your fellow admins? Email em on over to tips at askTheAdmin.com and some of our trained monkeys will peruse them for whats actually funny. Yes believe it or not monkeys tend to agree with what we find funny... Am I kidding? Who knows... Scary isn't it?

_TheDontKillThePenguinAdmiN_

Merry ChristmaHanukkahKwannza! Windows fan boys surpass Mac fan boys a gajillion fold! Rerun?

Happy Holidays to AskTheAdmin readers celebrating this holly jolly time of the year. Sorry about the re-run guys we will be back with fresh content tomorrow... So stay tuned.

This must be what a real Microsoft fan boy dreams about...

How long before Billy Gates and his winged henchmen send a cease and desist letter?? Hope everyone is having a great holiday! Personally I love extra days off with the fam - back to work tomorrow.

And btw I am seriously considering copping a Mac Book Pro to replace my main machine. all these mac certs must be going to my head.

what did everyone get for the holidays? Anyone out there?

_TheMerryOleAdmiN_