Bye bye Sidekick, hello Windows:

The new T-Mobile MDA is a messaging powerhouse, with a full keyboard that slides away plus GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and the extra speed you need to take advantage of the T-Mobile Total Internet network

[ T-Mobile MDA ]

Personalized plates, in seconds, under $10!

www.dmvnow.com

The all-new Official Nintendo Magazine is your one-stop shop for all things Nintendo. As the only magazine team to work directly with Nintendo we'll always be the first on the street with all the latest news, previews and events, as well as insider info and in-depth features that other magazines can only dream of.

[ myfavouritemagazines - Cross Stitcher ]

Not woth the $100 US that it would take for me to get it, but all my peeps in the UK might want to check this out. (It even seems a bit expensive in Ireland at €73 a year). Any-which-way it is good news for Euro-Ninty-Fan-Boys.

I've been loving my PSP browser (included in OS 2.x) but a DS browser? That means a stylus? Hot.

In Opera's agreement with Nintendo, Nintendo DS users will now be able to surf the full Internet from their systems using the Opera browser. The Opera browser for Nintendo DS will be sold as a DS card. Users simply insert the card into the Wi- Fi enabled Nintendo DS, connect to a network, and begin browsing on two screens.

[ Giving gamers two windows to the Web: The Opera Browser for Nintendo DS™ ]

The question is, does Yaty need a 2nd DS to browse websites for Animal Crossing friend codes?

St. Valentine's Day, what to get for "the wife"...

Oh, her own domain!

yatyasir.com

That's not too geeky, is it?

You got to love it when the Straight Dope mocks you:

You know, even in Maine they must have dictionaries.

[ Straight Dope Staff Report: What's the origin of "pumpernickel"? ]

The short answer? German for Goblin Fart or Devil's Fart.

Methylphenidates have the horrible side effect of a roller coaster ride of a day, but apparently that isn't the worst of it.

Concerned about the risk of sudden death or serious injury associated with Ritalin and other stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a federal advisory panel says the drugs should carry the most serious type of warning label.

The proposed "black box" warning would inform doctors, patients and parents of the uncertainty regarding the risk the drugs may pose to the cardiovascular system. The warnings could be rescinded if future studies fail to definitely establish any risk, officials said.

[ Feds Recommend Warnings on ADHD Drugs - Yahoo! News ]

Not liking the side effects of Ritalin or Metadate I switched to Strattera a while ago, and except for the fact it hits the stomach hard (bad bad acid), I'm loving it over previous treatments. This article goes on to point out:

The black box warning would not apply to Strattera, manufactured by Eli Lilly and Co. That drug is not a stimulant.

What is your competitive differentiator? This is what the marketing guys are asking all of the time. Sure you provide a users IP address, or even their browser info, but do you provide a chicken?

• www.whatismyip.com doesn't
• www.whatismyipaddress.com doesn't
• www.ipaddressworld.com doesn't
• www.showmyip.com doesn't
• www.whatsmyip.org doesn't
• www.myipaddress.com doesn't

And who is king of the roost? Well I don't know for sure, but my money is on IP Chicken. (Though IPGilaMonster might be catching up fast)

Props to Smitty.

VMware Server is a robust yet easy to use product for users new to server virtualization technology. VMware Server enables companies to partition a physical server into multiple virtual machines, and to start experiencing the benefits of virtualization.

[ VMware Server ]

And it's free! So you install it, you love it, you need it, but the demands on your systems require more stability, better fault tolerance, next thing you know every solution is based on their ESX server and you don't know how you lived without it. Welcome to the future.

Although U.S. copyright law generally makes it illegal to copy a work without permission, the "fair use" doctrine permits some copying. But, what constitutes "fair use" is often misunderstood, and the rules are not always easy to apply. This article explains the fair use doctrine and how it works.

[ GigaLaw.com: What is "Fair Use" in Copyright Law? ]

After reading this, it's clear that no one does, at least no one who doesn't make $400 a hour to tell you how it works, and they may still be wrong.

My short list of places I want to visit has never included Italy, until now:

The Italian passion for espresso could soon be celebrated in the country's first-ever coffee museum, which a die-hard caffeine fan hopes to open here shortly .

[ ANSA.it - News in English - Italy's first coffee museum planned ]

Coverville is a podcast, produced three times a week, that focuses on cover songs - a new rendition of a previously recorded song. The show is produced and hosted by Brian Ibbott, in his home in Arvada, Colorado - about 10 miles West of Denver.

[ Coverville ]

For some reason I wasn't really getting into pod-catching on my Axim, but the shiny new PSP has me checking out a few again. For the most part it still seems like pod casts are just a bunch of lonely people broadcasting to dozens from their basements; Coverville, however, is quite entertaining so far. And who doesn't like a good cover?