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MagicJack Caller ID Fix

If you haven’t heard of MagicJack, its a device that plugs into the USB port of a Windows/OS X computer in which you can plug in any regular home phone and get cheap phone service to everywhere in Canada and the United States.  You can also (depending on location) get a local phone number so [...]

Stop External USB Hard Drives from Sleeping

Since receiving my Maxtor OneTouch 500GB external USB drive as a warranty replacement from Future Shop, one of my biggest annoyances (other than the bright white light on the front that flashes when accessing it), is its habbit of going to sleep after a period of in-activity.  While I understand the purpose behind it with [...]