RTFA FFS! Her device uses 2 batteries (2.4-3v depending on chemistry) a chip and inductor etc to generate 5v to charge apple devices. She needs to convince the device to draw 500ma not 1A. On top of that, the method that worked on iPods stopped working on the iPhone 3Gs, so she needed to determine what resistor values (voltages) were required to convince the iPhone to charge, and draw 500ma.

Wow. All I can say is WTF? I don't want to come off as a Dell fanboi, but I've been at my company for 7 years, and we've been Dell for the whole time. Servers, switches, notebooks and a few desktops, and VERY few problems. When we do have problems, service and support have been very good. Compared to Compaq/HP at other companies I deal with which are a horror show. I'm typing this on a Latitude D810 that was 3 years on the job at the company, and a few more here at home. We DID have 3 desktops that had bad capacitors, and Dell replaced the motherboards AFTER the warranty expired. Now maybe Dell Canada has better service than the U.S. but we've always been happy.

*I'm* turning 50 this year, you insensitive clod! Now get off my lawn!

Yeah thanks for that. Fscking TSA... how you accidentally dropped it *up* 20 feet is beyond me though. And geez, ferchrissake change gloves after the cavity search before inspecting my notebook.

WTF? A company I used to work for made us go on a high speed collision avoidance driving course (lot's of fun as it turns out) we had the option of using our own vehicles, so I brought my Jeep Grand Cherokee. Co-workers were shocked. "You'll roll it!!" I said "you watch too much TV" and took it through all the manouvers. Most were shocked at how well it handled, and braked. Yes my current German AWD sedan handles/brakes better, but not much better, the Jeep was great in it's day.

+5 for using both C-words while referring to Apple :)

Really? Apple actually came up with a new or improved battery technology? DO tell. Usually they just buy from Sony et al. And they REALLY get 7 hours? Colour me skeptical.

So do hard-coded static on the device and add it as a reservation on the DHCP server. That way, all of your IP addresses are in 1 place, the DHCP server.

MMMM Salty Hasssssh

I proxy through Honduras, you insensitive clod!

You've obviously never installed/configured RT3. I used to use Big Brother, tried Zenoss after reading about it, then tried Nagios. Nagios totally rocks.
It's not THAT hard to configure. We use Nagios, Snort, Ntop and RT3. Hard to say how much money I saved by not using any of the big commercial products, but it's a lot. But RT3, crap, THAT is hard to get going..