Useful IT Tip

[mbarrick]

Underneath a desk were it is too dark to see WTF you are doing when plugging in a cable, a Blackberry displaying a mostly white screen makes an effective light source.

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[saturnina.livejournal.com]

When our power has gone out I have used the light from my laptop to find the candles and lighter

[http://users.livejournal.com/_disdain_/]

Ha! I've done the same thing, only with a Treo. I've also found that -- with the screen off -- it can make an excellent mirror.

[ladyvermath.livejournal.com]

My new cell has a setting for flashlight and works wonders when you are sitting in your car in the dark, dropped your keys and they vanish into the vortex.