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Thinkominos
February 26, 2004

I think I received this puzzle as a Christmas or birthday gift, but from whom I can't recall.  It's been on the shelf for a while, and I remember having solved it at one time, but can't remember the solution.  I'm sure that I just happened upon it randomly if I did know it.

Basically, Thinkominos is a puzzle with six hexagonal pieces.  Each piece has six circles of color on the top, one for each of the piece's edges.  Every colored circle on top of a single thinkomino is different, and is either red, orange, green, blue, yellow, or purple.

Vonage
February 24, 2004

I ran into a site today that looks kind of interesting. Basically, it's internet telephony.

You hook a box to your broadband connection, and then hook your regular phone to the box. A phone number is assigned to the box, and when people call you, the phone hooked to the box rings. You can also hook the box to existing home wiring, so all of your home phones work.

ZVue Voluntary Recall
February 23, 2004

I got a letter in the mail today from HandHeld entertainment regarding my ZVue video player.  I have spoken about this at length before, but this is the first real bit of new (and unexpected) information I have received about the player in some time.

Apparently, some of the players have had problems with their battery packs shorting out.  I assume this could lead to battery explosions, depending on the severity of the short, although the letter doesn't mention this.  It does mention that the short may cause shortened battery life and possibly toxic chemical leaks from the battery.