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  1. Re:Colic: PLEASE READ on Advice for a Dad-To-Be? · · Score: 1

    good point, and I am a bit irked that I forgot about it...on the recommendation of a friend who is a Ped., we took a look at Dr. Brown's Bottles whivh also help, in conjunction with TEA sleeping in his car seat for a while, so he was more upright...

  2. things to consider... on Advice for a Dad-To-Be? · · Score: 5, Informative

    gratz, first of all...

    My partner and I had our first child 7 months ago, and it has been wonderful, we, like you are yours, both worked long hours and made a choice, luckily, my employer has allowed me a flexible schedule (nights and weekendss for a couple of years) so that I can stay home with our child. If the possibilty of one of you staying home does not exist, and you do not have a trusted friend or family member to look after your child, and thereby witness a ton of firsts, you need to start looking now for a day care provider. Pimp friends and family for recommendations, check with the local child and family services organization regarding the recommendations, and then do two visits, on announced, and then one not announced, so you get a feel of the places.

    Secondly, baby monitors can wreck havoc upon wifi systems, even if they aren't in the same frequency range. Don't ask me how, I have stopped trying to figure it out. We only use the monitor when it is necessary.

    If you are working while watching your child, be prepared to work in 15 minute spurts, and choose tasks that you can leave undone and go back to. Your child may be wonderful in this regard, mine is happily playing away in his exer-saucer while I am doing this, however, some children need constant attention and interaction.

    Learn to take time for yourself, and learn to give your wife time as well. Your little bundle of joy will be just that, but he/she will also be exhausting, physically and mentally. In a good way, not in an up-all night because someone forgot to process a batch job corectly way...

    Buy a car seat that is set up to be "staged" meaning that it has settings for newborns, babies and toddlers, it will cost more in the short run, but in the long run, it will save you having to buy three car seats. Same with the travel system.
    Also, buy a wipes warmer. It sounds odd, but your child will be much happier having himself cleaned with a nice warm towelette as opposed to a cold one.

    Most importantly, enjoy. This is a wonderful time, an excellent time, and so full of amazing activies.

    It is a great excuse to get new hardware, digital cameras, photo printers and such.

    Good luck and congratulations.

  3. Re:Donate them locally on Recycling Old Cell Phones (redux)? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I concur, and in most cases the donation is tax deductable. Not only do you create an excuse to buy new hardware, you also are doing something good for someone else, and receive a deduction for the full cost of the cell phone at purchase. This is a win-win-win situation.

  4. weird... on Apple Ships 17-inch PowerBook · · Score: 5, Funny

    where did Mini-me get his then?

  5. Apollo Returns on Battlestar Galactica to Return · · Score: 1

    My question is Richard Hatch going to have anyhting to do with this? As hokey as the original show was, Herr Hatch's meglomanical impulses were held in check, but now, as friends who have interacted with him have told me, his ego has no bounds when it comes to "his" show.

  6. Re:not so fast... on Case to Step Down from AOLTW · · Score: 1

    as a Time Warner employee...I would be much happier with my stock at its previous level...

  7. Re:It's for the servers, not you. on What's the Proper Temperature for a Server Room? · · Score: 1

    We keep ours' at 68F, over 73F, the AS/400 begins to ask questions and at 80F, so I have been told, it will begin to power itself down.

    We have had a condesation problem, though, when the temp. in the room got over 75F, and any rapid changes cause the series of units we have in the room to strain...

    And before you ask, this building opened in June of this year.

  8. Re:about time on Palm OS Spinoff · · Score: 1

    I believe, but cannot be sure, since I am not running it myself, that you can run linux on a Palm...

    Information Week had an article about it.