Low-Tech Fixes for High-Tech Problems

[Mini-Me]

This is kinda amusing and interesting.

Not sure I like the HDD in the freezer idea, but I suppose, if it was actually dying, and this allowed you to read the data off...
(still, I think that condensation on the internals may be a real problem, however, I digress...)

Low-Tech Fixes (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/technology/personaltech/19basics.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1)

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[mjc]

The HDD in the freezer trick is an old, out-dated trick that more often than not doesn't do anything...

[Mini-Me]

Yeah, well, just READING that idea made me feel uneasy... :p

[kiosk]

Freezing the HDD doesn't work on hard drives manufactured after 1990.

[rond36]

Putting a cellphone in the refrigerator so they will hold a charge longer?

That person has never lived in a cold climate and went out on a -10F morning and got the click click click when they tried to start the car. Cold temperature is the worst thing you can do to any battery

[awaj]

that's not entirely true... I think lithium batteries are not that case, but if they are older batteries (I think regular batteries...) it will "add" more juice to a battery.

I am going to test the increase wifi radius thing because I would love to do "work..." (or play MMORPGs...) on a doc that's a couple of yards away from my front door... especially if it's a nice sunny day

[Whyzman]

Putting a cellphone in the refrigerator so they will hold a charge longer?I was beginning to warm up to the idea until you pointed out this...That person has never lived in a cold climate and went out on a -10F morning and got the click click click when they tried to start the car. Cold temperature is the worst thing you can do to any battery