Building an answering machine using a $10 winmodem
Perhaps I'll use the uber PC I intend to get in the US as an answering machine as well, although going the whole hog with Asterisk is pretty tempting too. [icbm: home]
Comparison shopping for books
This was on Boing Boing a while ago, but I only just caught up with the post... SMS and ISBN to an Australian phone number, and get back a bunch of comparative prices. I just gave it a go, and it just works. Now, that's cool. [icbm: work]