I got a Wacom Intuos graphics tablet - a killer 9"x12" one, at that - for free from a friend whose dog had chewed off the USB end, and bit it in half near the end, too. w00t! Those things are $400 new ...

So I moved into a new house where the previous owner put speaker wire behind the floorboard for rear speakers in the family room. I have a "computer" 5.1 surround system that uses RCA cables to ...