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Tip#82645: Colored Headphone Covers

Ever find it annoying that you have to look closely at your headphones to find out which one goes in which ear? Oh, you don’t care if your symphony is left-right swapped or automatically guess which shape goes on which side. Fine. But I’ve gotten tired of squinting for the little ‘L’ and ‘R’, so I’ve bought a set of replacement earbud covers and put a different color on each side. Now I just accustom myself to blue being the left ear, red being right (ooh, “red” and “right”, quite mnemonic…). Granted I look like the color-blind guy with mismatched socks, but such is the price of convenience. Red, blue or green might not be the best color choices if you are indeed color-blind, though.

Mixed & matched earbud covers for convenience

Cool AIM to SMS trick

Ran across this bit about being able to send IM’s from your computer to someone’s phone that does SMS (short message service). Perfect bridge between the two online worlds. Well, almost perfect since most cell providers charge for SMS messages. And it doesn’t just work with IChat, I’ve tested it with the official AOL client too. So if ya know my cell number, you can message me at “+1520#######” even if I’m not on AIM — just remember, its my nickel (literally). 8-)