Abandoned storage units yield unusual finds

By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 27, 2012 “It’s like Christmas. You don’t know what you’re going to get,” says Dan Heaton, 66, as he empties the contents of a 5- by 10-foot unit at A-AAAKEY Mini Storage, on which the owner stopped paying rent. He won the contents in an auction for $165. CLEARWATER — The green metal door to storage unit No. 597 swung open. Two dozen people ...

Noontec MovieDock A6 II NAS Media Station Review

I finally unboxed this media player from Noontec that has been on the shelf for a couple of weeks ago. Noontec called this as MovieDock A6 II NAS Media Station — basically a type of high-definition audio and video player that you can also hook into a local network as a full NAS (Network Attached Storage), hence the name.

Open source Linux tablet showcases KDE Plasma Active technology

[Updated: Feb. 2] -- Members of the KDE Plasma Active community announced an open source tablet platform that runs the mobile-oriented version of KDE's Plasma UI layer on a MeeGo Linux-based "Mer" operating system.

In brief

Actual real-estate tax bill can be paid online The town of Andover has mailed the actual tax bills for fiscal year 2012, which started July 1, 2011 and ends June 30, 2012. Third quarter payment is due Wednesday, Feb. 1. Taxes unpaid after that date are subject to interest charges of 14 percent.

How can you help? Wish list from nonprofit agencies, Feb. 5

Following is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunities from nonprofit agencies in Racine County. They were provided by local nonprofit agencies.