Blogging is light while I travel through Europe, and being done with Romania, my next stop is France (near Nice).  I cannot remember what I was looking for during some downtime in the airport (flew DBA from Frankfurt to Nice), but I found this hacker's guide on how to convert a mobile handset into a "cell desk phone".  It just reminded me of my hacker days at MIT, so I thought maybe this could be yet another category in this blog. 

Unrelated note: the airline industry in Germany is deregulated, allowing all sorts of great last minute deals, such as flights like the one I took (which sometimes can cost less than a train ride).  Something to keep in mind on your next Euro trip (for a conference such as 3GSM).