Dan's Data Letters #30 has hit the Web. It's a nice round number, and it's a bit bigger than usual. This may or may not be a good thing.

This time, my arguable wisdom is sought on running audio and video cables through a house, maximum network lead lengths, Playstation 2 video output options, how to turn your MP3 player into a Christmas tree decoration and/or wait forever for firmware updates, strangely bright LCD monitors, the never-endingly fascinating topic of using PCs to heat your house, and what the heck happened to hand scanners.