If you'll notice, Google Contacts has you enter the contact name in one field, then "intelligently" splits it up into its first, middle and last name components. It sometimes guesses wrong, such as when a name is compound (Mary Ann, Van Born, de Franco). DiamondDNice (below) says that the same applies for address…

So then, Wikipedia being down is a good thing.

Is this an area for Android fanboys? If not, there's no place for an article's author to take swipes like "[iPhone] fan boys needn't worry their pretty little heads" or "Apple: happy to make tech for people that are scared of tech."

@apocolipse Everyone in Europe since 1600 is to blame for referring to the United States as America? Really now.

AppTrap is a freeware prefs pane from Saskatchewan that offers to trash associated files when you throw apps in the trash. Keep it simple, eh? With AppTrap, you can also continue using your keyboard shortcut to delete apps.

For times you can't get or afford a massage therapist or substitute, a shiatsu pillow like this one can work wonders. It's nothing like those vibrating toys of years past.

Oh, mom. There are plenty of voice search methods for iOS (long press, Dragon, Google, Yahoo!, Siri...) Personally, I don't find them all that useful.

It IS odd, isn't it? Sowell criticized Obama to the point of comparing him to Hitler, despite the fact that Obama's work as a community organizer could be considered the ultimate act of kindness and consideration for others. On the other hand, Sowell's brand of laissez-faire, Randian libertarianism is arguably the…

What the above comments show is that it isn't as simple as "be nice to everyone." You have to apply your goodness intelligently. There are lots of people out there who desperately need your acts of kindness. There are also decent, kind and powerful people who are looking for good people like you, for whom it would be…

"My dogs like to eat sticks in the living room, so a weekly vacuuming is always in order." LOL. After that, was there any doubt as to the author's gender?

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I've used a comfortable no-nose saddle for years, not because I have ED, but because I don't want to have ED eventually. And because I don't give a shit what other people think, at least not compared to taking care of myself. As a bonus, having adapted in, oh, the first 15 minutes, I find it far more comfortable than…

Gotta love the designer's name. Apparently, if he'd been named something like Gord, things would have been different.

If the movie and music markets are being so egregiously harmed by piracy, then why are these markets larger—by orders of magnitude—than ever before? Ever try to keep up with the flood of music that's being produced nowadays? It's hopeless. Even the number of movies that are being released present a challenge.

C'mon Dark, there's no need for such cynicism. This idea isn't nearly sexy enough for informercial treatment, which would add immensely to the marketing costs anyway. And unlike your solution, it doesn't leave any additional holes in the wall.

My first job out of college required that I speak to large groups, some of which included the likes of top corporate executives and high-ranking military officers. I was never given a chance to think twice about it. Prior to that my total public speaking experience was one five minute talk in my high school speech…

While perhaps not superior to iPod as a general music player app, some of the specialty apps like those mentioned above serve niche needs well. For example, I like several of the "large user interface" apps, among them FluxTunes and Big Tunes, that facilitate the use of an iPhone while in motion, finding this…

The problem with rules of thumb like "car drives that are four hours or under in length are usually more cost-effective than flying" is that they fail to take into account the number of passengers. If one person is paying for all tickets, such as in a family situation, the threshold for one person flying alone is much…

To add to your closing paragraph: six months ago we bought a tilting/swiveling mount, and except for cabling purposes, haven't once tilted or swiveled our 55".

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