Learn the ins and outs of the CC benefits. Do you get free extended warranties on electronics? Damage/theft protection for the first 90 days? Free liability insurance for rental cars? How can you get the CC company to deal with a retailer or service that failed to deliver promised yet still charged? Did you know…

Assistive touch is great for people with busted home, volume and power buttons. That can get so annoying that people will replace otherwise functioning phones.

It makes more sense for tablets (which have minimal subsidies plus a $36 activation/upgrade fee) or folks who do want new a new phone every 12 months (and can't be bothered to sell the old one themselves). My big debate is getting a tablet with 0% APR and nothing down or use my credit card, pay interest and get the…

Probably nothing. You won't be signing new service contracts. Just don't change it off of unlimited and you should be fine. Be sure to double check your paperwork when you make changes to make sure computer and operator error don't cause issues. This is where having a person in front of you is good. Very few…

Black tea tea bag. Lipton's does well. I can't say it's affected the flavor.

Find out the full retail price of the phone. When you're ready to get a new phone, have all of the money ready (no cheating with credit cards), sign the contract and put the difference into a savings account or somesuch. You now have your ETF paid for should you need it, a good hunk of change towards replacing the…

My pleasure (:

Google the APN settings for your phone Model and make sure to include "Sprint" as a search term. You're on a CDMA handset, but I think you can usually find settings tweaks through sites like XDA-Developers. Usually it comes up for GSM phone with international visitors wanting to use their handsets with US carriers.

They let a few slip by. I'm using a Nokia windows phone for work right now (just switched from my Android for learning purposes). WP8 is certainly free from the "Tyranny of Choice".

Blacklisting can take up to 24 hours once the owners call in. Many people won't do it immediately because they're hoping they can find the phone before calling it a loss. If you're concerned, then ask to meet them at the carrier's local store to complete the transaction. The phone should not be wiped beforehand. …

Then we'll get a rehashed article with some minor updates.

Very true, but Facetime is integrated where as Skype still requires a separate install. I love it's for all the platforms. When you start saying "oh, just install this, make a new account, etc", non-techie eyes tend to glaze over. It gets worse as you meet folks who seem counter-techie. They can't believe they can…

iPhone: Lots of people to help or interact with (facetime). iOS 7 will make managing easier with auto updates. It can get confusing with on screen clutter. Smallish screen/keyboard. Apple has a Mac/PC client available.

My own studies were more applied practice. Japanese cartoons, comics and TV shows. Voice of America does streaming and downloads. Soko Ga Shiritai is great as they don't speak too fast and you'll get english subtitles if the source is good (KIKU in Hawaii, but youtube has it now too >.>). You could use a…

The biggest savings? Not going to the warehouse and getting distracted by other things you want or "need". Go the the warehouse for some milk and leave with a big screen TV.

What level of learning are you at? Katakana? Hiragana? How many kanji?

I use mine to keep my secret society fresh during the winter months.

Vote: LG Optimus G Pro

"Would you PLEASE let me stick some more RAM in this? I'll even pay for it!".

Windows 7 was made to run on pretty basic hardware, and XP is still getting updates until 2014 (wikipedia). I have family in publishing and they use OS9 and older systems because the business owners don't want to buy new computers and new licenses on some very expensive software.

Sometimes the game is a race,…