Just having run a potential candidate through an interview loop this week, I have to say this list is right on the money. Every single one of these questions runs through my head as we make our decisions about who to bring onboard.

This is a great suggestion. What I do is whenever I get a raise, even the standard 2+% cost of living raise, I increase my 401K contribution by 1%. So I throw a little bit of that raise back into savings. Depending on your situation, losing 1% of your paycheck can be felt, so absorbing it when you get a raise makes it…

Whenever the National Anthem came on, I had to jump off the couch and frantically shut off the TV before it ended. That sudden switch from the end of the anthem (with the video of the flowing American flag and amber waves of grain) to just static, really REALLY freaked me out.

Sadly, in Mavericks and Yosemite, this option doesn't do what you'd think: new folders still open in the existing Finder window. The only way to get the old standard behavior (i.e., each folder opens in its own separate Finder window) is to hold down Command when double-clicking the folder.

Agreed — one of the most amazingly nonsensical changes to the Finder in a very long time. Why they'd remove a simple option that'd been around *forever*, and not leave the ability to turn it on/off, is beyond me.

UX Director here — thanks for this. I know we've all gotten the "oh, you're the UI guy/gal" in the past, when that's really just one facet of our jobs.

Wow, there needs to be an iOS option like this, since the amount of time it turns down your music's volume is way out of proportion with the length of the "you've got a message" sound. So annoying.

Personally, I'm happy to see the Camera Roll return — the Moments-based organization isn't useful to me, at all. But I also vote for a dark-background Music UI! Gawd, that white is horrendous.

I've found most Home Depots now have Wi-Fi (open, just accept ToS), but they do have a pretty draconian content filter running, so anything that could even be construed as "adult" is usually blocked. Actually had a couple Jezebel and Gawker articles blocked, once.

I love LastPass, but it would be awesome if they'd add two features:

Great to see so much Mass Effect cosplay. Never gets old for me. :-)

Yep, I think it was. I meant to say, "didn't show up a little higher". Lack of clarity FTW! ;-)

Looked through the nomination thread from earlier this past week, and I'm surprised that GeekDesk didn't show up. A little more expensive than some, but the motor-powered height adjustment, range of sizes and finishes, and quality construction is what's put one of these puppies on my list for my office renovation,…

Another reason for some folks to choose a more expensive vodka over a cheap one is due to what it's made from. My wife has real problems with wheat, which means she can't drink most vodkas. Belvedere is one of the best that isn't made from wheat (it's made with rye), so the extra money is worth it.

I always aim for around 20%, but what I also do for my own sake, is always adjust the tip so my final restaurant bill is a whole dollar amount. So a dinner bill for 44.18, I'd most likely tip $8.82, which ends up a nice $53.00 even. Makes keeping track of my checking account much easier.

Or Firefox, or Safari. Or if you've been syncing across multiple browsers and platforms for quite a long time. There's still lots of mileage to be gotten from Xmarks.

So I'm guessing Disconnect is much like DoNotTrackMe, which has popped up in LH's recommended lists in the past. Any reason to switch from the latter to the former?

If Admiral Hackett says it's good, I'm in!

I think this is right on the money. When you're interviewing for a job, you should be interviewing them as much as the reverse. Will they (the company, and the folks you'll be working with/for) be a good fit for *you*?

This must have been his first business card out of college, before he got promoted to Super Genius.