I guess it's a good thing I already had to cancel my debit card because of fraudulent charges made by a local convenience store this week.

Like the Nexus and HTC One?

What laptops still have removable batteries?

Good to know, thanks.

With his install discs.

I haven't used Super Duper for a really long time. And I use CCC daily for backing up 4 externals and 3 computers. I'm not thrilled with the GUI of CCC but it's extremely reliable, relatively fast and can do just about any kind of duplication you can imagine. My memory is that my experience of Super Duper was that it…

25 TBs not counting flash drives or the hard drives in my G5 because they don't get used. I keep outgrowing my media storage.

I find 'the weather' really relaxing. If I'm stressed out, I seriously watch the weather channel. It kind of puts things in perspective with regards to things that are outside of one's control. Also, I love thunderstorms and so always want to know when one might arrive.

I'm addicted to Sky Motion. For a while I was checking it like every 8 minutes. I love it.

Thanks for this, Alan. Lotta great info in the article and comments. I've procrastinating dealing with my tangle of of power cords, seven of which are from external hard drives, and I think this might just be the kick in the pants I need to get my robots better secured.

Which of the whole house surge protectors do you suggest? That route sounds a lot easier and, in the long run, cheaper than buying a bunch of them to use at different outlets.

I asked Siri if she had existential angst and she told me, "This is about you, not me."

Our first computer was the Macintosh SE which came out in '87 so I guess I was 6. I used MacPaint and Claris Works and played some keys to castle puzzle game and Deja Vu and Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? and my mom forced me use Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing because she said the only useful thing she learned…

Lucky you. My cat is a digger. She could spend hours in there just digging, digging, digging. And then she leaps out, sending litter scattering everywhere even though her box is enclosed in one of those rolling TV cabinets with just one door left ajar for her. It's in the back of a hallway on the 1st floor and I've…

YouMail is free and allows customized greetings and messages including Ditch Mail. I first started using it on my Blackberry and works even better on my iPhone.

Sounds like your friend is a moron. Enjoy your flock.

I use Yesterday's News cat litter. It's made of old newspapers. And these litter liners that have elastic around the edge so you don't have to cinch them into place. If I make sure the litter is as least 3 inches deep, then my cat doesn't claw through the bag so I don't have to wash the box at all, with or without a…

I love Wunderlist. It has nothing to do with Chrome. The OSX and iOS apps sync perfectly.

Yeah, you couldn't pay me to use Chrome on any platform.

lol, your garbage men must love you! I just think things like disposals should exist to make being lazy easier and if we still have to stop at the trash can, then this is not an advancement in my mind. I poured coffee grinds down the sink this morning