Your advice is dangerous. A full format just does a read-verify, it does not wipe the disk. See my response to info1478 for more info.

A full format DOES NOT SECURELY WIPE THE DRIVE. All it does is a read-verify of every sector. "Deleting files" DOES NOT SECURELY WIPE THE DRIVE. All it does is mark the disk sectors available. To securely wipe the drive you need to use DBAN, Heidi's Eraser, Roadkil's Disk Wipe or similar. One pass is sufficient.

Ah nVidia. Foisting responsibility of their garbage GPU design onto HP, Dell, Apple, and Lenovo.

If it updates the same as a normal Garmin:

What? Sounds like an extraordinarily crappy car.

I enjoy this series. Taking some of the tips you give, and combining it with a bit of personal experience gives some authenticity to the advice.

videos skip less when running at 1366x768 than they do at 1920x1080. My computer doesn't have native h.264 decoding.

My MSI Wind is the exclusive video input on my 40" TV, primarily for media usage, though sometimes I'll surf there. I know people that surf / do a lot more general computing on their TV without concern.

LCD image retention is temporary and not permanent like with a Plasma or CRT display.

when you connect to your TV via HDMI you'll say "WTF? Why is there a 2 inch boarder around the image" or "WTF why is there 2 inches missing from around my screen."

The venerable Chrysler 200 / Dodge Avenger is a good car to buy used. This car is extremely popular in fleets and floods the used market depressing prices. Though older models were poorly rated (questionable reliability and poor interiors), the 2011 and newer models are much improved in both areas, yet still enjoy the…

Still debatable whether they are even profitable:

To train / condition children to be obedient workers / slaves when they grow up.

If you have a complicated tax situation, paying a real professional is worth the money.

approved.

In the case of the iPad, even though it tells you it's not charging, it will charge through a lower capacity charger / computer, just a lot slower.

Not just books, but anything that could be useful to someone.

Previously mentioned WikiTaxi (Windows)

Phone company will pretend it's physically impossible for them to block texts from a specific sender (all or nothing), but gladly grab extra funds from your account for "premium incoming texts"

Heat and water are included in my rent.