I've weeded out all of my non-hybrid rechargeables so I now know that all of my batteries not in use or not in the charger are fully charged (or at least 90% charged for the most part since the hybrids lose very little charge over time).

Unless it supports FLAC, there's nothing to see here...

Greetings, salutations and signatures are so 1990. The only time I do any of that stuff is if I'm sending an email to someone I don't know personally. And it's not due to laziness or lack of time. It's just a pointless waste of time for both the sender and the reader.

Who uses butter sticks?

Or just download and run Ultimate Windows Tweaker (which you should do whether you want this tweak or not).

No I'm talking about the "offline files" deal that has been part of Windows since at least XP. But it didn't work well until Windows 7. You can set up any network folder to be available offline, and the syncing is all handled automatically. Look for 'Sync Center' in Windows 7.

Is there any reason to use this over the built-in Windows 7 sync? That seems to work pretty well.

The problem with JungleDisk and any S3-based solution is unless you're only looking to backup a small amount of data (like 100 GBs or less), it can run you hundreds of dollars/month.

I would only put money into IRAs or 401ks if you're able to invest in foreign investments/currencies or precious metals and commodities.

Asus laptop

I was hoping this would work more like the S3 service and you could access the drive by a way other than the browser or app, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

What's a Windows Login Screen?

I don't get the infatuation with desktop themes. I have an i7 with 6GB of memory and have a plain blue background and don't even use Aero. It's all about functionality.

I always go with whichever one is cheaper, which is usually H&R Block. Sounds like perhaps cheaper isn't necessarily "cheaper" though. If I hadn't already filed mine I might have checked out TurboTax. I got H&R Block Deluxe for free as part of that anti-virus software deal they had going.

Until the Pale Moon version is available, I'll wait...

I wish it could guess release dates of the Blurays for movies that are currently in the theater. I know it would be impossible to get it right most of the time but you'd think they could come up with some algorithm based on the movie studio, current box office numbers, # of theaters, etc.

Yeah I think Lifehacker has been slacking lately on researching their own blog entries.

Those drivers still aren't great (not sure how they come up with "$300 sound"). You're better off buying a pair of JVC HA-RX900 for $60 ([amzn.com] ) and then follow these instructions from head-fi.org: [goo.gl]

Someone recently put a Torrent out there of an image for creating a multiboot Linux flash drive. I haven't played with it yet, but it looks promising. Has 5-6 Linux distros on it. Nearly 8GB download (and so at least an 8GB flash drive required).

In other news, if you take care of your car, it will last longer.