Yeah, I had to pay $1226 in taxes. One one hand, it means that I got to make interest on all that money that the gov't didn't take from me. But it's never fun when you expect to get money back, and you end up owing instead.

I did timed comparisons of Firefox, Chrome, and internet explorer on my laptop, and Chrome was the clear winner. I use Firefox as a second browser, when I want to access different accounts that would interfere with my favorites on Chrome. My wife still uses IE, and will continue to use IE, because she just doesn't…

My dad had this issue. He's an engineer of 30 yrs, and was recently given the choice between an iPhone 4 and a BB as a company phone. I tried to convince him to get the iPhone, but he got the BB, because he wanted it mainly for emails. Of course, now he regrets that decision, when he saw all the cool things that my…

I've had great experiences with Best Buy. I bought a HP laptop from them, which I was happy I did. Because 11 months later, the computer started getting so hot from normal usage that it would shut itself down. I thought about applying the thermal paste myself, but finally just took it into best buy with 9 days left…

I happen to really like my Opera app. I use it over Safari any time I want to look something up on google, or just want to have some speed loading pages. Of course, I still have a 3G, so the experience might be different for people with good processors.

@texasbrownie.com: I for one, am not afraid to risk my cool status here. I completely agree with you. Give us a law that doesn't affect the freedom of non-gay people, and there will be no problems.

"I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought."

@MeredithMcKay: Me, too. I've never had a problem with AT&T service, and now with people jumping ship for Verizon, the data bandwidth will be a lot less crowded. Good news for those who stay.

I use gift cards for out-of-state relatives. But, what I do is get them a nice card as well, and then go to the store, and actually list the gifts that I picked out for them. That way, they can get the gift card in the mail, see what it's for, realize that I put time and effort into choosing their gift, and they can…

@DeeDawg: In college, I was looking for information about Dell for a project, and was looking up "word of mouth Dell", when I forgot the space between mouth and Dell. Wow. I was on a school computer, so I had to get off that page quickly before the censor police showed up.

When picking between a line with one person with a cart full of groceries, and three people with 2 or 3 items at the most, I will always pick the cart full of groceries line. I've found that it's the payment process that takes the most time, with people fumbling with their CC or cash, or, heaven forbid, checks. With…

So, I read the whole article, and my concerns are allayed. I've been a faithful Blockbuster by mail member for the past 2 years, and they and the store will continue to get the new releases on the day the movie is released to the store. It's only the kiosks that will wait 28 days. So, I will continue getting 3…

@Col1: I agree. Whenever I remember a movie after seeing it in 3D, I only remember it in 2D. I don't picture the effects popping out at me. Instead, I remember the funny parts, or the cool visual effects. 3D is only cool when you're right there experiencing it, and then it's gone from your memory. People will…

One of my friends saw this happen in a bowling alley in Mesa, AZ. A scrawny five-year old had gotten stuck in one as well. The fire department was called, and got the kid out in under an hour. The kid was actually pretty happy stuck inside, as he got to play with all the toys. There was no danger of the kid…

@Gimmeslack: Brapple?

@VoiceOfWisdom: To clarify, I just received a PS2, so most of the games I would get would be from 2005-2009. But thanks for the info. Now I know to just stick with the older games. :)

Oh man, I was about to switch to Netflix from Blockbuster on Dec 16, but the fact that I can get games for the same amount, is pretty tempting. I already have access to Netflix Instant on the parents' account, so I suddenly don't know what to do!!

Yet another game that is excluding the 3G. I looked up Infinity Blade, and no 3G love there either. I bought this phone 9 months ago, and already it's being excluded from awesome games. I know, I know, the 3G processor probably wouldn't be able to handle either game, making them lag and stutter horribly. Just let…

Dang, I just took the BD550 back, since it didn't have wifi. Maybe I should have just run an Ethernet cord from the upstairs office to my downstairs bedroom.