I have a Kindle Fire, and have absolutely no complaints about its screen. I regularly look at photography blogs and the Kindle Fire renders the photos sharply and vividly.

I'm of the opinion that both Pentax and Sony make better and more usable cameras at each price point than either Canon or Nikon, and encourage anyone looking for a new camera to investigate both closely.

Agreed — I also have been greatly enjoying the same wide selection of Minolta autofocus lenses available for my Sony SLT-A65. After about six months of investigating, I decided against Canon and Nikon, and went with Sony for the much more interesting and useful feature set they offer, along with superb still image…

You are absolutely right that they don't put out a full spectrum. Here's an interesting study by Popular Mechanics. The first link here [www.popularmechanics.com] is an overview of the frequencies x luminescence produced by incandescents, CFLs, and LEDs. the second link, here [www.popularmechanics.com], is to the…

Thank you. I'm in general not a fan of prescribing language use, but "obsessed" is a word with a quite specific meaning, and using it to mean "interested in/like/etc." has the unfortunate effect of wiping out a very useful distinction.

Here's one way: [gizmodo.com]

The velcro ones are good, but not for rapid and frequent cord bundling; they also pick up dust and stuff (and sawdust in a workshop). In my workshop I use this product, which is sold for tying plants to stakes, but works great for appliance and tool cords, extension cords, wire, and anything else: [www.amazon.com]

Agreed. I really like my Kindle Fire, and although a few months ago I was planning to buy and then root a Color Nook, I don't see the need now.

they reminded me of something, and you're dead-on.

I owned a pair of Grados, their Sr-60 ones. Really uncomfortable — the pads are made from scratchy foam, and aren't covered; the adjustment posts for the cans on the headband slip, so they often need adjustment; and the sound was, well, okay, but meh. I switched to Audio-technica headphones, and there is a world of…

As to the rum, I try to match it to my mood and the occasion. A gentleman such as myself must be prepared for a range of social engagements. If I'm off to the Hallowe'en Masqued Ball, I might choose Cap'n Morgan in a pinch, but I prefer Pusser’s Navy Rum in the Trafalgar Bicentenary Decanter ([www.askmen.com]),…

How lovely to meet a fellow rum-soaked boot shredder!

I boil mine in a vat of 110-proof rum, then wear them for three days while hopping. I then feed them into a wood chipper, slather the bits with good ol' Elmer's, and mold the stuff around my feet. Presto! A perfect fit.

I'm sure the woods do have specific tonal qualities. But the woods he uses vary so much in density, consistency of grain (affecting both density and vibration), and sensitivity to humidity changes in the environment, that they're going to vary wildly.

Type of glue is important (I'm not a record cleaner, but I do woodworking and use a lot of kinds of glue). Titebond II remains flexible and stretch when it's dry. Other glues in the same class (PVA = polyvinyl acetate) include Elmer's white glue, Elmer's tan glue for woodworking.

Slate has a quite good analysis: [www.slate.com]

So, the author thinks of typical speakers as something other than a box with a tweeter and a woofer? Either Casey is used to high-falutin' botique speakers [www.oobject.com] or needs to get out more. This is *the* standard configuration for stereo speakers. (It's like seeing a new car and saying "wow! four wheels!…

That argument only holds up if you actually have an endless supply of work you could do (and bill for) if only you didn't have to mow your lawn, fix your house, etc. Maybe you do, but most people don't, and usually this argument gets made without realizing it doesn't add up. For most people, it's mow the lawn or ...…

It's odd that your headline mentioned three browsers, and not Opera, which came out on top.

@SynthOno: I agree completely. I'm in the middle of a lot of house repairs and renovations, and find the online variants (all of them) of Yellow Pages to be incomplete, and a pain in the neck to use. I am not very fond of yellow pages, but as a quick and complete resource they are vastly better than any electronic…