The primary piece of advice needed to be said here though is this: you cannot break the laws of physics, no matter what Dr. Bose or the kid at Best Buy will tell you. No amount of sub-woofer trickery, magic computer modeling, and "innovative materials" will get little tiny cubes to sound like real music or movies…

Wrong forum dude. That being said, a great deal of Lifehacker is about getting the most out of what you have and looking for clever ways to stretch your money. I'm not even sure anything said in the article remotely tries to place bad surround setup as a big "problem" that anyone would hold up to be compared to…

I don't think the auto calibrate features work very well at all unless it's a very high-end system. It'll get you maybe 50% of what you system could be if you feel really lazy about it, but trust me, there is a lot more to dial in to get your speakers to truly disappear.

Also, most systems have a "Dialog Enhancement" setting that basically pushes up/out the dialog track, (which is separated out already), up a little, or lot depending on your preference.

Damn! 49 companies tracking my browser?! I have to admit, the sheer number took me back a bit. I OK with targeted ads in Amazon, or in NetFlix, but for tracking everything? No thanks.

Pencil, markers and paper for sketches, so far, has yet to have an, ahem, equal analog for me. :) A really good tablet device with a realistic stylus could do it, for some drawing, esp. at client meetings. The iPad has some good drawing apps, but it needs a Wacom-like pen to go with it.

Love it. Want one. Please soon.

This is NOT a real setup. I mean, it's a fun little fantasy, but there is no way this a permanent fixture in this guy's house.

For me- the ergonomics from start to finish, but mostly the seating. Too small, not enough leg room, if you recline it kills someone else's knees, and aside from biz class they are all pretty uncomfortable for anyone over 5'10" beyond an hour.

I gotta say I can't stand artificial "air freshener" which is a complete oxymoron since it's doing the opposite. Anything other than live flowers, no thanks.

@JDavis: Plus, I like you can get a built in Chrome extension for it. Nice

@JDavis: Wow- that thing is amazing! Thanks!!!!

@theCR4NE: Just because it's burl doesn't mean it's suitable for a guitar. From what I can tell, the potential from this piece is limited due to all the knots and checking. Plus, who cares? You could just as easily say- why waste it on all those guitars when you could have an awesome desk or table?

@Oranges w/Cheese eats ur fase OMNOM:

Seriously- who out there has to worry about Flash video overhead on a fully loaded PC? I can't remember this ever being an issue for me, esp. on Vista64. I can see it for mobile devices maybe, but it's most bandwidth anyway. If Flash is frying your machine I think you either have very old hardware or an OS that isn't…

@jeffeb3: My brain isn't going to be hooked upo to a machine until we have a crash-proof OS.

@virgilstar: Actually there is nothing better than Mr. Sunshine, though calcium is an important component to the body's ability to synthesize Vit. D

@KupoCheer: Uh, yeah, but it's only 1.44MB. Hence the reason floppies are dead, right?:)

@ChaosEh: Yeah, I'm just putting it out there hoping someone ELSE will try it. Me, I don't care what they see and just want to move through the line asap.

Can you send the guys at the screen messages if you stick puffy stickers on your back or chest? How about using electrical tape to make signs or pictures?