That's really the point. A lot of people have called Thunderbird dead just because Mozilla isn't pushing it as hard as they used to. When I wrote a post a while back on some great Thunderbird extensions, the most common response from some corners was "Isn't Thunderbird dead?" to which I had to redefine "dead" to those…

I just use an excel spreadsheet. Initially it takes a little bit of time to set it up to your liking, but once it is done, its just a matter of making it a habit to fill it.

I've always had good luck with the Newegg/MicroCenter combo... Amazon works in a pinch as well...

Best Video Converter: Handbrake. I'm in the video production business and video encoding quality is paramount. It's not a "push one button" solution but Handbrake produces the best looking MP4 video by far, particularly at low bit rates. It will also encode MP4 video into MKV containers and will rip directly from…

VOTE: Handbrake. One stop tool for converting my videos. Gives me a ton of control over the video and audio quality, and that fact that is can rip right from dvd's (assuming the proper libraries are install) is a plus. Oh and it's cross platform.

Why sort your apps by color, when you could sort them by functionality?

Ditto on the water heater bit. I've had two separate home inspectors tell me it is worthless to wrap up your water heater in any way. They are internally insulated.

Agreed. I've kind of given up on Microsoft offering a truly monumental update. Instead, I've learned to spend money on good premium apps that integrate with Windows and add new features, rather than spending that $100 on a new version of Windows. I still ended up upgrading to Windows 8, but the money was much better…

here is what i do:

I used to see comedian/actor Jim Gaffigan at the Bowery YMCA in New York all the time. He'd be giving it full pelt on an elliptical machine, while reading what looked like a script or new material - and making notes at the same time. I admired his ability to do this....I cannot so much as flick through a magazine when…

Crashplan software does it. For free even.

Don't forget the Amazon barcode search app thingy. I'll be in a store, price check an item then buy it on Amazon with 2 day shipping.

I just use a smaller cast iron pan instead of a dedicated press. It's something I already have that does the job just fine.

How does did compare to Disconnect.me...? It was recommended here just a short while back... Over DNT or Ghostery...

AutomateIt Pro is awesome for tasking too. I found it much easier at time to program tasks and you can download user created tasks too!

It might work for T-Mobile, since they don't build a subsidy into their rates anymore and the extra fee you pay also includes insurance (which is almost as much separately anyway). But yeah, with AT&T and Verizon, it just screams "rip-off".

The biggest reason I use RSS feeds and look for a good Reader alternative was to read the Gawker-at-large sites (LH, Giz, iO9, etc). Now that you only publish truncated teasers for your feed, honestly there is little benefit to using the feeds. I liked knowing what the whole article was about before I dove in and…

how much is the battery drain if you open up firefox with 100+ tabs but only the last one is actually loaded? that's my most often case ...

I've been working in IT for over 30 years and beyond casual dress code and paid vacation I've never been offered any 'soft' benefits. The companies I've worked for, ranging from small Mom-and-Pop shops to large Multi-Nationals, have always been more concerned about paying the bills. And I'm OK with that. Soft…

Everyone's already covered the "don't spent more than you can afford" part, so I'll go with something else: