I pretty much always travel with my netbook (msi wind) now, as it's small enough (in size and weight) that I can actually carry it in a reasonably sized bag, and it works great for preventing boredom, no matter where. It's also nice for getting work done on road trips, as I can get 5-6 hours of office work done on a…

@DiscoZombie: My farewell was when I discovered that I could forward my university email through my gmail account. The university online email was horrid, and pretty much required a desktop client to be reliably useful. However, Gmail solved all my problems, and keeps solving them.

@bonsai_halcyon: The main benefit that I can think of now is the ability to access your old emails offline. It matters for some, not for others. For me, it doesn't, as I actually like leaving it all behind when I don't have internet/phone access. Also, in the past desktop email clients have had more features, such as…

@Karakawe: I don't know about most, but I think I'd prefer the pictures in this case. However, I do know that I prefer the well-done illustrations in one of my cookbooks, though.

@OneTrickPony: That's basically what we do, have the windows open at night, maybe a fan going, and then during the day keep the doors closed. It helps that our house is well insulated, and has a stone facade, which really helps with the heat.

@TestingTesting456: Not to take away from your comment, but what has TestingTesting456 done to get starred? No past comments, no followers, no friends. I thought stars were handed out after repeat performance.

From the article, I don't think that this survey was about 'news' sources, but rather about what sources people trusted recommendations from, as far as what to buy. Not as far as what news sources they trusted. So, I find it much easier to believe people think the internet is more reliable than, say, TV or newspapers,…

I actually like this, as I end up emailing myself large files (or groups of files) for school or work (I can never find my flash drive when I need it). I'd love to use ftp, or the server at work, but I know that I can always get to gmail, wherever I'm at.

Okay, so I am a boat kind of person, and have long been using carabiners to attach things to boats, such as water bottles. Has anyone ever seen a similar device, except that when you pull on whatever is attached to it with a certain amount of force, it would release? I know magnets are one option, but I was wondering…

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The regular voice/video check-ins really do matter. We had someone move off-site, and most of the time we kind of forget he exists.

@nunyafishness: My co-worker and I write a lot of procedures at work, and routinely will get to a second or third draft ourselves, then pass stuff back and forth. It's a great reality check, and catches a lot of stuff we (and spell checker) miss.

Dude! A little warning, please, I go to CU and would have loved to have been there. Dammit. Bet it was awesome, though.

Part of the trick of getting shoes shiny is to strip them properly. Most leather dress shoes come with a semi-shiny coating on them, so you can wear them out of the box and not look totally stupid. What I did is take a bottle of shoe stripper, dip a toothbrush in it, scrub the shoe, and rinse (and repeat, this will…

I still like duct tape (never used gaffer's tape, where does one get it?), and the trick I use for keeping it handy is that I wrap it around my Nalgene bottle (the white one, so it doesn't give me cancer). I put about 10 layers of tape on, which gives me a significant amount of tape for the little additional space…

Having been born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, I'd have to say that these and the Subaru Legacy/Outback wagon are standout favorites, due to their ability to go anywhere their ground clearance will let them, in any weather.