They might. ICS and before had such crappy audio interface that it's tough to make an audio app that matters. For instance, FL Studio is out for Android, and it's finally cool (on Android), though still requires a lot more horsepower on Android for the same tasks on iOS and still has considerably more latency than it…

I constantly - both on my iPhone and my Android - use the timers and reminders. Throw the biscuits in the oven and say "Ok Google. Set a timer for twelve minutes." Tell Siri "Remind me in an hour to check the laundry." etc. It's amazing how useful they are.

I use Pcalc, but I've always loved the way the IOS calculator turns into an advanced version of itself when you flip the phone on its side.

Apple's store has always been curated; there've been far more complaints about what they've excluded than about what they've included. But they were the first through the gate with a viable platform and app store, so they could afford to take their time. Google started out rough (partially for the reason you suggest,…

They haven't fixed it because people love to talk about how many apps are in a given app store - Windows, Android, iOS, App... Getting rid of the scam apps would cut the number in half.

Not only that, but the lack of a denominator means the claim made by the graphic is just as unsupported as the conclusion you point out as flawed.

People are bad at stats.

LOL. You're just a contrarian, aren't you? You missed the entire point. Before you talk financing, and before you talk trade in, you negotiate your best deal. I had a pre-approval letter from my bank in my pocket (@3.5%), and negotiated a deal as though I were paying cash. THEN you discuss financing and trade ins.…

I can tell you that the vast majority of "forensic" investigation are just as you say. Some IT weenie certified by HR to look over folks' hard drive for contraband/corporate violation. Seen it happen as several different companies, and when I was much younger and was one of those desktop IT weenies, I was pressed into…

Bullshit! Last car I bought was a Chevy truck and I got all available rebates/cashback deals and THEN got 0%, 72 months. YMMV. Always negotiate price and rebates BEFORE negotiating financing. The vehicle before that was a Suzuki XL-7 and we got five years 0% financing and got all rebate/discounts but one, which was…

Only two open ports, and if you're on the internet, they'll get hit all the time. I'm curious what the use case is; inside a private network that's natted and firewalled, you should only ever see your own traffic. If your personal computer's interface is on the internet, this will fire a couple times a minute. Is it…

My log files are always filled with failed password attempts from APAC addresses. I've got a script that blackholes traffic from an address after three or four bad attempts. I get port scans from APAC and Russian frequently, too. This tool would go berserk if it were on my internet facing port, and on the internal…

0% is almost always a win (provided you can afford the payment). You get to use someone else's money at no cost. *shrug*. If I had the cash laying around in an account, I'd still take a 0% note and stick the cash in some investment or other.

Sure. That's what I meant when I said "You don't want to move " etc.

OTOH, when telecommuting to a job where the company lives in a much higher COL location, you can often get something considerably higher than your local COL might justify, while still leaving the employer with the sensation of getting a "great deal"…

Your edit is CRITICAL. You don't want to move from, say, Kansas City Metro (where I live, where the cost of living is like, .94 or something ) to San Francisco ( where the COL is what, 1.8, 2.1? Something ridiculous like that) for a 15% pay bump!

Employers will not (if they are smart) disclose your salary over the phone. However, most of the time when a company does an actual background check, you sign a waiver that gives your prior employer permission to disclose ... If I remember correctly: "Any information pertaining to the validation of claims made in the…

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics, of course. When asked for my current salary, if I'm so inclined, I usually quote them the number my company provides me as "total value of my compensation package", which includes benefits, bonuses, and the like. It's worked rather well, as each job change has netted me…

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