@slowurroll: You can buy "seamless background" but any white paper will do. You want it heavy enough that it won't wrinkle, light enough to curve up from the table top.

@HeadsetChatter: Only for searching. They don't provide a way to output what they OCR'd from your items.

@jamjen: Possibly but the way I read it, was they reported on the online-user segment of the survey pool. It's Forrester, so I would trust their method.

@Andrei Ganera: He cobbled it together from prior customizations. The hardest part is fastening it to your camera but there is a fairly easy way - cameras with removable lenses come with a body cap (black plastic cap you use when you have no lens on it). These are available online cheaply, if you don't have one. Then…

@mattress: Oh — thank you for correcting my misunderstandings.

@Gilliam: LOL!

@isights: That's standard practice for surveys and has solid basis. Sample size is appropriate and it's normal to adjust results to match the demographics of the group you're studying.

@LHEric: What is the "paper," of which you speak?

@jeepngeek:You're right — don't run a 3V device from 5 V power. Might work — but might pfffft.

@thegamefreak0134: If only more coders shared your pet peeve.

Bad idea, and the article you reference has some bad advice.

I bought a very nice first-aid kit at Costco a couple of years ago. I don't know if they still have it but it was a good set of supplies for a very reasonable price.

An electric water kettle is a great thing to have. It boils water very quickly — a minute or so to boil a quart.

Post-Its.

@vlatro: Great post. I agree — many herbs grow well with virtually no care, and many are perennials which deliver year after year. My list includes rosemary, thyme, marjoram, chives, mint (in a pot so it won't take over the garden), basil.

Two tips:

@PHermas: And spellled welll not so much.

@TheFu: Thank you. Method 'a' was new to me. Handy!!

@tacotime: I agree with Nitesh. If you were dabbling, I'd say you can get by with a Mini, but you say you "often edit HD video, and do a lot of graphic and web design...". Sounds like you should step up the greater horsepower.

@Jeff Abrahams: Start with paste auto wax, any brand. Rub in circles, not very hard. In addition to soft polishing compound, there are some solvents that are likely to remove newspaper ink.