@not_a_virus.exe.vbs: There hasn't been an update you've wanted to install in 3 years?

@mynamesafad: Do you actually have 250GB of new data that needs to be backed up every two months? Because once you back up everything, the only pieces that are transferred to Mozy/Carbonite are the bits that change. And to start, these services usually have an option to send in a drive with your base backup so you…

I've had something similar for awhile - we call it our "Oh, shit" account.

@grewal12: Strange...tapping send again to redial (or, phone "picky-uppy" as my dad would call it) has worked in every phone I've owned in the last 10 years. I thought it was pretty standard.

I wonder how much the lower failure rates are due to plugins not being compatible with the new version. Fewer plugins = fewer crashes.

@Robomaster: I agree. I have a hard time being inspired to take the time to write insightful comments if I'm 90% sure it'll never show up. I've emailed the Lifehacker editors about this as well but haven't heard anything back. Pretty sure this comment will never make it either...congrats on finally making it though :)

Anyone know of an update checker that runs as a system service and automatically downloads patches? We run an IT support business and most users do not have admin privileges to install programs. Would be nice to have something running in the background to automatically do this for them.

@nb21: It sounds like all the files are synchronized across all the machines so only one would need to be online.

@MrBloggerificHimself: Or "net stats workstation" and scroll to the top (systeminfo can take a while to run)

@MrBloggerificHimself: Or "net stats workstation" and scroll to the top (systeminfo can take a while to run sometimes)

@wjglenn: Unless you happen to be selling it for more than you paid for it.

I use a Google Apps email account to backup my Gmail. Basically, I started by importing my Gmail emails into my Google Apps account (timestamps and everything easily transfer over) and then having every message sent to either my Gmail account or my Google Apps email to go to both (autoarchiving in the Google Apps…