Fast forward 50 years. Grandson: "grampa, what was about those cheap brittle plastic containers that made them so popular in your days??!".

@cadenlaguna: Thanks! I'll give it a try.

@Unionhawk: I kind of agree, particularly with fictional works. That said, some popular non-fiction books are very good (as in readable, enlightening, quirky, great weekend reads, etc.). I guess it's like movies, music, etc.... though uncommon, popular does not absolutely necessarily equal crap.

What? No love for Mac users?

@macrumpton: I like Miro... particularly to automatically download content from users I follow in YouTube. That said, it's a memory hog.

I bet these are actually mass produced by famished kids in Vietnam or Bangladesh.

@KamWrex: I hear you. I've been looking for ages for a non-branded alternative with comparable paper quality, size, etc. and return back to Moleskine. The closest I've been able to find is this (in India, though).

@wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: Haha... I agree... if he had a daytime cooking show I would watch him everyday.

Has anyone managed to get FB4NDS (Facebook for DS) or Beup (MSN Messenger) to work?

Wow... can't wait for these guys to come up with a Chrome extension capable of doing this.

Wow... can't wait for these guys to come up with a Chrome extension capable of doing this.

Great article for the uninitiated. My wife and I have been meaning to learn meditation and to practice it with our 10 year old. Throughout his childhood his teachers have mentioned that he has problems concentrating (nothing worth losing sleep about it, but still).

@fadecomic: A '00 model is in my opinion 5 years too old to old to make economic sense.

I recently discovered that cleaning the internal fan makes a world of difference. Ours was running hot all of the time (Dell Inspiron e1405/640m); one day I took a screwdriver and discovered how easy it is to clean the lint out of it.

When I lived in Honduras I used LanCargo (from airline LanChile). Pretty reasonable prices, ability to track online incoming and outgoing shipments, etc. Only issue (though not related to their service): dealing (cough-bribing-cough) Tegucigalpa's friendly customs authorities to get packages released.

@timgray: That'd make an excellent follow-up article.

Jesus.... she's aged well.

I've discovered recently the advantages of renting furniture.

Dude... take a shower once in a while... what's with the armpit scratching?!

First thing I do after plug in my thumb driver elsewhere? I plug it to a Mac, erase all files that were not there before, presto!