Here's my counterpoint to everything you said: "fuck off, I like milk".

Say you want your computers to all be on the VPN full-time, don't necessarily care about the exit server unless something is wrong with it or extremely slow, but you don't want gaming consoles on there. Would the best way of configuring the network be to have 2 routers both on different subnets? I'm sort of network…

Same here. I really want DOCSIS 3.1, but since Broadcom just announced their first DOCSIS 3.1 offering at CES a month ago, I doubt I'll be getting one anytime soon. Still, $55 for a modem capable of 8-channel downstream bonding would allow me to fully tap into my current internet plan. Bummer...

I bought a 100 pc. set of the magic erasers and they're exactly like name brand ones you would find at your local retailer. The only problem with them is that you have to wait a loooooooooooong time to get them as they ship from China and it needs to go through customs. I believe it took over a month to get ours.

I bought a 100 pc. set of the magic erasers and they're exactly like name brand ones you would find at your local…

...and if you're going bald...?

I love the soundtrack to Skyrim. It was so well done and polished, but every time I hear the music itself, it makes me want to play the game, henceforth killing my productivity :)

I've been all over the new The Ghost Inside - Dear Youth and Texas In July - Bloodwork. They have vocals, but man, them riffs though!

So that's cool and all, but the Xbox Live issues are keeping me from signing online. Therefore, looks like I'll end up missing this deal.

I think the idea of the calculator is great, especially if the costs of the services are calculated correctly. But I think they're missing additional startup costs of purchasing the items needed for streaming, like beefier WiFi for larger households and/or running Cat6 in your home (and networking equipment like…

Yes and realistically for your average user, there's no need to be messing with anything in the registry. If something broke after I did it, I'd be able to fix it, but my computer-illiterate aunt has no business being in there. That's why I put TeamViewer on there and remote in :)

I love CCleaner's registry cleaning component. It eliminates references to bogus file types after cleaning up a virus (or legitimate software) and it gets rid of the crap hanging around after years of neglect with adding and removing software. It's never once damaged a system that I've ran it on, but that doesn't…

I did this a few years ago. It's unbelievable how much better it is. Think about it...why do you even need to see the side of your car at all? Do you really need to see it in the mirror to believe that the back of the car is still attached to the rest of the vehicle? And about 99.9% of people seem to have their…

Actually it doesn't necessarily have "full" messenger functionality. It lacks the ability to upload videos as far as I can tell and of course no push notification. I've been using the mobile site for a couple of months now and have no idea where or how to upload video and I've looked all over.

If I had to guess why the code wasn't removed it's most likely because they knew they could fall back on it in case of disaster. They'll probably leave it in there for a few revisions and then take it out. However they could be leaving it out in the wild because removing it breaks other app functionality (e.g. the…

Man, do you have an unfinished area of the house where you were able to run all the wiring? My basement is fully finished and all estimates I've received have been $1500+ for only one line ran to each room.

I've also been using powerline adapters for a few years now and my thoughts are that it works great in a pinch, but it still doesn't quite cut it. Some things that I've learned about powerline adapters:

Just a quick note: on the headline, it probably should be "Choose powerline for distance and/or obstruction". I recently moved my modem and router into my office in the basement. The layout of my house and office has my desk tucked into a corner where the foundation juts out, creating obstruction to half of my…

Some other thoughts from a web developer:

Udpate: While Linksys' marketing materials claim that you can install open source firmware, it seems there have been some technical issues since release, and most open source projects haven't been fully ported to the router yet.

Udpate: While Linksys' marketing materials claim that you can install open source firmware, it seems there have been…

It doesn't appear as though the mailbox switch is rechargeable. Sure, you could use 3 rechargeable AA batteries, but that would get annoying going out to change them all the time. If I read the screen on the tablet correctly, it's at 4.8V and you can get a 4.8V solar panel from Amazon for about $15.00. Not sure how…