"[...] and will shut down entirely this winter [...]"

If we're going to yell at safe makers for being lazy & setting the default to 0000... Then I'd also like to see us revolt against Bluetooth headset makers.... Especially when the instruction manual says "When your device first pairs, you'll need to enter the passcode 0000. NOTE: There is NO way to change this…

The 5GB data cap is an authentic cap for Verizon customers... For those using Verizon's USB dongles to get access to their data network. But... for those of us who connect with our phones, and managed to be grandfathered with an unlimited data plan.... That's what we have, unlimited data.

"Mijangos then threatened to post the photos online if she didn't send him more pictures."

Do I expect something like this to happen, not really.... But a few comments from your post....

Yeah.... I was going to suggest the same thing... Its not all that hard to copy the text & paste it into Google Translate, or Babel Fish, or any other (probably) countless translation service on the net. And the profiles usually say "Can speak ——-" so you've got a pretty good guess at which languages to try to…

I recently had to get a new Droid X handset as mine wasn't playing nice. I got a couple questions that kind of fit here...

Even if you're the "fraternities are not me" kind of person, go to rush events. Check out each house. You never know... You may just find a group of guys (or girls) who you really click with... If it doesn't work out, oh well, at least you tried... At worst, you lost a week of chilling in your room watching TV...…

in re: your financial assistance issue.... I had a similar problem... One year I was apparently part of the randomly selected group that needed to submit some extra paper work & their tax return... I found out about it half way through the semester when the school sent me a bill for tuition... I got in touch with…

It sounds as if I'm the odd man out.... I'm keeping my DVD plan... And have been considering canceling the streaming option, especially after hearing about Starz pulling their considerable library in February.

Google needs to buy it. It shouldn't be too hard to change it from T-Mobile to G-Mobile (its just a row down).

Is this meant to totally replace your landline or just augment it? I get "free" calls to any US number so 9 out of 10 I probably wouldn't need Skype, but I may want to call a friend in the UK or Germany on their Skype accounts for free... Would I have to unplug the ATA from the phone in order to make a regular land…

Rather than just setting up a virtual drive for your home directory, you may want to consider setting up their own partition (Windows & your programs shouldn't need more than 20GB for its partition, the rest of the drive could be for your files). You'll be able to tell Windows your user folder is D:\ instead of…

I'd say probably because the calculator is a single purpose tool... Its there to add, subtract, multiply & divide (& the other funky math stuff).... There's no antivirus running in the background. No DVD ripping, no Spotify playing, ... that are taking processing power from the calculator

Being landlocked & far removed from any sources of water to have any real experience with a jet ski.... I'm actually kind of surprised the water was deep enough to use one in... It didn't look like it came up too high on the jeep's wheels that drove through the intersection early in the clip.... and you could see…

If you can get away with not having a constant connection to the internet (ie no 4/3G) you could always try getting an iPod Touch, add a VoIP app and Google Voice, you'll be able to call & text as much as you want without having to pay more than the $300 for the iPod. The only downside is you won't be able to get…

Actually, all you'd need to do is drop $300 to get an iPod Touch, grab a Google Voice account if you don't have one & a VoIP app (it sounds, from a previous article, that a lot of readers here (or was it at Lifehacker) like Talkatone, but there's plenty to chose from I'm sure). As long as you've got wifi, then you…

I know you could probably do it with a smart phone (with the various sensors installed), but is there anyway to tell a regular camera just to take pictures when the lens is pointed down at the group? I'm sure if I tried it, not only would I end up with a smashed camera, but the film I salvaged from it would have some…

Is there anyway to upgrade after a year? I got my Droid X at the end of October 2010, and with the Prime coming in October.... I'd really LOVE to get my hands on it.... I know, if I just wait till my contract is up in Oct 2012, I could get the even more impressive Prime 2, but then I'd only have 2 months to play…

hmm... I don't recall our university police officers (they're fully certified police, not "rent-a-cops" like some schools have) ever mention that when they administered breathalyzers... Maybe the portable field breathalyzers are different? Or maybe they weren't going after criminal charges, just school based…