That makes sense. Thanks for the info and advice!

Really, I'm just about to build a new computer, and I was playing around with virtual machines for the first time today, and I was trying to decide if on a new computer with at least 8 gigs of ram it would make more sense to use a virtual machine to dual boot linux and windows or just install them directly. Of course,…

I'm pretty sure that's a lie about the 527s being the loosest they make. I always wear 569s. I think that's the loosest they make. Unless those were discontinued. But I got a couple pair online just a few months ago.

I have a bokken (basically a wooden katana) leaning against my headboard. It goes with my minimalist, asian decorating style, but it has the same utility as a baseball bat.

I'm sure this has been addressed before on this site, but is it possible to install an operating system to a partition that you can boot into directly AND access from a virtual machine?

If you have an android tablet, you can use bluetooth to share a 3g connection with an android smartphone. Just connect them and enable internet sharing in the bluetooth settings.

Can you run this off a USB drive without installing it like you can ubuntu? I'm assuming no.

LauncherPro (although it hasn't been updated in a while—there may be better ones onw)

I'm in a funk, where I'm starting to get sick of my daily/weekly routine and my habits. I live in the city and don't have a car, so there's some friction involved in getting away for a day or two—it generally takes more time and thought to plan than I can devote to it, instead of just being able to take a spontaneous…

I always lean towards the developer device (nexus in this case). ICS is a fantastic upgrade over previous android versions, and who knows what's going to be in the next version of android that may or may not get ported to your non-nexus phone of choice.

As I understand it, on Android, apps are sandboxed, so they can't access anything outside the app without declaring it as a permission, which you'll see when you install it or view it in your installed apps list in the settings. If the permissions don't say it can read your browsing history and bookmarks, then it…

Does anyone have advice on creating a "backchannel" for office communications? I keep having situations where I'd like to get other perspectives on a problem, but don't want to send a department-wide email that will be followed by 10+ reply-all messages where half the department doesn't care. We're all pretty spread…

Thanks for the great resource. I really like these posts (this one and the "valentine's day app" a couple days ago) about easy-to-use javascript libraries.

Nevermind. I figured it out.

So doing this! One question: is there an easy way to get rid of the back button or the top bar entirely? Looks too iPhoney.

Thanks everyone. I didn't even think about a home buyer's class, and didn't know my options for downpayments (I seriously just started considering buying a condo a couple days ago). But my job is pretty stable, so I know I should be thinking about it. I just have to determine if the kind of condo I want is financially…

At what point do you switch from renting to owning? I'm just seeing some really really nice places that I'd be paying about the same on my mortgage as I am on rent on a place that's not as good. The only thing is I don't quite have the money for a 10 percent downpayment. Is it a bad idea to dip into your emergency…

I need something better for notes on my ICS Xoom. The Google Docs app is terrible, and I don't like how Evernote uses the pop-up window. I need to be able to tag easily and access my notes on a computer. Bonus points if it connects through my Google account.

As someone who does use SnagIt in a professional environment, I can't say enough good things about it. It's paid for itself in saved time ten times over for me.

Good Friday to all. I'm looking for general advice about getting off my parents' family share plan on Verizon and maybe switching carriers. I have a Droid 2 that I got summer last year, so I should be up for an upgrade in the spring. But my line isn't listed as up for an upgrade until next year—I think I had taken an…