WakeMe@. I apologize if it seems like a blatent plug because I wrote it, but I wrote it because I've missed my stop multiple times and I knew my phone had the power to remind me to get off

Unimpressed. I tried to edit a spreadsheet, and it just used the browser to edit it, which I could do before. Still, I guess it's a start.

@nvmtehpurplz: I'm in Europe, and I know two people that double space (and it's not like the conversation comes up that often).

@da.kingryu: Ditto. I've been waiting for something like this in the UK for a LONG time. Hadn't occurred to me that it was our banking system that was holding it back, but it makes a lot of sense.

Nice, but the Firefox add-on asks for my google username and password. Not sure I like that when it isn't open source (like the chrome extension).

Now if only they'd release their audiobooks without the DRM, I'd join.

I'd like to see them bring the linux version back...

@tlianza: Had a look again. I see your point, but for a birthday list, my parents (for example) aren't very technically minded, and they would just know that my wishlist is on a certain website, and go there and search for me. If they can't then reserve items, then the system breaks down. It would be good if it were…

@tlianza: Thanks for the info! The clincher is for me it's got to be easier for the buyers, I don't care how hard it is for me. I'll check this out and may move my list over if all is successful...

@alcalde: I think this may be because I'm in the UK? I suspect I have a universal list (amazon.com) and an amazon only one (amazon.co.uk doesn't seem to do universal ones).

I've been trying to decide on a wishlist tool for ages, and even the ones suggested here don't have everything I want, all have a fatal flaw, different for each:

Wow, all of a sudden the names went from being... well, names, into being real people. Thanks for the explanation, and for years of life hacks.

I thought the linux command line tool "dvd+rw-mediainfo" would give all this info, but it doesn't seem to report the manufacturer (nor does k3b). When producing Video-DVDs in the past, we could enter the authoring software, publisher, etc. This can be retrieved using "isoinfo -d /dev/dvd", but again doesn't give…

@stickboy: I agree. It's a horrible hacky solution, relying on the sturdiness of the player for it to work. Bad lifehacker. Much better to use something that understands the files, like nightclaw suggests (though I have no experience of MergeMP3)

webdav is a must for me, i say it should be a column on the list. with it, I can mount my drive seemlessly in linux (albeit fairly slowly ;-). i'm currently trialling [box.net] and who.hasfiles.com (which maybe should be on the list too?)

I used to use MP3 tag studio in windows, but now I've moved to Linux. Any suggestions on nice taggers like this for linux? All the ones I've seen seem to be windows only. I use the command line tool eyeD3 for the renaming part, but I'd rather have a nice gui for the actual tagging.

I've been using Linux / Windows dual boot for some time, and have almost stopped using windows entirely. For me, one major reason is the swathes of free software available: to get the same toolset on windows, I would either have to spend hundreds of pounds or illegally copy everything.

And if it's point-and-click adventure games you want to play (e.g. Monkey Island, etc) be sure to try out ScummVM:

@sumocat: I agree completely. I've never been a big fan of vinyl (despite being old enough to be), but even if it has a warmth, once you convert to digital it's all the same. If it sounded better recording from vinyl onto digital than straight to digital, the record producers would do that...

@Bubarubu: