As much as I dislike iTunes, I don't dislike it enough to pay for a different program. My biggest gripe about iTunes is it's inability to natively monitor a folder and add albums automatically.

I'm not sure how I feel about deleting every third paragraph (if you're deleting useful information you're only going to confuse people), but the advice about admitting when you've missed something and moving forward is good advice. It's Jeff Bezo's job to think of everything and admitting you missed something (as…

That and having a widget keeps task fresh in the mind.

I prefer Gameboid. I've been using it to play the translated version of Earthbound 2. I believe they pulled it from the Android Market, but a quick Google search and checking the option to install from unknown sources should get you where you need to go.

As someone who has been casually using Ubuntu since 6.06, 11.04 (I haven't upgraded to 11.10 yet) is about as ready as it's going to get. Ubuntu has come a very long way from the early days and is ready enough to the point where I would feel comfortable putting it on my parents computer (they're computing experience…

What city in Oakland are you from Whitson? Typing from the 248 (Clawson) as I type this!

Initially the price change didn't bother me (I actually didn't think I was getting charged enough), but the whole separate web site deal really forced me to analyze my Netflix usage and come to the determination that I don't use the DVD service enough to deal with the additional web site or added cost. I've already…

Wow that is a great tip!