Indeed - I have all three on my laptop now: a personal Skydrive, a Sharepoint folder for work, and Skydrive Pro (which I don't use, I think it came with MS office).

I've done something similar with a raspberry pi, some wire, and a couple of relays. Software and security options have really improved in recent years, so for software control I have an Ubuntu server that's running some software called Openhab - it can control all my home automation (sprinklers (opensprinkler-pi),…

tldr... But when I read the headline, for some reason I instantly thought of the government.

Fairly often - 2-3 times a week. My battery is usually down to 25% by dinnertime, so sometimes I swap out the battery if i have anything going on in the evening. Then I charge both of them overnight (the extra batteries came with a standalone charger) and put the spare back in the car when I leave for work.

I have three extra batteries for my phone (they only cost $5-$10 each). I keep one in each car and one at home.

A pencil and paper. That's the go-to tech of choice for my kids.

But since you're looking for modern technology, I can't think of anything that helps us raise them. My kids do like to play Minecraft and I'm impressed with the level of spatial awareness, resource management, and creativity that they put into it.

We…

This used to be my favorite feature of using maps in a browser. I could pin a bunch of places and boom, they would appear on my mobile app. The updated mobile app doesn't do this so 90% of the convenience is gone.

However, you can revert to the old maps app in android and continue to access your saved maps. Don't…

Nice. Now we need Amazon instant video and Plex. Not holding my breath on Amazon since they still don't have an instant video app for android.

It does, but you have to load up the map and save it. It's not very useful for entire cities, countries, or navigation.

I could also use my phone's wireless hotspot and just use Google Maps since I still have unlimited data.

Nice project. I'm too lazy to put all of that together. I've been thinking about doing something similar using a Nexus 7. It would do all of this for about $130 (plus maybe $20 - $40 for an offline maps app).

Currently use a Canon 60d (with an assortment of really nice glass) for any photos that I might want to keep. I use an eyefi mobi card, so the pictures are automatically sent to our phones within a few seconds in case we want to post them to facebook or text them to someone else.

The 60d is a nice camera because its…

Google now can do all of those. I use them all the time.

Buy the Amazon 256kbps mp3, add it to your free Google Music account, and they replace it with a 320kbps version. You could do the same with Apple Music Match, but it's not free.

I think we're saying similar things - focusing on results (number of new clients) can be a real downer if you fall short. I'm saying that too many people don't define "results" very well.

In the given example, results were initially tied to "new clients". The proposed "happier" way to look at it was to keeping track…

If you're not careful you'll end up justifying spinning your wheels without actually going anywhere. You know the old saying "work smarter, not harder". The headline seems to encourage you to draw happiness from working harder. It is true that missed goals can be depressing, but the real focus should be on what was…

I have an NFC bluetooth receiver connected to our whole house audio system. So anyone with NFC can just tap the receiver and stream their music through the system. No need to pair/connect.

Better is such a subjective word. It all depends on how you want to interact with your device. Apple has the advantage of controlling the "experience" by controlling the hardware. Android runs on many different devices and some provide stellar experiences and others are downright terrible.

How do we define upgrade? Everything from the iphone 4 and up is getting IOS7, so that's not an upgrade. A faster processor is not an upgrade either because most people won't notice the difference. The screens are basically the same too. The cameras are a little bit better. So what exactly is the upgrade? How will an…

Spend $10 - $15 on a Bluetooth OBDII Diagnostic scanner. I keep one plugged into my car all the time. It plugs into the diagnostic port under your dashboard and transmits information to your phone. So if your check engine light comes on your phone can tell you exactly what is wrong. For android users there's an app…

We keep an open dialog with our kids about internet safety. So they know that we'll periodically check on their activity (usually announced). Basically they need permission to create new accounts (email, facebook, skype, etc...) and they need to keep us up to date on their passwords in case they are missing and we…