It's an documentary detailing several very old Irish pubs, and while they don't mention a Faraday Cage, they bring up how the classic "Pub" concept is starting to fade because so many people are wrapped up in the Internet and electronics that they simply don't know how to just sit and converse.

We upgraded at home a while back, and we just completed all upgrades at work. Non issue in almost all cases, and for those few that were at issue at work, we resolved all upgrade issues.

At work, it was a no-question decision, because all business-critical programs are Windows-based (Office, Dynamics AX, SharePoint, etc.) Non-Microsoft options are simply not in the cards for the foreseeable future. I'd love to see a transition to Open Source applications, but they just don't exist when it comes to several specialized applications we require.

At home, the only thing really keeping us on Windows is Quicken. We've used Quicken since DOS days, and we rely on it for managing our finances. Simply put, there are no truly comparable alternatives. And because we require that, all other devices really need to be compatible.

Yes, as a tech geek, I could adapt and come up with a nice alternative, but my wife is more of an "appliance user" when it comes to computers, so having different systems won't cut it. Making sure that the user experience at work is consistent with the user experience at home (which it is) is goal number 1.

I must be missing something huge, because it seems to me that KAT really wasn't doing anything illegal, to the extent that they were hosting torrent files, not actually illegally hosting copyrighted content (like MegaUpload was.) Torrent files are really only informational files containing metadata and links to tracker sites--none of which is in-and-of-itself illegally hosting copyrighted material.

I have a Pebble Time Black, and no, it's not as fancy and prestigious as an Apple Watch, but it cost me at least HALF of what the Apple Watch costs, and its functionality really is stellar. It's waterproof, and Pebble nailed it with its "Timeline" function which is intuitive and easy to use. It simply works, and works well.

Oh, and being able to measure battery life in days (I regularly get 4-5 days of battery life) instead of hours is a Godsend. I can leave the house with 10-20% battery life, receive a normal amount of notifications, and regularly interact with it, and I can be confident that it will remain usable until well after I get home at night.

Finally, to make ANY smartwatch useful, you need to balance those functions and features that make sens for the device you are using. Want to see at-a-glance information and notifications? Use a Smartwatch and leave your phone in your pocket. Need to type an email, don't waste your time with a smartwatch--use the large, advanced keyboard on your phone. Otherwise, the device gets in the way. And that's the beauty of the Pebble Watch. It doesn't get in the way.

Please do NOT include comments with the text "Filtered due to preferences". It's about as useful as printing "This page intentionally left blank". Removing the filtered comments altogether would make reading them MUCH easier.

The dock IS included. I received the Kangaroo PC yesterday from Newegg, and it certainly did come with the dock. They have since updated the site to state that.

I agree 100%! I'm thinking the same thing for my parents who are moving from a house into a rather small independent living facility where space is at a premium. Having a tiny box like this connected to a decent monitor with full keyboard and mouse would certainly help them. And it would serve ALL of their computing needs. (At 87 and 90 years old, they only focus on Web surfing, creating and printing letters, and playing Freecell.) I just received mine yesterday, but it was DOA so I sent it back for exchange. When I get a working one, I'll put it through its paces and determine if it is something appropriate for my parents.

I plugged it in and it would not power on. I left it plugged in to charge overnight, but it doesn't power on. So I got an RMA from NewEgg from without issue, and back it goes. I'm looking forward to the replacement, but how frustrating?!?

That said, what I can say is that the construction is very solid, and it is quite compact--about the size of a large smartphone. It's an intriguing device that could have many uses. This could serve as a simple Home Theater PC running Kodi, Plex, Netflix, etc. I might even consider getting one for my parents who are moving into an independent living facility to give them an extremely compact yet usable computer that would more than suit their needs.

Given that I couldn't power it on, I can say that physically, the only real con I found is the AC adapter: The connector seats very, VERY loosely into the dock. (Maybe that's the issue with mine?) There's no perceptible click, snap, or even tight feeling to tell that it's seated correctly. One bump, and it could easily jar loose. (I checked for obstructions and found none.)

I am looking forward to getting the replacement.

There has to be some way to eliminate game blackouts.

My previous phone was a DROID Bionic. My new Moto X blows the doors off the Bionic in performance, speedy network acquisition, features, and battery life. It's hands-down a much nicer phone to use.

I just wish my Verizon service costs less.

Doesn't the addition of all these domains mean that companies that keep a tight leash on their trademarking (like Coke, Pepsi, Microsoft, etc.) will have to shell out hundreds of new and ongoing registration fees just to ensure that some obscure domain isn't hijacked with their name? This seems more like a cash cow for ICANN than a thought-out expansion.

Because Gmail is free, and ads help support it.

Would you pay for Gmail if it was ad-free?

The patriotism of WWII, the urgency of the Space Race, the fear in the Cold War, the shock of 911--all these instilled a sense of pride and drive to accomplish specific and strategic goals as a nation. While you can debate the ethics behind and what came out of these endeavors, you really can't deny that the United States came together, pooled its resources, and focused on getting things done. We are so stagnate and complacent as a country these days that we have lost that drive, that pride in being great.

Let's say I have a file seeding on Bittorrent, and I am one of a number of seeders. Am I really sharing the whole file? Or am I really sharing multiple pieces of a file?

What I mean is that when someone starts getting a file via Bittorrent, he may be getting one or more parts of the file from me, and other parts potentially from countless other seeders. So if a copyright troll says that I'm making files available for download, in theory, aren't I only serving out "parts" of a whole, not the whole?

Obviously, there is no guarantee that a leecher isn't downloading EVERYTHING from me, so why not create a modification to Bittorrent that only makes a portion of the whole file available? THis way, no one could ever say that I am making THE ENTIRE FILE available?

IANAL, of course, but it seems to me that "the industry" thrives on splitting hairs and riding on legal fine lines, so why not exploit that ourselves?

What do you think?