I have a two-hour drive to drop the kids off at school and with the exception of during Friday's commute when what my six-year-old calls "the guessing game" is on (NPR's "Ask Me Another") we have podcasts on. I spent some time finding kid-friendly ones and settled on a few:

* The Video Game Generations
* Geek-to-Geek
* Citizens of Tech
* Super Best Friends Video Game Sleepover

Note, by kid-friendly I mean free of profanity and that reference things that the kids recognize (primarily video games we all play together).

After I drop them off I have others:
* Echo Screen Live
* DLC
* Current Geek
* About half-a-dozen others

I agree with other posters: The medium should really depend on the intended goal. I don't know if sites like I Fix It have videos because I've never looked. The illustrated walk through's are perfect. If I want to get an idea of how a board game plays, I'm not interested in reading a review, I check out Wil Wheaton's Tabletop. I tried an audio book once, for Les Miserables. Couldn't stand it. Got off my lazy butt and read the book.

Again, the situation (usually) dictates the medium. At least for me. YMMV.

> seek help so that you do not do that.

Better yet, just go kill yourself.

It's funny you say that. After reading your responses I said the exact same thing to my wife. Might be time to give it another shot. Thanks :)

Yup, certain of it ;) Like I said, it was sufficiently different that it was too disruptive of my I'm-old-get-off-of-my-lawn workflow. I certainly appreciated the concepts, but it just wasn't right for how I work.

I know it runs contrary to the design/intent of the Chromebook OS, but even something like a Downloads folder being missing messes with my workflow. I use the folder as basically a to-review-later folder. I know I could use Paper or something similar but it's not my current workflow. And, I'm old. ;)

The "inescapable question" is how many of them are journalists.

I picked up the R13 and it was quite nice. TBH, nicer than I expected; first time hands-on with a Chromebook. I was contemplating giving my wife my MacBook Air, which I pretty much just use for surfing and using the CB instead, and desktop for real work. But the CB just didn't do it for me. Even with a different workflow I couldn't get past the lack of the Finder - which admitted isn't the best but it's a desktop and folder structure. I'm old and it's what I'm used to.

>Fail to handle classified information correctly and you are guilty

Fail to handle classified information correctly and get convicted in a court of law and you are guilty

FTFY

> We forget that we are the United States of America

That's the problem. Things started to go downhill when we stopped being these United States of America.

He's just listening in on the private conversations of people who are saying it.

*Whoosh*

What poll is that based on? ;)

I'm amazed there's no you-can't-sue-you-have-to-go-to-brinding-arbitration clause.

Or my divorce decree.

A lot of public libraries offer free audio-book programs (TBH, haven't used them. I can't concentrate on things long enough to get anything from an audio book). For example, the Los Angeles public library has deals with OverDrive, OneClickDigital, and Hoola.

Again, I can't vouch for whether their new releases or even good books, but the programs are there.