6 months ago, I think I paid $230 Canadian for my Acer with 2GB RAM, 300GB HD (not SSD), and the short life battery. Models with more RAM, SSD storage, and bigger battery are more. Yes, posted US and Canadian prices always exclude sales tax.

I used to try to keep organized using electronic tools, from the old Newton 120 to Ecco Pro to One Note. I found myself fiddling with software way too much. Now I use black lab books (as above) for work tasks, and pocketable moleskine-style books for personal stuff. If I get really busy with multiple tasks, I keep them in a stack of paper on my desk, and sort by priority every morning. If you need more than this, you might be spending too much time on the process of "keeping organized".

Bought my Acer Chromebook with the intention of running Linux on it for use as an on-site network diagnostics machine I didn't need to fear getting stolen. I have found myself using it much more in the chrome side of the dual boot. Web browsing, checking mail, and even the occasional netflix movie. Basically what other people use tablets for, except it has a physical keyboard. It's a great little machine.

While this is usually the cause of garage fires, I'll bet it is less likely in garages that store vehicles that use neither oil nor gasoline.

I know a 70 year old woman who really hadn't used computers much until her recent purchase of an iPhone. She loves it. Facetime, sending pics via sms, email, and google at her fingertips have really enhanced her life. She has become the go-to expert for all her friends and even her daughters on how to use the technology to its fullest.

I expect restaurants to be one of the last places google glass will be acceptable.

I set up a couple dial up modems for a backup connection in case of the failure of a much faster wireless link in an industrial application. Dial-up can still be better than nothing.

I can't imagine that keeping my right hand idle for the once a minute or so I use the mouse is very efficient. I suspect the reason that it hasn't caught on is that heavy use of key-binds so that both hands can stay on the keyboard is the true "better input paradigm".

The "expert" isn't very clear on what he's saying, but to someone who was in the Canadian military just before the end of the cold war, I read his statement like this: Concentrating on fighting against a large-scale land-based invasion of the North is cold war thinking. Development budgets should be spent on fighting current threats. BTW, I always looked forward to winter exercises.

For which the players will need ships not snowmobiles.

Anybody who really cares about good photos and video is going to use a dedicated camera with interchangeable lenses, a larger sensor, reduced rolling shutter and RAW. For everyone else, the current phone cameras are "good enough."

You are incorrect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_confusion

I suspect Matthew built a rifle because making a plastic pistol in Canada would get him into very serious trouble. The laws governing Hunting "long-guns" are significantly more relaxed.

The same thing could be said of many security flaws in industrial control systems. Out-of-control dams, water treatment plants, and nuclear reactors can all kill a lot more people. Until manufacturers are scared a few times by liability from high-profile exploits, they won't do anything about securing their products.